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Royal Canadian Medical Service Association RCMSA  Member

2024

 

2023
  • Maj (Ret’d) Ken Hedges, MD, Former Honorary Colonel CFHSTC
  • WO (Ret’d) Michel Morneau, CD, PA *
  • MWO (Ret’d) Cyril Gordon Thurber, CD, PA *
  • Cdr (Ret’d) Denis Michael Falvey CD, MA, MD, FRCSC *
  • LCol (Ret’d) Henry Matheson, CD, Social Work Officer *
  • WO (Ret’d) Alexander (Sandy) MacMillan, CD, Lab Tech *
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Ronald (Ron) Harvey, CD, Lab Tech *
  • Dr (Ret’d) Jean-Guy Pelletier, CD, MED/Anesth *
  • CWO (Ret’d) George Henry Hodgkinson, CD, PA *
  • Maj (Ret’d) Barb Gale, CD, Nur *
  • LCol (Ret’d) Ken Commons, CD, Pharm *
  • Capt (Ret’d) Wendy James, CD, Nur *
  • Maj (Ret’d) Frank C. Haley, CD, MED/Anest *
  • Sgt (Ret’d) David Spicer, CD, PA *
  • PO2 (Ret’d) Walter E King, CD, Med A *
  • Capt (Ret’d) Bryan Vincent Smith, CD, MED *
  • Lt (Ret’d) Walter John “Kip” Holloway, CD, MAO, RCN *
  • May (Ret’d) Graham Donald Housam, CD *
2022
  • Lt (Ret’d) Kathleen Isabel Potter, NUR, RCAMC (Militia)/CFMS *
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Thomas Joseph Jacques CD. Med
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Michael Thomas (Tucker) Nearing, CD, Med A *
  • Col (Ret’d) Brian O’Brian, CD, MED
  • Capt (Ret’d) Nancy Shiner, CD, NUR *
  • May (Ret’d) Colleen Howard, CD, NUR
  • LCdr (Ret’d) Elwood “Derby” Derdyshire, CD, PHARM
  • LCol (Ret’d) Richard Morin, CD, MD
  • May (Ret’d) Fred McCallum, CD, MAO*
  • Sgt Guillaume Laberge-Poirier, CD, Med Tech
  • Cpl (Ret’d) John Pauls, Med A, Honourary Life Member
  • Cpl (Ret’d) Jeffery Scott Rondeau, Med A
  • Cpl (Ret’d) Kenneth Robert Dean, Med A*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Gertrude Langlois, CD, NUR
  • Col (Ret’d) Veronika Agnes McKee (née Loewe) CD, SSSU, SSM, NUR*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Marilee Jussup, CD, NUR*
  • CWO (Ret’d) Sidney (Sid) Burlock, CD, PA*
  • Major (Ret’d) Charles (Carl) Crymble, CD, MAO*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Noelle Fraser, CD, PA*
  • May (Ret’d) Robin John Harris, CD, MED *
  • Col (Ret’d) Jacques Henri Roy, CD, MED *
  • Cdr (Ret’d) John Smith, CD, MED*
  • MCpl Michelle Sova, Med Tech*
  • CWO (Ret’d) Normand (Norm) Bernier, CD, PA
  • Sgt (Ret’d) George Richard, CD, Med A*
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Jérôme Carrier, PMed
  • MWO (Ret’d) Camille (Dez) Desrochers, CD, PA / Ophth Tech
  • CWO (Ret’d) Robert (Bob) Cain, CD, PA
  • MWO (Ret’d) Thomas Paul Lynch, CD, X Tech*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Sheila Smyth, CD, Nur *
  • CPO2 (Ret’d) Cordell (Willie) Willisko, CD, PMed *
  • Maj (Ret’d) Marguerete “Margo” Anne Macdonald, CD, NUR*
  • CWO (Ret’d) Daniel (Dan) John Kennedy, MMM, CD, X Tech*
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Arthur “Art” Bannigan, CD, Med A/X Tech*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Daniel (Dan) Dube, CD , Med A*
  • Sgt (Ret’d) James (Jim) Joseph Healey, CD, Med A *
  • Maj (Ret’d) Édouard Hendriks, Med (FR*) (EN*)
  • WO (Ret’d) Cecil Frederick Shaver, CD, PA*
  • M/Cpl (Ret’d) Nancy Kennedy (nee Lennox), Med A
  • Johannas (John) Speelman, Med A
  • CPO (Ret’d)_Laurence (Larry) Cole, CD, Med A *
2021
  • Capt (Ret’d) Doug Sukey, CD, HCA *
  • BGen (Ret’d) Jean Laliberté, CD, OSJ, MED
  • Col (Ret’d) Robert (Bob) Climie, CD. MED
  • Maj (Ret’d) Kenneth Fairburn, CD, HCA
