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Mary Behm posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Fred and I are very sorry to have just learned of Ralph's death. We met him and Joyce on a trip to Russia and had the pleasure of traveling with them several times over the years, including a wonderful barge trip up the Mississippi River and through the Finger Lakes district of New York. Ralph's intelligence, knowledge and perceptiveness were remarkable. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with him and are very sad that we will not see him again. We can imagine how great a loss the legal community suffers.
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Dan ferguson posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I was one of Ralph's students over 40 years ago. He would not be surprised that I recall little of his courses but I can remember him as if he had just been out of the room for a few minutes. He was one of a very few faculty who regularly came to the lounge to simply socialize with students. He actually asked us to call him "Ralph". All the students recognized him as a person who needed no props to enhance his ego and who had a rare and genuine interest in his students as people. His example taught us not just about law but also about humanity.
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Brian Livingston posted a condolence
Monday, April 15, 2013
I was a student (Law '80)of Ralph Scane in Wills and Trusts. I too remember his many colurful sayings, and relayed many of them to the U of T magazine that interviewed me in my last year at law school. I often think that professors rarely get to experience the truly lasting effect that they have on their students. May you rest in piece, and may your family know what a wonderful effect you had on so many of your colleagues and students.
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joan lax posted a condolence
Monday, April 15, 2013
Between 1986 and 1996, I served as Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at the law school and had the great pleasure and privilege to come to know Ralph. He was a wonderful man- adored by his students and a friend to all. I extend my sincere sympathies to his family as you grieve his loss. He will be remebered with enormous respect and affection.
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Clifford Lax posted a condolence
Monday, April 15, 2013
Dear Scane family, I was a student of Ralph's in 1967,which I believe was the first year of his academic career. He made an immediate favourable impression on me not only because of his intellect but also because he was compassionate,convivial and always concerned that his students received the best legal education available.This meant that he spent far more time with the student body than simply fulfilling his teaching obligations. In the forty-five years since my graduation,we would meet at social and professional events.I always looked forward to seeing him,if only to enjoy his perpetually upbeat disposition and to hear thhe great laugh which accompanied his greeting.
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Barbara Worndl posted a condolence
Monday, April 15, 2013
I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Professor Scane. He was my small group leader in law school and from the day I met him I was impressed by his intellect, his love of the law and by his sense of humour. He was an inspiration to me. He will be missed. My deepest condolences to the family.
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Michael Feldman posted a condolence
Monday, April 15, 2013
I was fortunate to have Ralph Scane as my first year property professor in a small group. His love and respect for his profession and his students set an example that I have tried to emulate for over 30 years. To his family I extend my condolences and I hope that your memories of this kind generous person bring comfort to you in the months to come.
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Judith Nicoll posted a condolence
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Please accept my sincere condolences upon Ralph's passing. Ralph was routinely the best and funniest part of a Lawyers' Club Past Presidents dinner. His humour and kindness will be missed. Judith Nicoll
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Jack and Maureen Moorfield posted a condolence
Sunday, April 14, 2013
We were very sorry to hear of Ralph's death. Our friendship goes back to childhood when Jack and Ralph both attended Rolph Road Public School. Later we renewed friendships at Victoria College where we also met Joyce. In later years we sometimes met at gatherings at the home of Jack's sister, Irene, and her husband, Doug Walters. Ralph's influence was wide and admirable and he will be greatly missed by all. Our sincere sympathy goes to all the family.
