PASTORE, Ralph - Passed peacefully away at home in the presence of family and friends on Friday, February 1, 2002, Ralph Thomas Pastore, PhD., age 60 years, archaeologist and ethnohistorian. Beloved husband of Laurel Doucette; and dear father of Ralph Lucien, Toronto, and John Patrick, New York. Cherished older brother of John (Diane) of Ballston Spa, N.Y., Mary Ann McClain of Athens, Ohio, Kathleen (Hubert) Miller of Devon, Penn.; brother-in-law of Mary Pastore, Houston, Tex., and special Canadian uncle of their children and grandchildren. Predeceased by parents Lucien Pastore and Mary Kerin; brother Jim Pastore; and brother-in-law Bill McClain. Ralph will be sadly missed by his friends and colleagues in the Department of History, Memorial University, and in the Archaeology Unit, Queen`s College. Over his career of 33 years in the history and archaeology of Canadian Aboriginal peoples, Ralph touched the lives of countless numbers of students and professional colleagues in the local and national heritage communities. He will be remembered both for his contributions to Beothuk history, especially through excavation and interpretation of the Boyd`s Cove site, and for his irrepressible and wildly inventive sense of humour. The family will receive visitors and friends at Caul`s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation Sunday 7-10 p.m. and Monday 2-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Funeral Mass on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. from the Basilica. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Crohn`s and Colitis Foundation of Canada or to the Newfoundland Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation. February 03, 2002 archiver.rootsweb.ancestry/th/read/CANADA-OBITS/2005-05/1116610558
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