  • LCdr (Ret’d) William (Roy) Hindel, CD, Pharm*
  • Maj (Ret’d) Louis-Philippe Jean, CD, HCA*
  • WO (Ret’d) Stephen Elphege Leveille, CD, PA*
  • Lt (N) (Ret’d) Karl White, CD, MAO*
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Hugh Edwards, CD, Med A
  • LCol (Ret’d) George Russell (Russ) Stewart, CD, Pharm*
  • WO (Ret’d) Milton Bruce (Butch) Wolfater, CD, PMed Tech *
  • CWO (Ret’d) Ervin Nelson “Dave” Davis, CD, Med A *
  • W0 (Ret’d) Bob Turpin, CD, PA*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Benoit (Ben) Fridge, CD, PMed Tech
  • WO (Ret’d) Laurier Marcel Jacques, CD, Med A*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Aimie Lefloch, CD, PA*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Keith Sine, CD, PMed*
  • WO (Ret’d) Rick Lillico, CD, PA*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Don Lim, CD, Lab O*
  • Col (Retd) Gord MacCauley, CD, MD*
  • Maj (Retd) Gerald (Gerry) Hinderks, CD, Lab O*
  • CPO1 (Ret’d) Fred Ashton, CD, PA*
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Patricia (Patti) Dunsmore, Med A
  • Cpl (Ret’d) Klaus Holthus, With A
  • MWO (Ret’d) Daniel Dube, CD, PA/ENT Tech*
  • George E Dixon-Lennett, Med A
  • Capt (Ret’d) André J Bergeron, CD, HCA*
  • MCpl (retired) Gilles Renaud, CD, Tech Med*
  • Cpl (Ret’d) Stefanie Hyra, Med Tech
  • Maj (Ret’d) Brian Feaver, CD , MD *
2020
  •  Maj (Ret’d) David Birtwistle, CD, HCA *
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Arthur Burke, CD, PMed*
  • Col (Ret’d) Robert Edward Forgie, CD, MD, FRCSC
  • MCpl (Ret’d) William James (Jim) Riley, Med A*
  • Cpl (Ret’D) Wayne Burch, CD, Med A*
  • LCol (Ret’d) Shirley Robinson, CD, RN*
  • Maj (Ret’d) Rémy Coulombe, MED*
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Andrew Symington, CD, Med A *
  • Capt (Ret’d) Grant Fraser, RN
  • Capt (Ret’d) Gervais Dompierre, MED*
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Tanis Parker (nee Rowe) CD, Med A*
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Tracy Headley, Med Tech
  • Maj (Ret’d) Brenda Fudge, CD, RN*
  • Maj (Ret’d) Brian Bellefontaine, CD, HCA*
  • Richard Macdonald, Med A*
  • Maj (Ret’d) Stephen Blizzard, CD, MD *
  • Sgt James Raycroft, Med A, CD
  • Capt (Ret’d) Richard (Dick) Mawdsley, CD, Pharm*
2019
  • LCol (Ret’d) John Allan Hanson, CD, MSW. Social Work Officer*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Charlie HT Mercer, CD, PA*
  • WO (Ret’d) Jacques Lemire, CD, PA *
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Ed Vincent, CD, Med Lab Tech *
  • LCol (Ret’d) Garry Humphries, CD, MD *
  • PO2 (Ret’d) Wayne Frizzell, CD*
  • Capt Ret’d) Shirley Ridalls, CD, RN *
  • CPO1 (Ret’d) Brian Lillie, CD, Physician Assistant
  • WO (Ret’d) Neil Walter Fisher, CD *
  • LT(N) Retired David O’Brien, CD HCA*
  • WO (Ret’d) Gregory (Greg) Haynes, CD*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Lucie Mainguy, CD*
  • HCol Andrea Vesina, CD*
  • MWO (Ret’d) Doug Beatty, CD PMed Tech
  • LCol (Ret’d) Samuel Smellie Graham, MB, ChB, MPH, CD, SBStJ*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Gwendolen Diana (Wendy) Hopkins (nee Pinhorn), RN, RCAMC*
  • Lt (Ret’d) Isabel Mary Robertson, RN, RCAMC*
  • Maj (Ret’d) Kendrick Lacey, CD, MD*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Valentine de Jesus, CD, RN*
  • WO Patricia (Pat) Fortune, CD*
  • Col (Ret’d) Gaétan Belhumour, CD, HCA*
  • Lloyd Edward Hughes, CD, PMed Tech*
  • LCol (Ret’d) Roy Brown, CD MB ChB. DPsych. CRCP(C) FRCP(C)*
