Obituary

Gerald "Sam" Meriam passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital in Oakville, Ont., in his 71st year.

Randy Rier of Hanover, Ont. passed away at The Chapman House in Owen Sound, Ont. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in his 71st year.

Dianne Patricia Vigneux (Wyatt) of Windsor, Ont. passed away on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at the age of 79.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Norma Varcoe of Alliston, Ont. passed away peacefully at her home in Good Samaritan Seniors Complex Alliston, on Nov. 4, 2024 at the age of 92.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Paul A. Vacca of Norton, Mass., passed away on Nov. 5, 2024 at the age of 89.

Leigh W. Fitch, a Maine harness racing icon whose daring, rail-hugging driving style propelled him to 7,592 victories and more than anyone’s share of driving spills during a 53-year career, passed awa...

Willem "Bill" Van Katwyk, a former horseman from Keene, Ont., passed away peacefully on Oct. 21, 2024 at Peterborough Regional Health Centre in his 79th year, with his wife and three children at his s...

Longtime trainer-driver Ronald Hugh 'Ronnie' Graham of Edmonton, Alta. passed away peacefully at the age of 79 on Oct. 18, 2024, surrounded by his family. 

Longtime trainer-driver Daniel E. (Don) Gillis passed away at the age of 87 after a lengthy illness.

Longtime harness racing industry participant Joseph “Joe” Goguen, 90, of Dieppe, N.B, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at the Moncton Albert Hospice House.

Longtime horseman Lenard “Babe” Campbell of Belmont, Ont. passed away peacefully at Valleyview Home in St. Thomas, Ont., on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at the age of 86.

Longtime Standardbred owner and trainer Fernand Jodoin “Peanut” passed away on Sept. 22, 2024 at the Honoré-Mercier Hospital in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., at the age of 79.