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 In memoriam (April 2009)


 
 

With deep regret, we report the death of Carlos Canseco, Monterrey, Mexico, who served RI as president in 1984-85, vice president in 1969-70, Rotary Foundation trustee chair in 1990-91, and Foundation trustee vice chair in 1989-90. We also report the deaths of Roy Troutt, Norman, Okla., USA, who served RI as director in 1979-81; Asbjørn Austvik, Trondheim, Norway, and Sadao Kuranami, Kamakura, Japan, who served RI as directors in 1990-92; and Marcelino B.S. Chaves, São João da Madeira, Portugal, who served RI as director in 1991-93. In addition, we report the deaths of the following Rotarians who served RI as district governors: Julio Angel Méndez, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1954-55; Kenneth A. Miller, Scarborough, Ont., Canada, 1968-69; John “Dick” R. Moore, Kihei Sunrise, Hawaii, USA, 1969-70; Bill Rood, Manchester, Conn., USA, 1985-86; Raymond C.W. Wong, Rotary E-Club of District 3450, Hong Kong, 1987-89; Shifarraw Bizuneh, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1991-92; Jiro Sato, Tsuchiura, Japan, 1996-97; Edwin George “Tubby” Grenfell, East London, South Africa, 1997-98; and Christian “Chris” Sas, Oosterhout-Regio, The Netherlands, 2007-08.

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