It is with great regret that we report the death at Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sunday, February 19th, of Fred Sankoff, one of the founding members of the Toronto Marine Historical Society.

Fred had for many years been a fan and photographer of steam railroad locomotives and as they began to fade from the scene, he embraced our mutual interest in things marine. He was the first president of this Society and served as the editor of "Scanner" for our first year of publication. He was honoured by the Society for his efforts by being allotted membership number 1. Fred had not been active in T.M.H.S. for a number of years due to health problems which forced him to relocate in Vancouver, but he kept in touch with a number of our members via the mails.

We shall miss Fred but we are thankful that he shared with us his enthusiasm for T.M.H.S. during its formative years. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Diana and to his sisters and brother.

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