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In retirement, Nelson was a director of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Rotary Club of Port Arthur, and one of the executives of the Thunder Bay Naval Association. [1] In 2006 the Shirley H. & Meredith O. Nelson Fund was established, which gives awards to people raised on farms who wish to pursue post-secondary health care ...
Roy Piovesana (born 1942 in Fort William (Thunder Bay), Ontario; died Jan. 20, 2020 [1]), was a Canadian teacher and historian. He is one of three children born to Enrico Piovesana (1900–1987) and Christina Brescia (1913–1990).
John Gerald Mastrangelo was born in Fort William, Ontario on 27 September 1931. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal for the constituency of Thunder Bay—Nipigon in the 1980 federal election and served as the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of State (Mines) and the Minister of Communications in the final government of Pierre Trudeau.
Joseph Robert Comuzzi, PC (April 5, 1933 – December 31, 2021) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Paul Martin.He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2008, representing Thunder Bay—Nipigon which was renamed Thunder Bay—Superior North in 2000.
Barbara Kentner (August 21, 1982 – July 4, 2017) was an Indigenous woman from Wabigoon Lake First Nation who died in 2017, six months after being struck by a trailer hitch thrown at her by Brayden Bushby from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Bushy was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in jail.
Wilson was an all-around gifted athlete, and in his early years played baseball and basketball, in addition to hockey. After retiring from hockey, he opened an insurance company in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He entered full retirement in 1999. Wilson died on October 2, 2023, at the age of 91. [2]
Talakoski also served as a firefighter in Thunder Bay, Ontario for 18 years. [2] Talakoski was found dead by Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue Services after a short search near Pier 3 in Thunder Bay, after having been reported missing from his residence. [2] He is reported to have suffered from Shy–Drager syndrome. [2]
He was later inducted into the Northern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame. [2] Ron Busniuk was the older brother of Mike Busniuk, who also played in the NHL. Ron Busniuk died in Thunder Bay on March 8, 2024, at the age of 75. [3]