Obituaries December 2024

GEORGE BAKER (employed from 1956-1990) Equipment, Russell Carhouse. Died on November 4, 2024 at age 90.

PETER BERNARDO-CIDDIO (employed from 1988-2018) Bus Transportation, Wilson Division. Died on December 12, 2024 at age 64.

FERNANDO BIONDI (employed from 1979-1996) Surface Operations, Birchmount. Died on November 14, 2024 at age 90.

DAVID BLAIR (employed from 1999-2024) Operations and Infrastructure Group, Track and Structure, Subway Track Maintenance. Died on December 8, 2024 at age 58.

ANTONIO CAMPAGNA (employed from 1976-2012) Subway Infrastructure, Subway Track Maintenance. Died on December 8, 2024 at age 77.

ALEX CAMPBELL (employed from 1984-2008) Subway Operations, Stations Operations/Collectors. Died on November 8, 2024 at age 83.

NICOLA CATRICALA (employed from 1974-2000) Subway Operations, Stations Operations/Collectors. Died on December 7, 2024 at age 78.

ALLEN CHOCORLAN (employed from 1973-2011) Deputy General Manager – Bus. Died on November 12, 2024 at age 74.

JOHN COLANGELO (employed from 1982-2020) Bus Transportation, Malvern Division. Died on November 27, 2024 at age 67.

LAWRENCE CULLEN (employed from 1973-2003) Surface Operations, Arrow Road Division. Died on November 22, 2024 at age 76.

ALBERT D’CRUZ (employed from 2005-2020) Streetcar Transportation, Russell Division. Died on November 16, 2024 at age 70.

FRANK DE MONTIS (employed from 1987-2018) Surface Operations, Mount Dennis Division. Died on November 12, 2024 at age 71.

JOHN ETHERINGTON (employed from 1965-1995) Surface Operations, Queensway Division. Died on December 9, 2024 at age 88.

ROBERT HALL (employed from 1975-2009) Operations, Wilson Division. Died on December 10, 2024 at age 79.

VICTOR HAUGHTON (employed from 1973-1999) Surface Operations, Harvey Shop. Died on November 21, 2024 at age 85.

GARY HESS (employed from 1986-2020) Bus Transportation, Eglinton Division. Died on December 3, 2024 at age 72.

DAVID HIRSCH (employed from 1968-1998) Subway Operations, Stations Operations/Collectors. Died on November 18, 2024 at age 84.

GEORGE HOPKINS (employed from 1962-1994) Executive, Secretariat. Died on November 9, 2024 at age 80.

MORLEY MACDONALD (employed from 1965-1997) Surface Operations, Queensway. Died on November 13, 2024 at age 93.

HENRY MCTEAR (employed from 1959-1989) Equipment, Greenwood Carhouse. Died on December 18, 2024 at age 97.

DANIEL MINER (employed from 1968-1988) Marketing and Customer Services, Lost Articles. Died on November 28, 2024 at age 91.

SAMUEL PHILLIPS (employed from 1962-1997) Subway Operations, Stations Operations/Collectors. Died on December 9, 2024 at age 92.

MICHAEL POLIDANO (employed from 1965-1998) Surface Operations, Roncesvalles Carhouse. Died on November 15, 2024 at age 77.

HERBERT RANSOME (employed from 1970-2001) Surface Operations, Malvern Garage. Died on November 11, 2024 at age 80.

ERNEST WILLIAMS (employed from 1974-2004) Surface Operations, Malvern Division. Died on November 23, 2024 at age 72.

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ALLEN CHOCORLAN
Allen Chocorlan, retired Deputy General Manager – Bus, died on November 12, 2024 at the age of 74. Mr. Chocorlan was Deputy General Manager – Bus from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Chocorlan also served as Manager of the Materials and Procurement, Management Services and Safety and Security departments. He joined the TTC as a Research Analyst in Operations in 1973.