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Ernest (Punky) Pletan-Cross (8/5/2025)

A Hui Hou

The thing about Punky...

He was a Midwesterner through and through.

There was a humble purity in his values—but more than that, he lived them. That was all he ever was, and all he ever believed really mattered.

Throughout his life, he had an uncanny ability to graciously navigate different cultures and other's life circumstance. He met people where they were at and honored their worth and dignity. His belief in the actualization of human potential was, for him, imperative.

Hoffmaster, Charles Barry (10/26/2025)

HOFFMASTER, Charles Barry (78) passed away October 26th, 2025 in Montreal. Barry was born May 17th, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Pauline C. Hoffmaster and J. Charles Hoffmaster. He is survived by his wife Sylvie, his son Nicolas, his daughter Samantha (Luis), his grand-children Darien and Leandro, his brother Ronald (Nancy), his nieces Erica (Ruben) and Amy (Josh), and many cousins.