the end

He was a wild child, born on a full moon. He found discipline in karate and became one of Canada’s best martial artists.

A cardiac anaesthesiologist, he trained 150 doctors. Outside work, he pushed himself by scaling increasingly higher mountains.

Medically, Kate Granger lived two lives, as doctor and patient. Her #HelloMyNameIs campaign advocated greater compassion on the part of doctors.

He survived POW camps and the bombing of Nagasaki. He remained an optimist who loved people.

He was pedalling a BMX bike at two and was an elite mountain bike racer by 15, with plans to be No. 1 in the world.

He groomed purebred dogs as a child, and later golf courses. He cleaned his Lincoln cars with a toothbrush. ‘He was immaculate.’

A ‘gift of God,’ she adored life and the outdoors. She battled leukemia, which she likened to a weed, with courage and grace.

By the age of three, he was riding on a moped. He had a passion for motorcycles and only as a doting father did he buy a car.

A pioneering dentist with an adventurous streak, he flew planes, scuba dived, and loved spending time with family in Mexico

Nicknamed Bablo (meaning bubbly), he liked to explore. He was devoted to his church and planned to marry in February.