Obituary

Former Hippodrome de Québec veterinarian Dr. Pierre Bouret of Charlesbourg, Que. passed away on April 2, 2023 at the age of 79.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Ronnie Seymour Jr. of Glace Bay, N.S. passed away on March 23, 2023 at the age of 59.

Longtime horseman Hugh Matthias McInnis, of London, Ont., quietly passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023, after struggling with dementia. He was 88.

Longtime Standardbred racing participant Gerard Whelan of Prince Edward Island passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, April 11 at the age of 67.

Standardbred owner Jean-Claude Plouffe passed away on Dec. 20, 2022 at Foyers Farnham at the age of 92.

Longtime Standardbred racing participant Kent Russell Baker of Phelpston, Ont. passed away on Friday, April 7 at the age of 80.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Edward Eugene 'Ed' Telle of Orlando, Florida passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, March 17, 2023 at the age of 76.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Sharon Sylvester, of De Leon Springs, Fla., passed away on March 20, 2023, after suffering from dementia for nearly six years.

Fred Andrew Huff, 94, writer, historian and promoter of Southern Illinois athletics and entertainment, passed away on Saturday, March 18, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Gerald 'Jerry' Reiley of Owen Sound, Ont. passed away peacefully at his home with his loving family by his side, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

Longtime harness racing industry participant André Théroux of Saint-Thomas de Joliette, Que. passed away on March 15, 2023 at the age of 87.

Following a short illness, longtime harness racing industry participant Pacey “The Wizard” Mindlin of Franklin, Ohio passed away on March 7, 2023 at the age of 81.