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Delora Deravi
August 20, 2010
My deepest sympathy for the loss of an incredible teacher and an even more incredible man goes to Professor Whiteside's family and friends. Having been impacted by his integrity, goodness and generosity of spirit, I am deelply saddened by the news of his passing.
August 6, 2010
I had the pleasure of knowing John as husband of my aunt Theresa. He was a gracious and compassionate man. My condolences to Theresa and the family.
Margaret Rose, Quadra Island, BC
August 5, 2010
Those of us fortunate enough to have been taught by Professor Whiteside know that the world is a better place & we are better lawyers for having been influenced by his wisdom, professionalism & humanity. He will be missed.
- Sean Weir, Class of '79, Toronto
Alan Howarth
August 4, 2010
I was saddended to hear of Professor Whiteside's passing. He was a wonderful teacher, mentor and friend. He left an indelible mark with everyone he came into contact with, and is a shining example of the kind of lawyer I strive to be. I am forever in his debt.
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Karen Lundy
July 28, 2010
I was very sorry to learn of Professor Whiteside's passing. My condolences to his family. I was fortunate to have been his student and have benefitted from his kindness, helpfulness and generosity.
Wanda Punga
July 24, 2010
I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family of Dr. Whiteside. It was my great pleasure to work for him when he was still in private practice at McTague Law Firm. He was true gentleman in every sense of the word and the world is a lesser place by his passing.
Jonathan Wittig
July 24, 2010
Professor Whiteside was truly and incredible man. Those who did not know him personally are well aware of his service to the community; those who did, know that his mentorship and compassion had a profound impact on an individual level. My thoughts are with his family. He will be missed but never forgotten.
Vicki (Robson) Phillips
July 24, 2010
Thirty three years ago, I was a first year law student, anxious and not all sure of what the next three years would hold. What a blessing that Professor Whiteside was there. I will remember him for his kindness. He was a "gentle" man who took the time to listen to his students. My thoughts and prayers to his family.
Ramona Wildman/Kevin Sisk
July 23, 2010
What a sad day. We cannot imagine the countless number of Windsor grads who were stopped in their tracks when they heard the news of his passing - or who are now, in the finest traditions of Windsor Law, raising a glass in tribute to one of the greatest men any of us will ever meet, "JWW".
We echo the sentiments of so many others in this guest book. He was a special guy and a true example of how to live one's life.
We will forever treasure his various notes and Christmas cards, even if we can't read his handwriting in any of them.
Theresa, we still remember the two of you wowing us with your ballroom dancing at each Dean's dinner dance. Our condolences to you and your family.
Cezary Paluch
July 23, 2010
Professor Whiteside was my professor at Windsor Law. He taught me Wills and Estates and was a great teacher and communicator always sharing a personal story. Everyone just loved him. He was such a kind soul with a great attitude and always a smile. A leader in the community. He will be missed. I am sorry for your loss. God rest his kind soul.
Patricia Hall
July 23, 2010
To Theresa and the entire Whiteside family, my sincere condolences. John was the epitome of a true gentleman. I have many memories of happy times in Belle River when John was 'courting' Theresa. I feel very privileged to have met and enjoyed your company.
Thanks for the memories. He will be sorely missed by so many lives that he touched and shaped over the years.
Bonnie
July 23, 2010
what a truly lovely human being. I would see Prof. Whiteside around the campus over the years, and he always had a smile and kind word. My thoughts and prayers are with the family
July 22, 2010
Our sincere condolences to all John's family.
Bill and Idena Rodd
Caro, Michigan
Kendal McKinney
July 22, 2010
Professor John Whiteside was kind to me, wise in his counsel, supportive and encouraging, but above all, consistent in his modelling of the highest standards of integrity, quality and professionalism. He was an inspirational man, lawyer and professor. His example and inspiration will stay with me, and untold numbers of others, for the rest of my life. I can only aspire to pass on a fraction of that example to others in my turn, but the memory of John Whiteside will both set the standard I must reach for, and help provide the motivation for that effort. Passing on the legacy, to the best of my ability, will be my memorial to a man that I will miss greatly.
Dr. Wilfred Gallant
July 22, 2010
To the Whiteside Family:
I wish to express my sincere condolences at the your loss. John use to come to my Social Work Classes to give a lecture each year. John was always full of joy and enthusiasm and the students all knew how much he loved to teach and how much he enjoyed helping students. He was a pure delight to all who knew him. He will be sorely missed. By way of coincidence, John passed away on my 67th birthday. Be assured of my prayers and good wishes at this very special time. I am in Nova Scotia and regrettably I will not be able to attend the funeral service.
