Winslow Case loved Sudbury. He demonstrated his passion for his community by the good work he did. Many of the people he touched with his generous spirit mourned him yesterday at a memorial service at the Church of the Epiphany.
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Case, 77, died Jan. 20. He had cancer.
He was born in Guyana where he received his elementary and secondary education. He received his higher education in the United States and Canada.
He is a former professor of mathematics and science and a former professor of electrical and electronics technology at Cambrian College.
He served as a trustee with the Sudbury Board of Education from 1987 to 1997.
Long-time public board member Doreen Dewar remembers Case as ?a very intelligent person.?
He was well-read and kept up-to-date on changes in education, she says.
?He was dedicated to kids.?
For example, Case supported the establishment of the school for the performing arts at Sudbury Secondary and the science technology program at Lockerby Composite, she remembers.
Case was a former member of the Science Council of Canada; a former member of the governing board of the Canadian Council of Churches; and a retired lieutenant-colonel with the Canadian Armed Forces.
Winslow was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1974 and was honoured as a Global Citizen of the United Nations in 1995.
In recent years, Case was involved in community efforts to bring more doctors to Sudbury. He also organized a fundraising campaign to help
earthquake victims in Turkey and helped to raise millions of dollars for the Canadian Red Cross.
Case received many honours for his contributions to his community and country. He was awarded Canada?s 125th anniversary medal, the Canadian Forces Decoration in 1982; the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1980; the Governor General?s gold medal in 1975; and the 1939-45 Star, the 1939-45 War Medal and the Atlantic Star in 1946.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne, daughters Anne and Arlene, and son David. He had one grandson, Joshua Roise of San Francisco. He is also survived by family residing in the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Guyana.