2018
  • LCol Rinford ‘Bud’ Pritchard, CD, MD
  • CWO (Ret’d) Julien Pelletier, CD
  • Maj (Ret’d) Peggy Corkum, CD
  • Nursing Sister Doreen Brier Dodge Née Johnson
  • MWO Winston Hurry, MB, CD
  • James Jackson “Jim” Ruxton, X Ray Tech
  • Yvon Lafrenière, CD
  • Cpl Nancy Beardsall
  • CPO2 Al Bergeron, CD
  • LCol Wang-Chun William (Bill) Ip, CD, MD, FRCPC*
  • WO Paul Marsden, CD
  • WO Lloyd Ashley Brace, CD
  • WO Wendy McGrath, CD
  • Bert Hogg, RCAMC WWII
  • MGen (Ret’d) Bob Fassold, CD, MD
  • Capt (N) Don Scott, CD, MD, FRCSC
  • LCol (Ret’d) JLG Letourneau, OMM, CD
  • LCdr (Ret’d) Gaston Bruneau, CD
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Dave Hayward, CD
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Michael Boxham, CD
  • MWO (Rtd) Michael McInnis, MMM, CD
2017
  • Maj (LCol) (Ret’d) Stéphane Roy, OMM, CD, MED *
  • MWO (Ret’d) Patrick Joseph Mulvey, CD
  • Major (Ret’d) Shirley Goodwin, CD
  • CPO1 (Ret’d) Robert “Bob” James McGregor, CD
  • Capt (N) (Ret’d) Helen Ott, CD, RN, QHNS
  • CWO (Rtd) Antonin “Tony” Fortier, CD
  • Cdr (Ret’d) Trudy Vik, CD, RN
  • Maj (Ret’d) Gerald (Gerry) Gordon Vickers, CD
  • Sgt (Ret’d) David (Dave) Callum, CD, Med A*
  • Sgt (Ret’d) Andrew Symington, CD, Med A*
  • WO (Ret’d) Robert Long, CD, PA*
2016
  • LCdr (Ret’d) Annie McSween, CD, RN*
  • Capt (Ret’d) Donna Hooper, CD
  • SLdr (Ret’d) Roy Holding, CD
  • Surg Capt (Ret’d) Derek (Piet) John Kidd, DSC, OMM, OSJ, CD
  • LCol (Ret’d) Roger Flinn, CD, MD
  • Capt (Rtd) Coleen Howard, CD
  • LCdr (Ret’d) Harold Jamieson, CD
  • Maj (Ret’d) René Latulippe, CD
  • LCol (Ret’d) Harriet (Hallie) Sloan, CM, CD, BN
  • Maj (Ret’d) Susan Groves, CD
2015
  • LCol (Ret’d) Melville (Mel) McFarland, CD
  • Maj (Ret’d) Denis Thibaudeau, CD
  • Capt (Ret’d) Garth Stanley Chalmers
  • Maj (Ret’d) Jacqueline (Jackie) Brewe, CD, RN
  • CWO (Ret’d) Gerald “Ross” Deveau, CD
  • LCol (Ret’d) Warren Harrison, CD, MD, FRCSC, FACOG
  • Col (Ret’d) Pierre Parenteau, CD, MD
  • Maj (Ret’d) Alexandra St-Amant, CD, RN, LLB
  • CWO (Ret’d) John Quevillon, CD
  • Surg Cdr (Ret’d) Gordon MacKay Clifford, CD, BA, MD, DPH, MSc
  • HCol (Ret’d) Richard (Dick) Butson, GC, OMM, CD, MB, BChir
  • LCol (Ret’d) Francis (Frank) Carl Glenn Souter, CD, MD
  • MGen (Ret’d) Wilson (Bill) George Leach, CMM, CStJ, CD, QHP, BA, MD
  • Maj Jimmie James, RAMC
  • Col (Ret’d) Roger Cunningham, OMM, CD
2014
  • LCol Erin Savage, CD, MD, CCFP
  • WO (Ret’d) Dorman Clark, CD, PA
  • MCpl Denis Demers, CD, Med Tech
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Jeanette Berg, CD, Med A
  • Sgt (Ret’d) John Malcolm Stewart, CD, Med A *
  • Capt (Ret’d) Norman Westwell, CD, PA *
  • LCol (Ret’d) Allen Scott, CD, HCA*
2013
  • Sgt Timothy Weeks, CD, Med Tech
2012
  • LCol (Ret’d) R.B. (Ben) Allen, CD, HCA
  • CWO (Ret’d) Pierre (Pete) Girard, CD, PA*
  • MCpl (Ret’d) Andrew Lew, Med Tech*
  • Sgt. Shirley Hui Fan, Med A*
  • CPO1 (Ret’d) Elmar (Al) Cooper, CD, PA
  • CWO (Ret’d) Basil Lawrence Bell, CD, Med A*
2011
  • MWO (Ret’d) Glen Leon Thomas, CD, PA
2010
  • Capt/CWO Frank Paul, CD, Physician Assistant
2009
  • MCpl Randy Murphy, CD, Med Tech
2007
2004
  • Col (Ret’d) Frank Kellerman, CD, HCA
  • PO1 (Ret’d) Gordon Longbottom, CD, PA
2002
  • Col (Ret’d) Robert (Bob) Slavik, CD, CMM, MED
1999
  • Sgt (Ret’d) James Francis (Jim) Keough, Med A
1987
  • WO Keith Arsenault, CD, PA

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