Recalling Scots mourning for the thousands fallen at Flodden Field
on 9 Sep 1513, Flowers of the Forest is the name of a pipe tune and
a later poem, and now is traditionally used for a roll of clan members who
have gone on before.
The following appeared in Roslin O Roslin, edited by Rory Sinclair of Toronto.
Spring 1999
Charles Hipple
Charles Hipple of Beamsville and husband of the stalwart Mary
Sinclair Hipple, both long time members of the Association, passed
away last December after a long illness.
Donnie MacLeod
Donnie MacLeod, of Truro Nova Scotia, member of the Association and a very early
and important member of the Nova Scotia Clan Sinclair Society, passed away
suddenly in March of bone cancer.
H.S. "Pete" Cummings
H.S. "Pete" Cummings of Worcester Massachussetts, Genealogist and Historian of
Clan Sinclair (USA) died suddenly in March. Pete was a tireless and cheerful
worker and was indispensable in the success of the Westford Celebrations last
September. Pete's lasting contribution to Clan Sinclair however, will be his
exhaustive compilation of some 30,000 Sinclair genealogical entries in his
computer records. Pete was convinced that if he got enough Sinclair entries, he
would start to make connections that would eventually prove we were all related.
He will be sorely missed.
Clan Sinclair (Canada) was represented at Pete's funeral by your
Secretary-Treasurer, Rory Sinclair, and the U.K. Sinclairs were represented by
Niven Sinclair who flew in specifically for the funeral and who spoke movingly
and eloquently of Pete's contributions to Clan Sinclair. Brad Sinclair Barker,
President of the Clan Sinclair (USA), who was present at the funeral as well,
has written to say that he has asked Mary Selver, Secretary-Treasurer, to work
with others and Pete's son David to effect an orderly transfer of the enormous
amount of genealogical material that Pete had collected.
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Summer 1999
Lena Smith
Charter member of the Nova Scotia Society, Lena Smith died in March 1998. She
was born in Goshen and was one of the famous Goshen Sinclairs being a double
first cousin of President Bill and brothers Jack, Harold and Jessie.
Vera Henderson
Another charter member, Vera Henderson of Antigonish passed away in April, 1998.
She was a poet and two of her works hang in Kings United Church in Loch Katrine.
Mary Baird Sinclair
Mary Baird Sinclair of Halifax, mother of Alasdair Sinclair, son of D.M.
Sinclair and grandson of the great scholar A.M. Sinclair, author of The
Sinclairs of Roslin, Caithness and Goshen, passed away on March 24, 1999 in
Halifax. She was 96.
Olive Sinclair
Olive Sinclair, of Toronto, sister of Barbara, Joan , Pat and Allan, all active
members of the Association, passed away May 17, 1999 after a short illness.
Shirley Lundy
Shirley Lundy, wife of long-time stalwart member of the Association Ray Lundy of
Owen Sound Ontario, passed away December 28.
The Association sends the sympathy of its members to the families of those
who have been gathered to their ancestors.
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