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Oakville Beaver, 13 Feb 1994, p. 3

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"Let me try to draw for you a picture of a young man who lived life to the fullest; for whom being able to laugh and being positive was second nature. His friends all knew that Jeff would be able to cheer them up with his wacky sense of humor, regardless of their own bad mood and that Jeff could be counted on to be the designated driver, the perâ€" son you could trust, the one who would be there for you when you needed him. An avid baseball and hockey fan, Jeff also was an accomplished tennis player Barbara Singleton, principal at WOSS, spoke highly of Jeff at a memoâ€" rial assembly at the school last September. The pathologists® report stated: "In both cases, irregular heartbeat and heart failure, leading to sudden death, was apparently due to degeneration of the heart muscle. At present, there are no known symptoms and, therefore, no cure. Some causes are known, many are not. We still have much to learn. We have come a long way, not enough for your boys, but we need to go much farâ€" ther. Minute fragments of the jigsaw puzzle will, eventually, fit together to allow us to understand the whole picâ€" ture," the pathologists wrote. (Continued from page 1) of the Department of Pathology at the University of Toronto, wrote to King in response to a comprehensive medical history and family history she had sent to him at his request. Dr. Silver was part of the team that conducted extensive autopsies on both Jon and Jeff between August and October, 1993. Mother lost two sons to mysterious heart ailment Manhatten Agency, The Paper Factory, Rainbow _ Invitations, Simply Chocolate, Domino Disc Jockey, Estoric Travel, The Village Photographer, Kathy‘s Bomboniere, Italian Gifts, Europa Photography, A Dream Wedding, Balloon Experts, Accord Photo Studio, Hintons Halftime, Angela‘s Fashion Corner, Promises Lace, Dorâ€"Mel, The Theme of Things, Colio Wines, Pleasures, Complete Party Rentâ€"Alls, Confetti Lace. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1994 LE DOME BANQUET HALL 1173 North Service Road, Oakville ONE DAY ONLY THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION ra a @ gOFCANADA . BRIDAL FASHION SHOWS 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm FREE PARKING Admission: â€"$5.00 2 for 1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 905) 844â€"7248 (416) 783â€"8181 FORMAL 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Sponsored by DDDDDD Stressing the doorâ€"toâ€"door canvass is the Heart and Stroke Foundation‘s only source of funding, most of it channeled into research, King notes that along her route, people "are only too happy to make a donation because they have all been affected by heart disease within their own families or circle of friends." Currently, the heart fund has 750 canvassers and "we need at least another 300 if we‘re going to knock on every door in Oakville, which we intend to do." "Kids are becoming volunteers in the community," said Mulock, buoyed not only by the response from WOSS, and also from Appleby College and St. Mildred‘s Lightbourn School. His friends are among the 45 stuâ€" dents who responded recently to a request from Bill Mulock, campaign chair for the Heart and Stroke Foundation in Oakville, to volunteer as canvassers. "On Jeff‘s birthday, 18 of his friends came to our house, with a card and a donation of over $100 they had collectâ€" ed amongst themselves for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital pediatrics department," said King. â€" but modest about his own achieveâ€" ments and supportive of those of others. Above all, Jeff, in his brief 18 years with us, was a true friend and a devoted son. He was a source of sunshine for many people in a world often darkened by tragedies such as his own death." and Stroke Foundation offers a ray of hope, not only for an answer, someday, as to why two of her sons died from a sudden heart ailment, but to other memâ€" bers of her family. King‘s father, Ian MacGregor, "went into cardiac arrest at age 82, three To her, the work funded by the Heart FORMAL RENTALS AND SALES King would like to hear from other parents who have suffered a similar Her aunt, Eleanor Benson, 81, of Oakville, had lifeâ€"saving heart valve surgery at the Toronto Hospital last September. Benson is best known for organizing seniors‘ tours and at one time wrote a seniors column for the Oakville Beaver, as a volunteer. King‘s father, Ian MacGregor, "went into cardiac arrest at age 82, three months after Jon died in 1987. He was already in intensive care at Joseph Brant Hospital, and today he wears a paceâ€" maker. He‘s had seven bonus years thanks to that pacemaker, which was developed through research." CORNWALL MAPLEGROVE %1 i!qgfggmg ES CALL ANNâ€"MARIE NOW TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE: 338â€"2747 MSH 2M5 Tel: (416) 336â€"3726 Fax: (416) 367â€"2502 TORONTO: The Thomson Building 65 Queen Street West Suite 1700 Toronto, ONTARIO John D. 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Both my husband and I have LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE ONLY. tragedy of suddenly losing their children due to heart ailments such as cardiomyâ€" opathy and heart attack. Her number is 845â€"6927. WORKSHOPS IN THE ROYAL BANK BOARDROOM, DEBBIE BADOWSKI, M.D., LINDA ZIMMERING, M.D DENISE GRANT M.D, THE OAKVILLE ACNE CLINIC Maple Grove Village Established 511 Maple Grove Drive Oakville are now accepting new patients. All services covered by OHIP. OAKVILLE: Glen Abbey Executive Suites 1155 North Service Road West Suite 11 Oakville, ONTARIO L6M 3E3 Tel: (905) 847â€"9500 Fax: (905) 847â€"8840 Douglas Barker, LL.M. John W. Macdonald, Q.C. Joel Miller Lawrence K. Porter Robert F. Tighe Jane M.M. Ohlke Peter Meyrick William E. Greenley King is also willing to take calls from people wishing to canvass in North Oakville. Her neighbor and friend, Wendy Werle, is also taking calls at $49â€" 0159, as is Patti Barrow at $49â€"5832. tried to think of some little thing we should have twigged to, but the doctors say there are no symptoms and no cure." No Referral Necessary ppointments

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