Hi Gerry:
Thanks for the tip. I¹ll wait and see if anyone can obtain his obit.
>From another researcher off line who went to high school in Amherst with
Byron Cochrane, he believed Byron¹s parents were separated at that time and
that ³his father was in the Judge Advocates Office of the Canadian Army².
This might tie into a graduate of Dalhousie University as a lawyer. From his
father¹s 1946 obit, Roy served Overseas in WWII. Perhaps as William Lawrence
Cochrane was a mine official, there might have been some $ available from
the accidental death to send Roy to law school or perhaps as a WWII Veteran,
there was $ available for post-war further education.
Every small piece of info helps a bit more in this quest.
Dave
On 20/09/12 11:00 AM, "Gerry Mattinson" <gmattins@...> wrote:
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> If nobody finds an obituary from 2000 for Edward Roy / LeRoy Cochrane, you
> might consider another possibility: Google:
> "Edward Roy Cochrane"
> and you'll see three was an Edward Roy Cochrane who died at Moberly Lake, BC
> (in the same general area of BC as Fort St. John in the 1974 obituary). He
> died on Aug. 10, 2007 at the Chinook Regional Hospital and, at the time, he
> was the beloved husband of June...
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> Interestingly he appears to have been a graduate of Dalhousie and his first
> wife (Dorothy Jean Kent) had opened a family medical centre with Dr. Brown at
> Dalhousie University.
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> If someone has a subscription to NewsPaperArchive, they can get the entire
> obituary for you.
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> Gerry
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> From: David Winter <davidwinter@...
> <mailto:davidwinter%40ns.sympatico.ca> >
> To: nscumber <nscumber@yahoogroups.com <mailto:nscumber%40yahoogroups.com> >
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 7:52:47 AM
> Subject: [nscumber] Byron Cochrane of Sackville and Amherst
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> Would there be anyone on the West Coast with access to obits from 2000?
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> I believe Edward Roy / Leroy Cochrane died in B.C. in that year.
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> Trying to identify Roy Cochrane's parents.
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> Dave
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> Chronicle Herald, Thursday, April 4, 1974, pg. #44; Reel #6035, NSARM,
> Halifax, N.S.
> OBITUSRY: Cadet Officer, Byron Cochrane
> Chilliwack, B.C. - Cadet Officer, Byron Cochrane, 23, of Chilliwack,
> formerly of Amherst, died Friday following a car accident in Chilliwack.
> Born in Sackville, N.B., he was son of Mrs. Dorothy Jean Cochrane, Barrie,
> Ont., and Leroy Cochrane, Fort St. John, B.C. He attended schools in Ottawa,
> Edmonton and Amherst. He was active in sports. He was a Master Cadet Major
> in Amherst Cadet Corps No. 272. He was the first chief of police for Amherst
> High School police force and a member of the school's student council. He
> was the youngest sergeant in the North Nova Scotia Highlanders Militia. In
> 1970 he joined the Canadian Armed Forces and took his basic training at
> Cornwallis where he won the award for the best recruit. He later joined
> Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and again won the award for best
> recruit. He was transferred to Cyprus for six months, then was called into
> officer training in Chilliwack. Besides his parents he is survived by his
> maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ira B. Kent, Amherst; a half brother, Rob-Roy
> Cochrane and a half-sister, Susan, both of Fort St. John. The body is at
> Campbell's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 2
> p.m. In Trinity St. Stephen United Church. Rev. H.G. MacKenzie will
> officiate. Committal will be in Highland Cemetery receiving vault. Burial
> will be in Sackville Cemetery in the spring.
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> Source: Dave Winter, 20 Sep 2012
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> His mother, previously posted:
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> COCHRANE, Dorothy Jean - 78, Meadowland Villa, Bible Hill, formerly of
> Amherst, died Saturday, April 5, 2003, in Colchester Regional Hospital,
> Truro. Born in Sackville, N.B., she was a daughter of the late Ira and Jean
> (Allen) Kent. She worked for Dr. Brown in Amherst for a number of years and
> later designed and opened a family medical centre with Dr. Brown at
> Dalhousie University, Halifax. Dorothy Jean also worked in public health for
> the Simcoe County District Health Unit, Barrie, Ont. She worked for The
> Grace Hospital, Ottawa and the L.A. Animal Shelter, Springhill. She was the
> last surviving member of her immediate family. She is survived by several
> nieces and nephews. Dorothy Jean was predeceased by her children, Byron and
> Gerald and David in infancy; sister, Dorlo; brothers, David, Carl, Neil,
> Ronald, Eric, Paul, Gerry and a brother in infancy. Her remains are resting
> in Campbell's Funeral Home, 98 Church St., Amherst with visiting 7-9 p.m.
> Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-2 p.m., where funeral service will be held 2
> p.m. in the funeral home chapel, Mr. Leland MacLean L.P.M. officiating.
> Interment will take place in Sackville Cemetery, Sackville, N.B. at a later
> date. Donations in her memory may be made to L.A. Animal Shelter.
> www.campbellsfh.com
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