> Posted on behalf of Miriam McTiernan, Archivist of Ontario
>
> Members of the archival community who knew Catherine Shepard will be sad
> to learn of her death from cancer on Tuesday, 29 January.  Catherine
> joined the Archives of Ontario in 1975 and was for many years, the
> archivist responsible for court records.  She became a portfolio manager
> in the late 1980s, respected and admired by her staff and colleagues.  By
> the mid-1990s, Catherine was in charge of IT projects at the AO, and her
> vision and leadership had much to do with our success in this area.
> Catherine's friends and colleagues appreciated her quick wit, cooperative
> nature and feisty spirit.  She demonstrated great courage in her battle
> with cancer.  She will be missed.
>
> Attached is the obituary from today's Globe and Mail:
>
> SHEPARD, Catherine J.
> At home, peacefully with family around her on Tuesday, 29 January, 2002,
> aged 51. Catherine left us with her characteristic grace and strength
> after a fierce, fearless and determined fight with cancer. She will be
> greatly missed by her beloved partner, Clair Duff. She will be remembered
> with tremendous love and affection by her mother Colleen, sisters Barb
> (Tom), Pat, Jan (Brad), nephews Matthew (Kelly), Christopher, Dan, Andrew
> and niece Meghan. Predeceased by her father Bruce in 1982. Catherine will
> also be missed by Clair's parents, Helen and Sandy Duff and her sisters
> Sandra and Jill. Family will receive friends at Rosar Morrison Funeral
> Home, 467 Sherbourne St. (Sherbourne and Wellesley), Thursday 31 January
> 7:00-8:30 p.m. and Friday, 1 February 2:00-4:00 p.m. Service at St.
> Peter's Anglican Church (Carlton Street and Bleecker Street), Saturday, 2
> February at 2:00 p.m. Many thanks to Dr. Haq and the staff of 7 Queen at
> St. Michael's Hospital for their care and compassion through all
> Catherine's treatments. Thanks too to Dr. Oza of Princess Margaret
> Hospital and to Dr. Anita Singh and the HPC Net Team for helping this
> happen at home. In lieu of flowers, donations in Catherine's memory to:
> Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Foundation, 127 Rochester Ave.,
> Toronto, M4N 1N9, Canadian Cancer Society, please designate for colon
> cancer, St. Michael's Hospital, 7 Queen. One last request from Catherine,
> Clair and Piper: this was a tragic and avoidable death given the early
> screening available today for colon cancer. We would ask all our friends
> to please request a simple colonoscopy, even if you're under the screening
> age of 50. Catherine and Clair are adamant and determined that learning
> come from this, and that others do not experience our loss.
>