Dr. Wilfred Gallant, Associate Professor Emeritus, Social Work, University of Windsor.
Heather MacIvor
July 22, 2010
John Whiteside was a remarkably warm, generous human being. He was tremendously kind and supportive when I was a very junior University colleague. He took the time to write notes of congratulation for little accomplishments. He was also an outstandingly fair and judicious Parliamentarian for the University Senate. John was a model of professional courtesy and personal grace. His was a life exceptionally well lived, and we who knew him are much the better for it.
July 22, 2010
John was truly an admirable gentleman. He represented values,integrity and a genuine interest in those with whom he interacted. Legions of students have benefitted from his wisdom and emulated him as a role model. He was an important pillar of the University community and will be missed by all of us who were fortunate enough to know him.
Brooke White
Chris
July 22, 2010
Thank you War Veteran...lest we forget.
Dr. A. Asfour
July 22, 2010
My sincere condolences to the family and friends of John.
Ross Paul
July 22, 2010
John was an inspiration and mentor not only to generations of students but to his many colleagues and friends. He leaves the most important legacy of all in his integrity, kindness, patience and dedication to the law he so loved. Even at this time of deep sadness, I know that Theresa and family will take great comfort in many happy memories and the love and respect of so many of John's students, colleagues and friends.
Antonella Albano
July 21, 2010
My sincerest condolences to the Whiteside family. He was an inspiration, a true gentleman and an amazing professor. The legal profession will never be quite the same without Professor Whiteside. He will be deeply missed.
Many thanks to you, Professor Whiteside!
Ruby Panthaky
July 21, 2010
Professor Whiteside was a most beloved professor and a great mentor. I was very saddened to hear of his passing. He epitomized grace and dignity. He was a true gentleman and a great role model for the legal community. My deepest condolences to his family and loved ones.
C
July 21, 2010
My condolences to your family.
John was one of the kindest people I have met in my lifetime, and he showed me with great example how to make a difference in the lives of those around us, no matter who or what they are.
I try to use every day the lessons learned from John, to give someone a smile, a pat on the back, a nonjudgemental ear, a word or two of encouragement as he did for me every time we ran into each other. I thought I was an insignificant cog in the wheel that is UW, but John showed me that all human beings are important, and so made a great difference in my life. I hope that I can continue to make a difference in the lives of others as he did mine... and in that small way his legacy will continue to live.
I hope you find comfort for your sorrow, and remember with joy, your man who made such a difference in the lives of those he touched even casually.
Jacqueline
July 21, 2010
My deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to Professor Whiteside's family. How lucky you were to have him! As a student of his, I share much of what has been said in this Guest Book already. He exuded kindness, compassion and wisdom. I am so very glad he asked us, as his students, to meet with him, and that I took him up on it. He was a mentor! Wills and Estates will always remind me of him and I still have the handwritten letter he sent to me. You so deserved the Order of Ontario. Thank you Professor Whiteside, thank you!
July 21, 2010
Louise & I send our heartfelt sympathy to Theresa, your family, and to John's loving sisters, Mary O (Richard Rohmer); Deanne (Ward Wright). John was a very dedicated man, a proffessional in every right. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him
Louise & Robert Rodd
113 Cramore
Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 3K7
Roberta & Gordon Sim
July 21, 2010
Our hearts are heavy at learning of the passing of Professor John Whiteside today. I was his secretary for most of the 24 years I worked at the U of W Faculty of Law. I had never worked with a kinder, more caring person in any other place I had previously worked, than John Whiteside. He truly cared about his students, and led by example. I talked with a lot of the students as they waited outside his office to speak with him, and they only had wonderful things to say about him. My husband Gordon and I send our deepest sympathy to his wonderful wife Theresa and his children and grand/greatgrand children who will miss him so very much and our thoughts and prayers are with them during the days and weeks ahead. He will be missed by so many.
Tory Colvin
July 21, 2010
Professor Whiteside was the perfect lawyer, perfect professor, and perfect associate dean. He stressed the important and privileged position lawyers have in our society. It was a lesson I learned well. He taught us to possess our skills and not be possessed by them. He taught us to be professional, and to maintain the highest standards of honesty and courtesy in serving the client.
