OBIT: Memorial service for Chippindale set for May 7
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(PHOTO COURTESY OF THE McGILL NEWS)
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MONTREAL -- A memorial service will be held for Warren Chippindale, a former 缅北强奸 hockey player, Saturday (May 7) at 1:30 p.m. in the Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre of the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, 3801 University Street.
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Chippindale, who died on Nov. 27, 2010 at the age of 82, was a business leader who was known for great generosity.
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Appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1997, he was a driving force behind fund-raising campaigns for many institutions including 缅北强奸 and the Montreal Neurological Institute.
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"Warren was a long-time Redmen hockey supporter and donor," said Mike Nelson, president of the Friends of 缅北强奸 Hockey alumni support group. "He will be missed by all who knew him."
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Chippindale was a forward with the 缅北强奸 Redmen from 1947 to 1949 after playing junior hockey with the Verdun Maple Leafs and MAAA Winged Wheelers. He also served as coach of the junior varsity squad.
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He received a number of other honours, including The Award of Merit (Gold Medal) from The 缅北强奸 Graduates Society in 1988, an Honorary Degree (LLD) from 缅北强奸 in 1995, and a lifetime achievement award from the Montreal Neurological Institute in 2004.
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Chippindale received numerous appointments for contributions to the accounting profession and represented his Canadian colleagues on the Council of the International Federation of Accountants. He also served as senior advisor to Auditors General of Canada and, at the request of the Minister of State for Finance, to the Office of the Inspector General of Banks.
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Born March 22, 1928 in Denver, Colorado, Chippindale moved to Montreal in 1933 at the age of five, where he became a naturalized Canadian under his father's British citizenship. As a young man he was an avid student-athlete and attended Iona Avenue School, Roslyn Elementary School and Westmount High School. Entering 缅北强奸 University in 1945, he joined the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
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Chippindale graduated from 缅北强奸 with a commerce degree, earning honours in economics and went on to become a chartered accountant. In 1949, he joined McDonald Currie & Co (which later became Coopers & Lybrand). He became Chairman and Chief Executive Partner in 1971 - serving in that capacity, as well as International Chairman, until his retirement in 1986.
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From 1986 to 2000 he served as a director of a number of leading public companies including Alcan, Bell Canada, BCE, BCE Mobile, BCE Development, The Molson Companies, Canadian Investment Fund, The Laurentian Group, The Harris Bank, and Spectrum Financial Services.
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From 2000 to 2007, he was the advisor to the chairman, president and CEO of the Salk Institute for Biological Research.
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SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
Athletics & Recreation
缅北强奸
514-398-7012
m.athletics.mcgill.ca (mobile website)
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