Remembering Doug Seller, Shriner and friend May 13, 2021 at 15 h 34 min Reading time: 2 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch Doug Seller receiving his new Shriner fez. Pictured standing are Andre Cayer and Rory MacLennan with Doug Seller seated centre. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – On April 26, 2021, John ‘Douglas’ Seller passed away at the Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH). He was 87.
Doug Seller spent many years serving his community through the charity work he did with the local chapter of the Shriners.
“Ill Sir Doug Seller was a wonderful Mason and Shriner just a wonderful person to be around always thinking of the Children who needed help at our hospital, he made many trips with children from our area to Montreal with the children. I joined Shriners in 1995 and Doug always tried to place new Shriners where they would be the most helpful to the organization and tried to keep the new Shriners active wit
St. Louis construction innovator Fred S. Kummer, founder of HBE Corp., dead at 92
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Fred S. Kummer, a Missouri University of Science and Technology graduate who grew his one-man general-contracting business into the world’s largest design-build firm for health care and financial facilities, died Friday, April 30, 2021, in St. Louis. He was 92.
Starting in the basement of his home, Mr. Kummer opened a nursing home construction business in 1960. But he quickly realized that clients would benefit from an innovative approach that would integrate all phases of building – from planning and cost estimating to architectural, engineering and construction services. That insight enabled him to grow his Hospital Building Equipment Co., later called HBE Corp., into the world’s leading design-build firm for medical and financial facilities, with a construction portfolio of more than 1,100 health care facilities.
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great news is where it was found. The
phenomenal news is Hanson s turned the theft into a fundraiser for Shriner Hospitals! and NubAbility. That s pretty righteous, but I have to back up a bit.
The Theft of Parker Hanson s Prosthetic Arm
On May 3rd, 2021, Parker Hanson walked to his truck parked outside his home. When he got there, he saw his backpack was gone, stolen. What the thief probably didn t know was Hanson s left arm and its attachments were in the back pack. Or maybe they did. Either way, they were gone.
At Least The Thief Recycles
KELO reported as soon as the public heard Parker Hanson s arm had been stolen, they wanted to donate, so a fund was set up to buy a new prosthetic.
Sharon Randall
Guest columnist
The message from my sister was brief: âSissy, call me.â But I knew by the sound of her voice the news wasnât good. I wasnât sure if it was about her or our brother. Lately, they have both had some trips to the ER and several hospital stays. Bobbie is home recovering from a stroke. And Joe, who is blind and suffers from cerebral palsy, has had a few bad falls.
They live in South Carolina, 30 miles apart, and 3,000 miles from me in California. But as the sole survivors of the family we grew up in, we try to bridge the miles with phone calls. I took a deep breath and dialed my sisterâs number. No answer. Minutes later, she called back.
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The message from my sister was brief: “Sissy, call me.” But I knew by the sound of her voice the news wasn’t good.
I wasn’t sure if it was about her or our brother. Lately, they have both had some trips to the ER and several hospital stays.
Bobbie is home recovering from a stroke. And Joe, who is blind and suffers from cerebral palsy, has had a few bad falls.
They live in South Carolina, 30 miles apart, and 3,000 miles from me in California. But as the sole survivors of the family we grew up in, we try to bridge the miles with phone calls. I took a deep breath and dialed my sister’s number. No answer. Minutes later, she called back.