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Rafuse, Ted
Person · 1944-

Ted (Allan Edward) Rafuse was born January 2, 1944 in Ottawa. His mother was a nurse and his father a bank manager. In his youth the family moved frequently in Ontario, Maxville, Cobourg, Haileybury and Toronto. Cobourg made the most impression upon him educationally as he attended Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East but actually graduated from Haileybury High School in 1963. Hearing of Bishop's and its small enrollment at the time, 600, he commenced University studies there in the fall of 1963. He majored in History and Political Science and graduated in 1967. In addition to that momentous event, he married and commenced to teach history at CDCI East. Five years later he was appointed Head of History. He and a colleague developed a local history program that was received well by both students and parents, but not so much by the notables of the Ministry of Education. In 1983 he and his wife separated and divorced.

For his own development he attended Queen’s University as a part-time student and was awarded a Master of Education degree in 1986. That same year he transferred to Port Hope High School as a Vice-Principal. In 1991 he married a second time to Susan and remains married to her. In the same year he was transferred to Courtice Secondary School remaining there until 1996. In that year he transferred to Brookside Secondary School in Cobourg. This assignment was unusual as the local Board of Education contracted with the Ministry of Corrections to provide education opportunities for Young Defenders, ages 16-17. Brookside was one of 4 such institutions in the Province and required communication and cooperation between the education, correction and social service agencies of the Province. Not public education per se, but an interesting assignment which serviced adolescents incarcerated from petty theft to murder convictions. Ted retired in 2001 from his professional education career. Through Susan’s daughter he has two grandsons, both of whom have given him much life in retirement. He frequently meets and converses with many former students be they from the classroom connection or from his vice-principal’s position.

Throughout his life he has held an interest in railways and model railroading. He has researched, written and self-published several books, Coal to Canada: A History of the Ontario Car Ferry Company, Wooden Cars on Steel Rails: The Crossen Car Companies of Cobourg, Ontario, A Railway to the Isle: A History of the Strait of Canso Railway Car Ferries, and Rails across the River: A History of the Rail Car Ferry Service on the St. Lawrence River Between Prescott, Ontario & Ogdensburg New York. He has constructed several model railway layouts and continues to model and research and write, primarily focusing upon local Cobourg and area railway history. www.steampowerpublishing.org

Oscar (Bud) de Sévigné
Person · 1917-1998

Born in Sherbrooke in 1917, Bud Sévigné was educated in Toronto and Montreal where his pianistic ability earned him the Dominion College of Music's Advanced Senior Diploma. After graduation from Bishop's in 1937, where frequently gave recitals and played for a variety of events, he taught at Verdun High School and gave private piano lessons. After graduation, he taught at Verdun High School for three years and then began an impressive 40-year career, based in Thetford Mines, in the steel industry where he worked his way to the top as President of the Lynmac Companies. In 1974 he received the steel foundry 's highest award, the SCIC award of merit for outstanding service to his profession. His devotion to the piano led to three appearances in the 1950's as piano soloist with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. To his music and his special projects, such as the Bishop's Rhapsody, a composition he composed in tribute to his alma mater, he brought the same qualities that sustained his illustrious career. Bud was also proud of his association with the Wales Home where he was formerly President of the Board of Directors. One of Bud's proudest moments cameduring Bishop's 150th anniversary celebrations (1993-1994) when he was awarded the Sesquicentennial Service Award for service and dedication to his alma mater. Bud Sévigné passed away in 1998.

Oscar (Bud) de Sevigne
Person · 1917-1998

Born in Sherbrooke in 1917, Oscar "Bud" de Sévigné was educated in Toronto and Montreal where his pianistic ability earned him the Dominion College of Music's Advanced Senior Diploma. After graduation from Bishop's in 1937, where frequently gave recitals and played for a variety of events, he taught at Verdun High School and gave private piano lessons. His devotion to the piano led to three appearances in the 1950's as piano soloist with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra. Bud Sévigné resided in Thetford Mines and prior to his retirement he was President and Executive Vice-President of the Lynmac Companies. He had an impressive forty-year career in industry and in 1974 he received the S.C.I.C.'s Award of Merit Medal for "outstanding and meritorious service to the Steel Foundry Industry in Canada.

To his music and his special projects, such as the Bishop's Rhapsody, a composition he composed in tribute to his alma mater, he brought the same qualities that sustained his illustrious career. Bud was also proud of his association with the Wales Home where he was formerly President of the Board of Directors. One of Bud's proudest moments came during Bishop's 150th anniversary celebrations (1993-1994) when he was awarded the Sesquicentennial Service Award for service and dedication to his alma mater.

Bud Sévigné passed away in 1998.

George, Barbara Brooks
Person · 1939-2017

Barbara Brooks George was born in 1939 and was from St. Lambert, Quebec. She graduated in 1958 from Bishop's University where her activities included the Glee Club and the English Forum. Her work career included Project Manager, Cybercartography and the New Economy Project with the Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre at Carleton University (2003). Barbara George died on January 15, 2017, at the age of 78 surrounded by her children.

Edwards, Jane
Person

Jane Edwards received a BA (Honours History) from Bishop’s in 1966. She lettered in soccer playing four years on the varsity squad. After completing a Master of Library Science at McGill in 1978, she worked for several federal government libraries in the National Capital region followed by eight years heading the Prospect Research team in Concordia University’s Advancement Office.

Person · 1906-2000

The Venerable Arthur Edward Lampay Caulfield was born in Ottawa in 1906 and died in Saint John, New Brunswick on January 5, 2000. He was educated at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, receiving a B.A. in 1927, an LST in 1929 and a Doctor of Divinity from King's College, Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1970. He was ordained deacon in 1929 and priest in 1930 in the Diocese of Ottawa and served there until 1957, except for 1941-1944 when he was a chaplain in the RCAF. He moved to Trinity Church, Saint John, New Brunswick in 1957. He was a member of General Synod in 1952, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1969 and 1971.