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CORMIER, Anselm (Sam) Joseph Anselm (Sam) Joseph Cormier passed away peacefully in Calgary, Alberta, on September 3, 2005, at the age of 81. He was predeceased by his parents, Job and Adele (nee Deveau) Cormier; his wife Teresa (nee Chisholm), his brothers Isadore, Daniel, and Paul, and his sister Mary Elisabeth (Betty). Anselm is lovingly remembered by his children Peter (Katy), Sylvia (Luke), Larry (Marilyn), Lorraine, Arlene (Dan), and Coady (Cynthia); his grandchildren Harley, Vincent, Bart, Liam, Brad (Sandra), Ben, Meredith, Gwen, Mac, Sydney, Rosalie and Jacqueline; his brother Joseph (Norma) of Boston, Mass.; and his sister Beatrice of San Clemente, Calif., along with numerous nieces and nephews. Anselm was born and raised in Cheticamp, Nova Scotia. In 1948, he graduated as Vice-President of his class with a BA from St. Francis Xavier University. His career began with the St. FX Extension Department in the area of community and cooperative development. In 1956, he entered the federal Public Service where he worked at Employment and Immigration, the Centennial Commission, Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Indian and Northern Affairs, and Secretary of State (Citizenship Registration). He held various senior executive portfolios until his retirement in 1984. Anselm was a founding member of the Ottawa Fiddling and Folk Art Society. He also worked as a director for Le Conseil Canadien de la Cooperation, and in 1983, he received an award for his lifetime commitment to the cooperative movement in Canada. Anselm will be warmly remembered and missed for his humorous story-telling, his love of language and public-speaking, his passion for community development and teaching, his wonderful dancing and his love for Cape Breton Scottish fiddling music. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2005, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthias Church located at 555 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 20 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 1200, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1K8. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 9/21/2005 - 9/24/2005