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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Edward Fraser Weir
WEIR, Dr. Edward Fraser - 76, died August 31, 1999, in Fountain Valley Hospital, California. Born in Freeport, he was a son of the late Dr. Andrew Fraser and Bessie Maude (Eaton) Weir. He graduated from Dalhousie Medical School in 1945. He was a captain in the Royal Canadian Medical Corps, a diplomat of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Family Practice. He practiced in Freeport, New Westminster, B.C., Techapt, Bakersfield and Huntington Beach in California. Illness forced his retirement at age 74 but he continued the study of medicine until his death. He was a lecturer of economics at Coastline Community College. He enjoyed dancing, piano playing and writing music, cycling and skating. Surviving are his wife, Toss and her daughter, Suzie Keschamrus; his sons, Dr. Rene and wife Allison, Victoria, B.C.; Edward Fraser Jr. "Sonny", Huntington Beach; Michael and wife Wendy, Santa Ana; Charles, Costa Mesa, Bernard and wife Kathy, Costa Mesa and daughters, Betsy Verloop and husband Tom, Temecula, and Esther Kramer, Costa Mesa; several grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; sister, Margaret MacDonald and husband Don, Freeport; brother, Dr. Donald Weir and wife Audrey, Dartmouth; aunt, Eline Tinker, Freeport. He was predeceased by his first wife, Juanita (Viala), Montreal; son, Stephen; sister, Jean Franklin, Massachusetts and Freeport; and brother, Dr. Andrew Fraser Weir, Freeport. A memorial service was held September 3, 1999, at the Calvary Baptist Church, Huntington Beach, California, Chaplain Bill Deming officiating, with burial in the Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, California. Donations may be made to the Dr. Edward F. Weir Memorial Fund, Dalhousie University Medical School, as assistance for Family Medicine Students, especially those who would be interested in a career in rural practice. "To do all that I wanted to do, would take forever. God does not give us forever, only one day at a time. Each day we die a little, some days more than others. Each morning we are born again, but tomorrow if you want to see my face, you must look for it in your mind's eye; tomorrow if you would hear my voice, you must listen for it inside your brain, and I will say, 'I love you to the end, and when you die, I will die with you.' - Dr. Edward F. Weir, born November 11, 1922, died August 31, 1999.
Newspaper: The Halifax Herald Limited, Tuesday, 21 September 1999
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