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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Glenn Peter Tunnock on September 11, 2024 in Perth, Ont., at the age of 75. He was surrounded by his loved ones during the last few days and received compassionate care at the Perth Hospital. 

Glenn gained a love for the town of Perth after completing the town’s Official Plan and spent the last 10 years living on Otty Lake. Glenn spent his early years in Etobicoke. He was the son of the late (Willam) George Tunnock and Alice Savory Tunnock (Jefferies). He will be sadly missed by his sister Shirlee Ann Tunnock (late Harry Kibuspa), who resides in St. Catharines, Ont. Glenn is survived by his partner, Linda Cuthbertson; his son and daughter, Shane Tunnock (Janice Dashnay) of North Bay and Allison Tunnock (Adam Whelan) of Ottawa. He raised his family in Orleans and North Bay with ex-wife Paulette DesJardin. Allison’s two sons, Easton (13) and Camden (11) Grenier, were his treasured grandsons. He became a very special part of the lives of Linda’s two daughters, Bronwyn Cuthbertson of Toronto and Jaimie Cuthbertson of Bondi Beach, Australia. 

Glenn graduated from the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Waterloo in 1972. In 1983 he completed his Master of Public Administration from Queen’s. His passion for history led to the completion of yet another master’s degree from Queen’s in 2009. In 1979 he became a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and in 1995 became a full member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute. For almost 10 years he was on the Board of Directors for the Planning Student Trust Fund of the CIP and the chief juror of the scholarship and bursary awards. He added to the award program by creating a Climate Change Award through a generous personal donation. 

Most of Glenn’s working career was in Ontario, first for the province, then venturing into the private sector eventually establishing Tunnock Consulting Limited. He worked for so many municipalities that there weren’t too many places in the province that he couldn’t share information about. Even in his retirement he still consulted and was working on different projects until his passing. 

Glenn’s concern for environmental issues such as shorelines, wetlands, and climate change not only dictated his professional decisions but led to involvement in organizations such as Friends of the Tay Watershed, Climate Network Lanark and Active Transportation Perth. His passion for history led to involvement with The Friends of La Vase Portages in North Bay, doing presentations for the local Perth Historical Society and part of the groups that planned special events for Perth’s 200th Anniversary. He acquired a period costume and assumed the role of one of Perth’s significant historical figures, William Morris on several occasions. 

Glenn was a true Boy Scout at heart. He made a lot of boyhood friends through Scouting and the Rover group he led became lifetime friends. He was always teaching his grandsons about being prepared and safety precautions when canoeing, kayaking, or boating. Even at 75 he was very active and would often ride his bicycle 30–50 kilometres to start his day. 

He loved the outdoors and cherished his moments living on Otty Lake and sharing lake life with his loved ones. Every morning he would fill the bird feeders and enjoy sitting at his window watching them unless he had his nose in a history book or was playing his grand piano. 

Glenn was an avid traveller. He and Linda did several trips but two amazing trips were one around the world and another in South America. 

Claire died at home surrounded by family at the age of 50, following a courageous battle with advanced gastric cancer. Claire would tell us she didn’t lose; she just ran out of innings. 

Claire was the beloved wife and soulmate of George Goodall, Sc'96; adored mom to Findlay (“Finn”, 18), Sydney (16), Grady (14), and Matilda (“Tilly”, 11); daughter of Art and Mary Jane Crooks (Lethbridge, Alberta); sister to Morgan (Aimee) of Madison, NJ, and Hew (Kate) of Fairfield, CT; daughter-in-law to (late) Bill and Betty Goodall of Sault Ste. Marie; sister-in-law to Rhys and Carol Goodall of Toronto; and the “cool” aunt to (late) Charlie, Crawford, Mary, Riley, Andrew, Shaen, and Evan. 

Claire spent her early years in Pembroke, Ont., but grew up in Lethbridge. She traveled to Vancouver Island to attend Brentwood College School, an institution whose informal motto – grit and joy – perfectly matched her approach to life. The friends and experiences gained during her time there were incredibly formative, and it was on a (possibly under-supervised) trip with her Brentwood field hockey team to Bermuda that she first met her future partner George. During high school, Claire represented Canada with Harambee!, a group of dancers selected from every country of the Commonwealth to tour and perform across New Zealand ahead of the 1990 Commonwealth Games. 

Claire started a new chapter when she attended Princeton University, finding joy and community in sports like rowing, rugby, and skiing. Princeton gave Claire friends from around the planet confidence in her emerging identity as a scholar, as well as her life’s mission – to improve the emotional lives of children. 

She returned to Canada for graduate school, earning a Masters and PhD from Queen’s, where she felt fortunate to be supervised by (late) Dr. Ray Peters. Dr. Peters remained a mentor throughout Claire’s career, providing a model for how to lead community research, act as a supervisor, and balance the demands of academia and family. 

While at Queen’s, Claire renewed her relationship with George; the two were married in 2000. The couple later moved to Winnipeg for Claire’s clinical internship, with plans to continue moving west. Only one thing could keep Claire from moving to the mountains – the opportunity to work with exceptional new mentors. She accepted a post-doctoral position to conduct clinical work with Dr. Peter Jaffe, then at the London Family Court Clinic, and research with Dr. David Wolfe, then at Western University’s Centre for Research on Violence Against Women. 

Claire continued to work with both through her time at CAMH and Western University, where she became a professor in the Faculty of Education. Her focus was to use a data-driven approach to improve youth mental health, with emphasis on the most vulnerable populations including Indigenous and newcomer communities. She believed strong mental health could be taught just as other academic subjects, with behaviours and strategies designed to improve mental health on an ongoing basis, rather than picking up the pieces when things were broken. The cornerstone program that she co-developed (with Drs. Jaffe and Wolfe and educator Ray Hughes) – The Fourth R – has been deployed successfully in over five thousand schools in Canada and around the World. Claire established the Centre for School Mental Health at Western, which became the leading and largest such centre in Canada, and she published numerous books and peer-reviewed articles. Claire was a force of nature, a rare combination of intelligence, energy, humour, and kindness. Her global impact included her extensive work in northern Canada, her training of U.S. judges, and her work with Ukrainian and Czech psychologists coping with traumatized refugees from the Ukraine conflict. 

She was named to the Order of Ontario earlier this year, her nomination acknowledging that Claire “inspired a national movement to address youth mental health.” Her immense professional accomplishments were nevertheless dwarfed by her commitment as a steadfast friend and devoted mom. Claire had many happy places where she loved to spend time with her family, including the cottage on Gloucester Pool and the ski condo at Big White (where, in her memory, we will continue to sing Thunder Road while skiing Born to Run). Probably the most hours were spent happily in the family’s unheated backyard pool – no matter the weather or water temperature – but any place would do for Claire to be there for her kids, with her boundless energy and wicked sense of humour. 

Shortly before her death, and despite being in overwhelming pain, Claire on June 21 accepted investiture to the Order of Ontario from Lt. Governor Edith Dumont, in a hastily convened ceremony at Victoria Hospital. Following the presentation, Claire somehow rose painfully to her feet and delivered impromptu remarks that were humble, funny, grateful, and hopeful. She then attended her own afterparty. Everyone present was astounded, but nobody who knew her was surprised. According to Claire, “Celebration before sorrow; there will be time for tears tomorrow.”

Claire will remain an inspiration for all of us on how to live fully and well, and how to die with courage, grace, and dignity.