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Gone to soon but not forgotten.
The steakhouse tour continues in your memory.
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Clifton W. Farrell posted a condolence
Monday, October 3, 2011
Dear Ann & Family: I have just belatedly learned of Randy's unexpected passing and wish to convey my family's thoughts and support to you and your children. Randy and I attended Hillfield-Strathallan Colleges for six years and graduated together in 1969. We shared innumerable happy (and frequently mischevious) times at HSC -- memories that have lasted a lifetime, particularly when I recall our time together working on the (infamous?) Boar-Pibroch yearbook or hatching nefarious schemes to master Grade 13 foreign languages! A majority of my life has been spent overseas and so I deeply regret not being able to keep in touch other than by the occasional Christmas card or letter. We send our thoughts and blessings for his wonderfully productive life and offer you and your children our support in this most difficult of times. Kindest Regards, Clifton W. Farrell
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Karen Pashby posted a condolence
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hello Echlins. I have been thinking about you a lot and throughout the summer. Ann, it was amazing of you to visit with us last Thursday. You are the definition of resilient. It meant a lot to Dad and to me. I have such fond memories of babysitting Libby and Rob both on Airdrie Road and Bessborough Drive. Randy always treated me with respect and always had a smile for me. I love the message you left for us about Randy showing Mom around her new neighbourhood, Ann. Where there is mystery, there is possibility! In peace and friendship, Karen
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Dan Herlihy posted a condolence
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Dear Ann I was so sorry to read about Randy's passing. The years fighting cancer must have been difficult for both of you. I trust Libby and Rob have been a great comfort to you in the last few months and will be in the future. You must have a great cache of memories of Randy and your life together. In that way he will always be with you. With deepest sympathy Dan
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Michael Watson posted a condolence
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Although I was also a professional colleague of Randy's, I knew him (and his brothers and sister) first at a very young age back in the 1960s when our families had cottages on the same lake near Huntsville in Muskoka. Randy's uncle Ken Foreacre was also a member of the same teachers' poker club to which my father belonged. My family and I extend our condolences and best wishes to the entire Echlin family. Randy was fine judge and a great lawyer, as you all know. He is certainly much missed. Michael Watson
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BLAKE GOLDRING posted a condolence
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dear Ann, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers at this very sad and difficult time. I will miss seeing Randy's smiling face at The National Club. He was an outstanding President and a good friend. He will be sorely missed. With deepest sympathies, Blake Goldring
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Colleen Drautz posted a condolence
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Dear Ann and Family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My father passed away this summer after a traffic accident and I understand the sorrow you are all facing on a daily basis. It is so hard to understand why those we are closest to are taken from us when we are not ready for them to go. I pray for comfort for you and your family as you deal with your husband's passing. I will be thinking of you. Colleen Drautz North Metro Chorus
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Chelsea Hughes posted a condolence
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Dear Libby and Family, I am so sorry to hear of the recent passing of your father. Thinking of you with heartfelt sympathy. Sincere condolences, Chelsea
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John Gregory posted a condolence
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
I was greatly saddened to read of Randy's terribly premature death. I knew and liked him in law school, and had intermittent but agreeable contacts with him till a couple of years ago, when he invited me to write for his annual collection of articles on civil procedure. He was a very cordial editor, and he managed (with Justice Archibald) to put together a dozen first-rate collections of material - a serious contribution to the law. My sincere condolences to those he loved.
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Gordon and Marylyn Stovel posted a condolence
Monday, September 5, 2011
Ann, Libby, Rob and family. We were so saddened to here of Randy's turn for the worst in early August. Over the past 23 years we have totally enjoyed my many meetings with Randy in his offices at BLG as well as in his chambers in the court house. At each and every one he would challenge us to make sure his affairs were being managed well for all those peole he truly cared about. Then we would debate the broader world, conversations I totally enjoyed, through these moments you quickly learned Randy was a totally devoted and loving husband, a father who wanted nothing but the best opportunities for his children, a family man who worried and was concerned about his broader family all the time, a great friend, a true baseball nut and one of Canada's best of breed lawyers both before the bench and after when he served on the bench. Ann, the grief you and your family currently feel will, in time be partially replaced by the 100's of memories of Randy and the life you have shared with him. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. God bless.
