Obituary

Longtime Standardbred owner and trainer Alain Thomas of Gatineau, Que. passed away suddenly at his home on October 26, 2021 at the age of 78.

Former Standardbred industry participant John Stephenson 'John' Hutchins of Cookstown, Ont. passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) in Midland at the age of 73.

Former Ontario-based veterinarian Dr. Brian “Doc” James Lauzon, of Factoryville, Pennsylvania passed away suddenly on Monday (Nov. 1) at the age of 65.

Former Standardbred Canada Field Representative Donna Lynn Fraser of Hampton, Ont. passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home on Saturday, Oct. 23 at the age of 72. She battled cancer for two years...

Standardbred owner and caretaker Tony Lawrence of Durham, Ont. passed away on Friday, Oct. 22 at the age of 62.

Former trainer and driver Paul St. Clair Rogerson of Truro, N.S. passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 16 in Wynn Park Villa, Truro at the age of 78.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Robin Maureen Twaddle passed away peacefully after a brief illness on October 15, 2021, at the age of 65.

Former driver, trainer and Standardbred owner William Donald "Don" Kehoe of Ottawa, Ont. passed away peacefully at the Ottawa Heart Institute on Thursday, Oct. 14 with family at his side. He was 67.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Eric Ledford of Dayton, Oh. passed away on Oct. 14, 2021 at the age of 50.

Longtime Standardbred owner Paul Bernard of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que. passed away on October 2, 2021 at the age of 96.

The harness racing community has lost one of its longstanding members as Standardbred horseman Douglas “Sonny” Rankin passed away on October 6, 2021, at the age of 76.

Elizabeth “Betty” Hunter Stewart, 100, the matriarch of a family of horsemen, died peacefully September 29, 2021, at her home in Lexington, Kentucky.