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Frank de Walle posted a condolence
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Dear Scane family, I write to express condolences on the death of your father and grandfather, noted in the obituaries in yesterday's Globe and Mail. He was my 'small group' mentor in first year law, at UofT, in 1977. I remember him well. Please let me share an impression, namely that he struck me at that time as being quite different than most of the faculty. Namely, he was insistent on training his students for the actual practice of law. In that way, he seemed more a practitioner than professor. A distinction he seemed well aware of. Good for him- his approach was appreciated! Secondly, let me share a memory (one coincidentally shared by me just three weeks ago with my daughter, presently studying at University). Law school exams were in the 70's written at the end of the semester, and counted for 100% of a student's grade. (I hope by now, things have changed.) The exception was the small group for first year students, where quizzes and tests were regularly written, which enabled us students to receive a bit of feedback on the important question of whether we had a clue what we were about. Well, your father returned my first test to me graded with a letter marked in red. (I'll leave you to guess which letter of the alphabet he utilized.). And to his credit, and my eventual gratitude, sat down with me to explain the rationale behind his perceived harsh treatment of my freshman efforts. Thank you Ralph. For his investment in an individual student, who remembered that grade thirty six years later when expressing encouragement to his own daughter. And not only the grade, but the commentary that came with it. I wish your family comfort and encouragement, and pray for your loss. Sincerely Frank de Walle (Class of '80) Lethbridge, Alberta
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Kirby Chown posted a condolence
Saturday, April 13, 2013
I have very good memories of Ralph Scane as my Property professor in first year law at University of Toronto. I was a mature student returning to school and had Ralph as my small group leader. His common sense, bright intellect and encouraging ways with students brought about lively discussion in class and provided an impressive introduction to law for me. He will be missed.
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Ann Rae posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2013
I was so sorry to hear of Ralph's death. He was a lovely man, a true gentleman. As Chief Law Librarian I had the privilege of knowing and working with Ralph for 20 years. He was always a staunch supporter of the library and I appreciated his counsel. Ann Morrison and I enjoyed many lunches with Ralph, hearing stories of his life in the law and legal education. My sincere sympathies to his family.
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Jim Phillips posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2013
I was very sorry to hear the news about Ralph. I have been a Professor at the U of T law school since 1988, and I teach the subjects Ralph taught - Property Law and Trusts Law. From the outset Ralph was unfailingly kind and helpful to me, as a rookie teacher. He was always ready to answer my silly last minute questions about something I had to teach that day, and to offer advice in general. He was, in short, an exemplary mentor to a younger colleague. Ralph was also an ideal person to try to emulate. The students liked and respected him enormously, and I always thought that if I could achieve anything close to the same my career would be a success. None of this is to suggest that Ralph was not also a very fine scholar - he was. His published work was always required reading, and he knew everything there was to know about his subjects. But it is his wonderful human qualities, his interest in and kindness to others, that I will always remember most strongly. I missed him when he retired, and have continued to do so over the years. It was always a pleasure to see him at law school events, a reminder of better times. Ralph, of course, was also known for his "sayings," sometimes acerbic, sometimes wistful, always humorous, and invariably delivered in that gruff tone which could disguise his humour from those who did not know him well. One of his favourite sayings about a badly argued judgment was that understanding it was "like trying to nail jello to the wall." I recall that many years ago the studnets did a sketch at the annual law follies, a comedy sketch and variety show, which featured people running around the stage with hammers, nails and jello, trying to do just that. Ralph loved it. I know that Ralph was also a wonderful husband, father and grandfather. My sympathies and thoughts are with his family. Jim Phillips
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J. David Gorrell posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2013
Prof. Scane taught me wills in trusts in the year 1967 - 68, which I believe was his first year teaching at U of T Law School. He was an excellent teacher, although I must confess that my shortcomings left me confused at the end of the course about the rule against perpetyities. It was from Prof. Scane that I first heard the eternal joke, still funny, that an estate should never be frittered away on the beneficiaries. R.I.P.
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Denis Boivin posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2013
Please accept my condolences. I have only known Ralph since 2004, but I was deeply touched by his spirit and sense of humor.
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Kevin Gary Boon posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2013
I was a student of Ralph Scane in the 80's. He was a fine teacher and a real gentleman. It was a pleasure to have known him.
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Bruce and Ann Farlow posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Bruce and Ann Farlow made a donation to PETERBOROUGH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE FOUNDATION
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Blair Seeley posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Blair Seeley made a donation to TORONTO GENERAL & WESTERN HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