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Sylvia and Robert Wray posted a condolence
Sunday, September 4, 2011
I remember Randy Echlin as both a brilliant and charming student that I came to know through his photography work with the Hillfield-Strathallan College year book as he was responsible for photographing the Strathallan sports teams I coached in 1967 and 1968.
When we were married in Summer 1968 and were desparately needing a photographer, Randy was thrilled to take on the request and his pictures are among our valued family treasures
From Randy Echlin's graduation bio in 'The Boar-Pibroch 1969', "We are certain that his continual effort and ability will combine to make him a success in law at the University of Toronto this year".
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Liz Yorke posted a condolence
Monday, August 29, 2011
I was so sorry to hear of Randy's death earlier this month. I have many warm memories of Randy's canvassing with me in 1988 - especially his willingness to start very early in the am and his excellent spirits early in the morning. I wish you the very best for the service on September 10th - unfortunately, I won't be able to participate, as I will be out of the province.
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Eric Grossman posted a condolence
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Dear Echlin Family: I was saddened to learn only yesterday of Randy's passing, having been abroad when this news was initially delivered. As a 14 year old boy in 1977 who was bitten by the baseball bug, I was befriended by a number of well meaning, friendly and knowledgeable people at Exhibition Stadium. Randy was first among them. There weren't many of us in the ballpark on that cold September night when Jim Clancy had his no hitter taken away by a broken bat bloop. There were countless other nights in Aprils and Septembers where there may have been a hundred of us in the stands watching our team lose a hundred games. We were die-hards. Randy taught me about the history of the game, and we discussed strategy regularly, with Randy always being more gentle and diplomatic in articulating his views. I believe that watching the bad expansion team at Exhibition Stadium made the World Series wins that much more special, and that knowing we were each there to see the bad followed by the good created an extra special bond for those few of us that were there at the beginning and stuck it out. It was more than a decade after we first met that I came to know that Randy was a successful lawyer; the field of vocation I was then embarking on. He would ask me about my practice when we would see each other, and always provide sage advice. After the halcyon days of 1992 and 1993, my attendances at the ballpark were less frequent, but I would still see Randy in recent years at judicial cocktail parties and dinners. We would talk about the Jays, and he would always show an interest in my career. There was not a pre-trial conference that he presided over with one of my associates where I did not receive a message that Randy says hi. He was truly a gentle man; one of the finest qualities for being a successful judge. I will miss seeing him in his familiar spot above the on deck circle when I am at the game. I offer my deepest sympathies to Randy's family on this profound loss.
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Susan Silverman posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Dear Echlin family, I knew Randy professionally going back nearly 30 years. He was a constant source of wise employment law counsel, always generous with his time and sense of humour. He often spoke lovingly and proudly of his family; hopefully your grief will be somewhat lightened by knowing that so many others have been touched by him. Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. Susan Silverman
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Marian Neal & Carver Fraser posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Anne Libby & Robbie Every year I would contact Randy for our annual Xmas lunch, I would usually contact him around the second or third week of November. He was already fully booked, he often only had 1 or 2 days free in December. I don't know of any one who had so many people who loved him, he had so many friends and coworkers whom it was important for him to keep in touch with.
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Shohreh Jalali posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
I've known Randy for 14 years and was saddened by the news of his passing. My deepest condolences go out to his family during this difficult time. He will be remembered fondly at CIBC Private Banking centre.
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Garth Manning posted a condolence
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Randy was a partner of mine at Borden & Elliot (now Borden Ladner Gervais). He was at the top of his legal specialty, had a a marvelous sense of humour, and was a delight in every way. I had a profound respect for the lawyer and liked him as a sentient human being. The Superior Court of Justice gained much by his appointment and I'm not surprised that he enjoyed every moment of his eight years on the Bench. My wife Linda, who too recalls Randy's willingness to provide instant legal advice pro bono when she required it as Executive Director of Ontario Bar Association, joins me in expressing for us the loss of a friend and to Ann and family our sincere condolences.
