Obituary

Longtime horseman Milton Fitzgerald of Brechin, Ont. passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving children on Nov. 8, 2022 after a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure at the age of 84.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Albert Joseph Brine passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022 at the Westford Nursing Home in Port Elgin, N.B. at the age of 81.

On Dec. 10, 2022, longtime horseperson André Deguise of Sorel-Tracy, Que. passed away at the age of 82.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Robert W. Linford of Surrey, B.C. passed away on Oct. 27, 2022 after a short but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 52.

Gregory Todd Smith, aka “Watson,” of Surrey, B.C. passed away on Nov. 24, 2022 at the age of 54 after suffering a sudden medical event.

Denis P. Linford, long time breeder, trainer and driver in Western Canada, passed away on Oct. 6, 2022 at the age of 86.

Longtime horseman Paul H. Lester of Forest, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at the age of 59. 

Standardbred Canada member Ricardo Saccomani of Montreal, Que. passed away on Saturday, Dec. 3 at the age of 77.

Longtime horseman Wes Coke passed away peacefully at his home in Petrolia, Ont. with his family by his side on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 at the age of 79.

Jan Jensen of St. Albert, Alta. passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Guelph General Hospital in Guelph, Ont. He was 68.

Marguerite Elizabeth (MacMillan) Ratchford of North Sydney, N.S. passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 11, with her loving family by her side, at the age of 78. 

Longtime harness racing industry participant John C. Bourinot passed away peacefully with family by his side on November 10, 2022 at the age of 91.