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Given two years to live three years ago, Richard Devenney, 28, a cancer victim, is kissed by his wife, Wendy, after being called to the bar yesterday.(...)
Given two years to live three years ago, Richard Devenney, 28, a cancer victim, is kissed by his wife, Wendy, after being called to the bar yesterday.(...)

Given two years to live three years ago, Richard Devenney, 28, a cancer victim, is kissed by his wife, Wendy, after being called to the bar yesterday.(...)

Date4/13/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Given two years to live three years ago, Richard Devenney, 28, a cancer victim, is kissed by his wife, Wendy, after being called to the bar yesterday. He endured two years of medical treatment during studies.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0025884F
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Beaty, Keith
      8/1/1973
      Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
      Twice declared dead by doctors after being shot point-blank in the abdomen with a shotgun about two years ago, 61-year-old Arthur Sanders says his experience with death has transformed his life
      Griffin, Doug
      3/24/1977
      A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
      A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      9/3/1970
      Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
      Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
      Spremo, Boris
      4/30/1986
      Back on top: Agnes Pretty, who was told she had three weeks to live two years ago, successfully fought acute leukemia and opened her own real estate firm last year
      Back on top: Agnes Pretty, who was told she had three weeks to live two years ago, successfully fought acute leukemia and opened her own real estate firm last year
      Russell, Jim
      10/9/1986
      Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher
      Bully's target: Cerebral palsy victim Alan Thrasher, 13, attacked by a fellow student at his school two years ago, gets a hug from his mom, Marilyn Thrasher
      Dunlop, Al
      2/18/1988
      On his first visit to a barber in two years Richard Barnes has the finishing touches put on his brush cut and beard trim by Al Puma at Toronto Barbering School, Puma used to be called a barber but, to survive in these long-hair days, he's had to become a
      On his first visit to a barber in two years Richard Barnes has the finishing touches put on his brush cut and beard trim by Al Puma at Toronto Barbering School, Puma used to be called a barber but, to survive in these long-hair days, he's had to become a
      Griffin, Doug
      10/23/1974
      Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
      Former prisoner of war, Etobicoke Controller Pete Farrow and his wife, Dorothy, model the sweatshirts they'll wear at a reunion of former air force PoWs in England next weekend. He spent three years as prisoner in World War II after being captured by Germ
      McConnell, Colin
      5/5/1977
      High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
      High hopes: Ernie and Louise MacKay of Brampton have high expectations for their 23-year-old son Stephen, who has fought back from severe brain injuries suffered in a bar incident three years ago
      Dunlop, Alan
      7/1/1987
      Promising duo: Lorren Leveille, 29, above left, and Brenda Bent, 28, teamed up to form Bent Boys three years ago and since then sales of their innovative designs have tripled
      Promising duo: Lorren Leveille, 29, above left, and Brenda Bent, 28, teamed up to form Bent Boys three years ago and since then sales of their innovative designs have tripled
      Combs, Erin
      10/31/1986
      The infant lawyer, or, The government of England explained to the capacity of youth : this is a proper New Year's gift from a father who wishes his son to have a clear idea of the government of the country in which he lives, and also from those who intend their sons for the Bar, or an Attorney's office, as the nature of the several courts and Inns of law are particularly described in the most simple and easy language
      The infant lawyer, or, The government of England explained to the capacity of youth : this is a proper New Year's gift from a father who wishes his son to have a clear idea of the government of the country in which he lives, and also from those who intend their sons for the Bar, or an Attorney's office, as the nature of the several courts and Inns of law are particularly described in the most simple and easy language
      Blackstone, William, Sir, 1723-1780. Commentaries on the laws of England
      1800
      After spending the first few years of their lives under a glaring spotlight, the Dionne quintuplets, who will be 14 on May 28, are now living in relat(...)
      After spending the first few years of their lives under a glaring spotlight, the Dionne quintuplets, who will be 14 on May 28, are now living in relat(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/22/1948