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Peter Israel posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Dear Ann, What can one say or write? I can’t begin to imagine your and Libby’s and Rob’s loss. It’s so unfair. He and you should have enjoyed many more years together reveling in your accomplishments and those of your children and their partners. As you know, I also loved Randy. We had lunch at least once a month for the last thirty plus years, talked on the phone two or three times per week and emailed regularly. He always spoke lovingly of you and the children, was filled with pride and was always a devoted father, friend and husband to you. We have lost a dear soul much too early. The last time I saw him on July 29th , we spent an hour and a half, reminiscing, crying, laughing telling war stories, reliving some shared experiences and memories and speaking of his hopes and wishes for your children and you. He had such enthusiasm and found solace in knowing that the family would be taken care of. That was so important to him and he was proud that through insurance and pension he would be able to have your lifestyle protected. To the very end he put his family’s well being ahead of his own. In death as in life he was inspirational. He asked me what kind of table and food and drink he should set for me when we meet again. We settled for his favourite garlic cheese toast from HY’s, a bottle of Opus 1 and a great big medium rare rib steak. It will be a great pleasure to share that meal with him when the time comes. My sincere condolences , thoughts, prayers and love to you, Libby, Robbie and the family. Peter Israel
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Edwin Hersch and family posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Dear Ann, Rob, and Libby, We were so sorry to hear of Randy's passing. He was above all such a positive presence to be around. We'll always remember his smile and jovial attitude as we sat on the sidelines watching (and he simultaneously listening to) baseball. Both professionally and personally he was a great part of our community and will be missed. Our heartfelt condolences to each of you. Be well. Edwin, Ann, Robert, Steven, and Michael Hersch
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Ken & Katherine Peel & family posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
We were deeply saddened to learn of Randy's passing and we send our condolences to all the family. We are ex-Leasiders and knew him as a neighbour and wonderful Jays and baseball fan, but I also had the pleasure of knowing him as a colleague greatly accomplished in the law and as a Justice of skill and honour in our Courts. I recall Randy's ever-generous smile and heartiness, his service to his community, and his generous offer of support and counsel. He shall indeed be missed.
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Molly Broad posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thoughts and prayers go out to Libby and her family during this difficult time xoxo
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Tracy Scanks posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
On behalf of myself and the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers, we would like to express our deepest sympathies to the Echlin family. I had the pleasure of working with Justice Echlin when he spoke at our annual conference a few year ago. He was funny, kind, warm, unassuming and a great speaker. He will be sorely missed in the Labour and Employment community and of course, as a friend.
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Tanya Wiles-Bell posted a condolence
Thursday, August 18, 2011
To Ann, Liby and Rob; We were very sorry to hear about Randy's passing. Our deepest sympathy to each of you during this difficult time. Peace, Tanya, John, Michaela, David and Adriana Bell (Leaside United Church)
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Judy Temple posted a condolence
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Ann, So sorry to read about Randy's passing - so young and such a wonderful man. Thinking about you and your family in this difficult time. My condolences, Judy Temple (ex-P&G)
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Brian Spector posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ann, Libby, Rob, Mrs.Echlin, Please accept my profoundest condolences to all of you and the other members of your family. If you do`not recognize me I understand as it has been about 10 years since I attended a Blue Jays game. I am the one you would see greeting you in your seats with the various giveaways I had collected for Randi, also the one Randi would laugh at as he would see some popcorn hit the ground and not my mouth. Like everyone is telling all of you these days, the thing that can be said about him was his love of Family, baseball and the law. bspector"rogers.blackberry.net
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Clay Marston posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
We wish to offer our most sincere and heartfelt condolences to his immediate family of Ann, Libby and Rob, all of his other relatives, his many lifelong associates and large number of friends of RANDALL SCOTT ECHLIN upon his departure from the scene at far too young an age ... Randy was a very fine and fun fellow who enjoyed all aspects of life, especially his chosen area of legal endeavour, at which he was at the top of his field in Canada for over 30 years, the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club, then later on the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in beautiful St. Marys, Ontario, which has thrived greatly under his able leadership over these last number of years ... We first met when Randy was one of the charter members of The Jays Booster Club, the original fan club group of the Toronto Blue Jays ... Over time he was a close associate and was of great assistance to us all in many regards throughout those very early years at Exhibition Stadium ... There are, therefore, many great moments to always recall and think back upon ... Randy is most definitely a person who shall be fondly remembered by all those who knew him and met him over time ... Thanks for everything, Randy.
