John Quattrocchi, BCom’82, died on July 15. He was 64 years old. John was a CPA and spent a good portion of his career working for the Dorchester Corporation, most recently as executive VP and CFO. His favourite pastimes were going for long drives on weekends in his Mustang, puttering in the garden and cruising the Caribbean. John is survived by his wife of 40 years, Angela, and two children.
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Malcolm Smith, MBA’82, Artsci’78, ’79, tells us that he retired last July after 29 years at the University of Manitoba’s I.H. Asper School of Business. During his time on faculty he served as director of the undergraduate international exchange program, head of the marketing department and associate dean (research and research graduate programs). Earlier in his career, Malcolm was on the faculty at Mount Allison University and at the University of Lethbridge.
Published in: Spring 2022
Sandra Springer (BCom) has opened Fare Blend restaurant, following an 8-month renovation of a turn-of-the-century home in downtown Ottawa. Since graduating, Sandra has been fortunate to have lived in Africa, Europe and North America. Fare Blend is the culmination of a lifelong passion for African food, music and culture. The venue’s international cuisine is steeped in West African cooking traditions and the musical offerings feature the very best Caribbean and African artists from around the globe. www.fareblend.com
Published in: Summer 2013
Paul Stothart (MBA, BSc/Eng’80) died of cancer on April 17 in Ottawa at the age of 54. A Gaels Hockey star, he was a two-time winner of the Senator Joseph A. Sullivan Trophy as Canada’s top university hockey player (1981/82), the only Gael ever to have won this prestigious award. He was also a three-time All-Canadian and three-time Ontario All-Star, left Queen’s as the Gaels’ all-time leading scorer (105 goals in 88 games), a record that still stands, won the Jenkins Trophy in his graduating year, and also played for Team Canada in 1983. Speaking of alumni games over the past 30 years, long-time hockey coach Fred O’Donnell told Sun Media, “I got older, and Paul, a stand-out skater from the start, just got faster.” His civil engineering and business career spanned three decades of public and private service, most recently as Vice President of the Mining Association of Canada. He is survived by his wife Karen Colby-Stothart (Artsci’83), children Sarah, Alex and Julia, parents Patricia and David, and siblings Arthur (Sylvie), Judy (Gary), Ritchie (Mae), and Janet (Robert).
Published in: Summer 2012
Mary Wilson Trider, BCom, has been appointed the next chair of Queen’s University’s Board of Trustees. She starts her four-year term June 1. Mary has been a member of the University Council since 2007 and was later elected to sit as one of its representatives on the Board of Trustees. This marks the first time a University Council representative on the board has been selected as chair. She is president and CEO of Almonte General Hospital and Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital.
Published in: Winter 2020
Mary Wilson Trider, BCom, was incorrectly identified as Mary Trider in an Alumni Note in the Winter issue. She graciously accepted our apology for the error.
Published in: Summer 2017
Eric Windeler (BCom) thanks the entire Class of 1982 for choosing The Jack Project as its charitable partner at its recent 30th anniversary reunion! The Jack Project @ Queen’s was established to help raise awareness and support mental health initiatives both at Queen’s and within the broader high school and post-secondary sectors across Canada. Find out more at www.thejackproject.org Email: eric.windeler@thejackproject.org
Published in: Winter 2013
Lee D. Wetherall (MBA, BEd’76) is an Investment Advisor and Vice President with RBC Dominion Securities and is pleased to announce that she has recently been elected President of the Kingston Branch of the Queen’s Alumni Association. Kingston alumni interested in getting involved can contact her at lee.wetherall@rbc.com
Published in: Winter 2013
Eric Windeler, BCom’82, LLD’15, shares that he’s shifted out of his role as executive director of Jack.org and into a founder role at the national mental health charity he started in memory of his son, who the family lost in 2010. “I’m grateful for the support of Queen’s University and my graduating class of Commerce 1982.”
Published in: Fall 2023
Eric Windeler, BCom, and his organization Jack.org, have received global recognition for their work in youth mental health. Be There, an initiative of Jack.org, won two Webby Awards, recognizing it as the top health website in the world. Hosted at BeThere.org, the educational tool helps young people recognize when a peer is struggling with mental health and shows how to provide support. Be There was created after a survey of Canadian youth showed that while 83 per cent said they have supported a friend struggling with mental health, only 39 per cent felt they were confident to offer the support needed. “We set about creating an evidence-based, interactive resource that was easy to understand and truly engaging” says Eric. Jack.org, a national charity with 46 staff, 3,000 youth volunteers, and activities all across Canada, was founded by Eric and his wife, Sandra Hanington, after losing their son Jack, a Queen’s student, to suicide.
Published in: Fall 2020