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In Memoriam
Constance Rooke
Constance Rooke, founding director of Guelph-Humber's MFA in creative writing program and a former associate vice-president (academic) at U of G, died Oct. 4 at age 65. A graduate of Smith College, Tulane University and the University of North Carolina, she joined U of G in 1988 as chair of the English department and was appointed AVP in 1994. She left U of G in 1999 to become president of the University of Winnipeg. She is survived by her husband, Leon, and her son, Jonathan.
Charles Capstick
Charles Capstick, founding chair of the Department of Computing and Information Science (CIS), died Sept. 26 in Hamilton at age 80. He chaired CIS from 1971 to 1976. He is survived by his wife, Ellen; five children, including Prof. Frances Sharom, Molecular and Cellular Biology; and 10 grandchildren.