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Jamie Halfnight & Sheila McKinlay posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I knew Randy from his first day of law school (1972?) when he was assigned to a small orientation group I was in charge of. We hit it off immediately and became friends and, later, professional colleagues in the Toronto litigation bar. Our paths did not cross regularly, but I always enjoyed seeing and catching up with Randy whenever the opportunity arose. He was a great appointment to the Bench and excelled there as his intelligence, fairness and integrity had the perfect forum. I can't think of a more collegial, congenial or professional colleague and will miss him. Our condolences to the family in this great loss and our sincere thoughts and best wishes for the future.
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JOHN BENNETT posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
It is with the utmost sadness that we learned of the passing of our former next door neighbour. Randy was a true friend and, of course, he was an exceptional human being. He possessed a brilliant legal mind but we always knew him on a much more personal level. Never too busy to share his thoughts on any topic but sports and baseball, in particular were his favourites. To Ann, Libby, Rob and the entire Echlin clan, we offer our deepest sympathy on your great loss. We will never forget him. May he rest in eternal peace. Kulla, John, Jack and Jess
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Gina Bin posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
With all our heart we send our thoughts and prayers to all of you at this time of sadness. We pray that your memories will take you through this time and soon you will find laughter and joy in embracing the memories that you have had with Randy. You were all blessed to have shared his a moment of his life together. I was blessed that our paths have crossed in the way that it did. His spirit will live on with all those that he has touched. With love and blessings, Gina and Caressa.
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Andre S. Millar posted a condolence
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
I met and worked with Randy through our mutual committee work in Toronto. He was a lovely man, generous, always cheerful and polite, unfailingly fair and interested in the welfare of others---He was a friend whose presence lingers---I share my sadness with his family, and his colleagues of the Bench and Bar.
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Igor Ellyn, QC, Ellyn Law LLP posted a condolence
Monday, August 15, 2011
Dear Family of the Hon. Randy Echlin, I first met Randy many years ago through what was then CBAO (Ontario Bar Association). He was known by all as a very affable employment law guru, who always had time to explain or assist with a difficult problem --- despite his busy employment law practice at a large firm. He was a CLE giant in employment law both with the annual OBA CLE program and the book he and Matt Certosimo so capably authored during his many years at BLG. I recall how pleasantly surprised he was at his appointment to the Court and remember the event honouring his appointment. He was an excellent judge in employment law, of course, but in many other areas as well. I also recall his love of Blue Jays baseball and it is therefore fitting that Jerry Howarth's condolence is the first one. I am so sorry that Randy died so young when he had so much more to give. I was honoured to have known Randy and will remember my contacts with him. My heartfelt condolences to the Echlin family.
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Mary and Jerry Howarth posted a condolence
Monday, August 15, 2011
Randy made such a tremendous impact on our lives as a loyal friend, always engaging and upbeat. We will miss him so very much. We feel very lucky to have known him and honored to have been his friends.
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Adrienne Davidson posted a condolence
Monday, August 15, 2011
On behalf of all at Hillfield Strathallan College,we offer our sincere condolences to Randy's family. His induction into the HSC Alumni Hall of Excellence last fall is how we will remember him; happy, surrounded by friends and family, reminiscing about his school days and enjoying life. He will missed by all who came to know him.
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Trish Hewitt posted a condolence
Friday, August 12, 2011
Trish Hewitt made a donation to Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
