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Doris McCARTHY Obituary
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for Doris McCARTHY
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Nancy Kendrick
December 6, 2010
I feel very fortunate to have been a student of Doris McCarthy in the early 60's. She was a wonderful personality, never boring! I've followed her career with interest over the years and always thought of her fondly. She was unaware that she was a mentor to me just as she was to so many others. I loved her spirit and her work and I believe this planet is a better place because she lived on it for 100 years! Thank you Doris! I will always remember you with a great deal of admiration and respect!
Lynn Anglin
December 5, 2010
Doris was my teacher and mentor at Central Technical School in the late 1960's. She made a profound effect on my life in general and my art. We lost touch for 20 years as I moved to the States and married. She and I rekindled our friendship in the l980's and on her trip to Arizona where I currently live she and I lunched together in Scottsdale. She asked me to critique her recent works with desert landscapes. That was a total switch for me, her asking for my opinion. What an honour. After a 45 year hiatus from painting, I am now spreading oil on canvas with a passion. She made such an impact on my life as a pioneer among women and one who speaks, acts and paints from the soul of her being. I will miss her profoundly. My heartfelt condolences to her family and her many friends. Lynn Janikun-Anglln, Tucson, Arizona.
Vicky Jones
November 30, 2010
My great aunt Doris was an inspiration to me, but perhaps not for the reason people might guess. I admired her spirit, her talent, her resolve, her literary achievements and artistic trailblazing. But the accomplishment that I aspire most to emulate is this: Her lifelong commitment to her friends.
Every summer, I would participate in the Stratford Seminars at the Stratford Festival with my parents, the same week that Doris participated. She would arrive with her little entourage of girlfriends -- Nancy, Virginia, et al -- and we would all sit together in the lounge of the nurse's residence and discuss the plays we had seen each day. When her first biography was published, I read about these women, some of whom had been her friends since childhood. Imagine fostering friendships that last 40, 60, 80 years! I want to be remembered as that sort of woman.
November 28, 2010
I met Doris in the middle 1960s when she was president of the OSA. At the time I worked for Roy Austin who was secretary to the OSA. Once I answered an incoming office call and spoke to Doris who wanted to talk to Roy. What a beautiful feminine voice. I had to meet her! When she finally came in I was blown away by the 30 year difference in our ages. I was 23 then. She was a surprise to us all. Don Hill, Toronto.
Frances Dafoe
November 28, 2010
Doris was a very special person in my life all my life -an encouraging teacher at Central Technical School and a dear friend who always kept in contact with me and with so many of her students. I loved her very much and will miss her but will never forget her.
My condolences to her family Frances Dafoe ( Florida)
Patti Fisher
November 27, 2010
Please accept my condolences in your loss. She was an amazing woman, artist, and Canadian icon. She touched so many lives, always remaining true to herself.
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