His door was always open. He delighted in our visits, as students, or as alumni. No question or problem was too trivial
I remember his enthusiasm when we organized "pony night", our evening at the Windsor races. He had correctly "handicapped" the second race, and "Irish Scam" won at 10 to one odds. The next morning in wills he gently reminded us of the dangers of excesses of student enthusiasm, and drinking.
I miss dropping in on him when I am in Windsor. He was instrumental in making me, and many others the lawyers we are.
Thank you Professor Whiteside for your service to us, your students.
My deepest sympathies to the family. He will be missed by all.
Sara Wisking
July 21, 2010
The world and Windsor Law were both better places because of Professor Whiteside being there. He was truly a man who embodied everything the legal profession was supposed to be, and taught by the great example he set for students. Those at Windsor Law were truly lucky to have him as a teacher, mentor, and role model. He embodied professionalism, civility, and everything the legal profession is supposed to be, and demonstrated those traits to his students on a daily basis.
My condolences to his family for your loss. He was truly a great man and I hope that hearing of the huge impact he has on so many students and the community provides some comfort in this difficult time.
Aly Alibhai
July 21, 2010
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor John Whiteside.
As a student in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor from 1987 to 1990, I had the privilege of being a student of Professor Whiteside. I can say today, some twenty years after receiving my law degree, that Professor Whiteside's teaching, sage counsel and mentoring have all had a lasting impact on me. Significantly, it was Professor Whiteside's teaching and thinking about the role of the lawyer in society that have had a great influence on me and, in particular, my desire to serve the public and the community.
Recently, I was honoured by the Law Society of Upper Canada with the Lincoln Alexander Award for my commitment to the public and its well-being through my community service. I can say today without any hesitation that Professor Whiteside was instrumental in shaping my thinking about the role that lawyers ought to play in society and in the communities in which they live. In that respect then, Professor Whiteside is very much the reason that I earned this award. I shall be forever grateful for all that he taught me about the importance of professionalism, ethics, integrity and the special responsibilities that lawyers have to serve the public interest.
I express my sincere and heartfelt condolences to Professor Whiteside's family and loved ones. May they take comfort in the happy memories they have of their time together and may his soul rest in peace.
-Aly N. Alibhai, Ottawa
Windsor Law Class of 1990
Yoni Rahamim
July 21, 2010
Professor Whiteside was a great teacher and a mentor. He will be missed by everyone that knew him.
Sean Sadler
July 21, 2010
I remember Professor Whiteside as a widely respected member of the legal profession who accomplished his achievements without sacrificing grace and honesty. He improved the community in which he lived and enriched the lives of those who knew him. I have many fond memories of him and very much appreciate the many kindnesses he extended to me at law school and thereafter. I think of him as a real life version of Atticus Finch.
Ravinder Shawe
July 21, 2010
Professor Whiteside was one of those people who loved the law, loved to teach, and pracised what he preached: to hold ourselves to the highest ethical and professional degree possible. He taught his students to uphold the noble tradition of the law, and had a profound affect on all of us who had the privilege of being his student. My sincerest condolences to the Whiteside family, and heartfelt thanks for loaning his wonderful man to us for a short while. He will be greatly missed.
Lisa Lockhart
July 21, 2010
I have incredible memories of Professor Whiteside. To me, he was like Lord Denning; wise, honourable, practical and so very kind. Professor Whiteside taught me contracts in my first year, first term of law school. I was returning to university after having been away from academics for several years raising my two young children full time. The change was quite intimidating to me but Professor Whiteside was always so encouraging. He always had time for me, and for all his students, and made each one of us feel special and important. He frequently reminded us in class that he expected great things of us. He also often spoke of his former students and told us what they were up to. He was a wonderful teacher and I smile each time I think of the “man on the Clapham omnibus”; a phrase I had never heard before his lectures but later took great delight in using in court several years later, thinking of him all the while!
To Professor Whiteside’s family, please accept my deepest sympathy in the loss of this lovely man. May you be comforted and blessed by many happy memories. He will certainly be missed.
Lisa Lockhart Windsor Law 1998
roderick macdonald
July 21, 2010
My sincere condolences. John was the most decent and dignified person I have had the pleasure of knowing. His impact as an educator, mentor and friend is far greater than anyone could possibly imagine.
Ralph Simmonds
July 21, 2010
As a former colleague of John's at U of W, I remember him as one of the most decent and dignified people I have ever known. The news of his passing very much saddened me.
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