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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 20th, 1979 Arthritic Society prepares for 1979 Arthritis Society volunteers ftpm throughout the area met at The Rock Haven Motor Hotel in Peterborough on May 25th: to develop plans for public ' education and fundraising fundraising for 1979. Canada is considered to have one of the best arthritis control pro-' grams in the world. Attending the meeting on behalf of the local branch were : Bruce and Margaret Mercer, Gord and Lorna Atkins, John and Valerie Witheridge, Victor and Judy Hall and Betty Chatterton. The meeting was chaired by Lou How, Trent Region Chairman. The volunteers represented branches from 14 communities in the Trent Region. Marcel Poirier, Past President President of the Ontario Division of the Society, spoke on the importance of volunteers . to The Arthritis Society. Barbara Rimmer, Phsio- therapist with The Arthritis Society, spoke about the work Society physiotherapists do for arthritics. Dr. E. Keystone, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto - based at the Wellesley Hospital Was the guest speaker for the evening. Dr. Keystone started his presentation by explaining the training of a rheumatologist, rheumatologist, pointing out that rheumatology is a sub specialty of internal medicine, medicine, and that it was after two years of special education in internal medicine that Dr. Keystone first really learned about arthritis when he came in contact with the area of immunology. Dr. Keystone admitted that he was "turned on" by the RDU concept because of the dedication and enthusiasm of the team he saw there. He was also "turned on" by the devotion to improving the outlook for patients and by the patients themselves who seem so grateful and happy for the help they receive. Dr. Keystone explained how the Society made it possible for him to get into rheumatology and described how, since this area was so wide open, it was easier for Taking registrations at Asthmatic camp There are still a few places available for this summer's Christmas Seal Day Camp at Camp Samac, Oshawa. The facility is offered to children between 5 and 12 years who have asthma or other recurrent recurrent respiratory problems, problems, and will operate weekdays between Monday July 16th and Friday, July 27t,h. Children with breathing problems frequently miss many ordinary childhood pleasures, and the main objective of the Christmas, Seal Day Camp is to demonstrate demonstrate that, with only a little extra care, such children can participate as fully in active summer past times as any other child. All usual activities activities associated with camping will be offered under the supervision of five camp .staff and a registered nurse - cookouts, nature trails, water sports, country crafts and a sleep-over night on Thursday, July 26th, will all be included in this Camp experience, offered entirely free of charge as another "Christmas Seal Service". For more information information and registration forms Call Durham Region Lung Association at 723-3151, as soon as possible. OBITUARY WILLIAM PERRY IRWIN After an illness of siXj. months, William Perry Irwin, Orono, son of*the late Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Irwin and husband' of Etta Winter, passed away at ^Memorial Hospital, Bow- manville, on Wednesday, May 23, 1979. 1 Born on a farm in Ajola Township near Orangeville, he moved to Toronto with the family at an early age, At the New Toronto Goodyear Tire Plant he worked as .a tire- bujlder and later as super- ■ visor of that Department for a total of 28 years. Tired of shift work, he retired to Ororio where he soon became involved involved in the business of plumbing and building. This he enjoyed for many years until he was suddenly stricken stricken with a tumor in the brain, operated on in Scarborough General Hospital, then hospitalized hospitalized in Bowmanville. i| Bill was well-known, highly ; respected and skilled in his' trade as a building contract- ' or. Many beautiful homes stand as a monument to his : memory. On the Building j Committee for the Orono 1 United Church, he later built 1 the Christian Education Building on to it in 1963. He built an extension to the old | rink in the 50's, changed the Red and White into a ^elf- serve store, the first in Orono, ! arid many other large pro- ! jects, too numerous to men- tion. • He attended Orono United Church and was a member of the Orono Masonic Lodge. A Masonic Service was held in the Morris Funeral Chapel on • the Thursday evening. Fun- 1 eral Service in Orono United v Church on Saturday, May 28th was conducted by the Rev. Basil Long, with organ music by David Gray. The Orono U.C.W. catered to the guests following the service. The casket was taken to the G.H. Hogle Funeral Home in Toronto for interment the following Monday at Park Lawn Cemetery, 2845 Bloor Street West. A private service was held for the family, conducted by the minister of their former church, Wesley United. The Hogles were long-time friends of the Irwins. Irwins. Besides his wife, Bill leaves to mourn his loss a brother, C. Hunter Irwin, and two sisters, Mrs. George Dennis (Ida) and Mrs. Frank Saxby (Marie),.all of Toronto. He was predeceased by brother Norman. The beautiful floral arrangements arrangements and the donations donations to the cancer fund showed the high esteem in which he was held. 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Kem is the super uaSitypaint from herwin-Williams YOUR NEARESTDEA1.ER 1$ , Rolph Dominion Hardware ORONO, ONT. 983-5207V^ him to become involved with tions, Society funds will pay question and answer period, rheumatology than it might for individuals' salaries for have been in some other sub- from three to six years, when specialties. He explained that the university takes over, for two years he was a fellow This is how The Arthritis of the Society. The first year Society helps expand the was devoted to the study of • rheumatology base and Dr. how research is done and the Keystone was most generous second year he was much in his praise of this program, more involved with actual Dr. Keystone's presenta- patients. When he finished tion was followed by a this special study he "wrote two exams, one in internal medicine and the other in rheumatology. Dr. Keystone then went to England to study research and returned to Toronto as an associate. 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