Condolence From: Maria casarramona (villacorta)
Condolence: I had the honor of working in his office on Queen St. in the mid-seventies...never will I forget this incredible pipe smoking human!!! Such an incredible talent combined with humor and kindness!
You gave more than you received. Thank you for the wonderful years!
Friday August 11, 2023
Condolence From: Cindy Bomers (nee Mainwaring)
Condolence: Just learned that Alistair passed last year. He was my mum,Flora's cousin. Alistair was such a lovely man. I visited him and Therese several times and he came to my mum's funeral in 2000. Rest in peace , dear Alistair
Tuesday April 20, 2021
Condolence From: Farida and Farouk Noormohamed
Condolence: Dear Thérèse and family,
We were so sad to hear of the passing of Alistair. He was my first boss in Canada when I got here in 1974. He was a wonderful and kind man and I thoroughly enjoyed my time working with him. He is at peace now and we pray his soul rest in eternal peace.
With love and prayers,
Farida and Farouk
Friday November 13, 2020
Condolence From: Paul Wright
Condolence: Although sad we are enjoying our memories of knowing Alastair for many years. For his trombone, his story telling, and jovial hospitality.The countless hours entertaining us on beaches in Maine building Wicked Good Sand Castle’s as only an Architect could.
With Thérèse by his side we were welcomed into their lives.
their lives
Monday March 02, 2020
Condolence From: Sue Debanne
Condolence: Dear Nadia, Graham and Trevor
It is with great sadness that we heard the news of the death of our beloved friend, your father Alistair.
He was such a lovely, lovable man.
So kind, humorous , lively , gracious, delightful in every way. An artist, a musician, a raconteur and so intelligent and talented in so many ways.
He was always and will always be for us a vivid and joyous memory of our many happy years on Saguenay drive and our continued friendship for many years after.
It pained us to witness his illness in recent months .
He is now relieved of all this pain and I truly believe that he has been welcomed into
eternal happiness .
Sue and Joe Debanne
Tuesday February 18, 2020
Condolence From: Janine Debanné
Condolence: I learned with great sadness that Alistair Ross is no longer on this earth with us. He was a great architect and a remarkable person, and someone to whom I owe so much: my life's path in fact. From childhood, I had the good fortune of growing up in the house next door to the one he had designed for his family. His daughter Nadia became my best friend. He told ghost stories to the neighbourhood children around bonfires, always had a kind word and the warmest of welcomes, was generous with guidance and with humour. He complimented my drawing hand since early childhood and encouraged me to study architecture, which I did. He employed me in his office on Queen Street during summers when I was a student. There are so many things I will remember about Alistair, but the memory of him on his barber chair up at the window in the long narrow Queen Street office is etched in my heart, as is the memory of washing his radiograph pens: he favoured "number 4's" which made big wide black lines. There was nothing tentative about those lines. His buildings designs were smart, simply elegant, unfussy and solid; he loved brick. He took time for music and to paint. He was good to people. That was Alistair Ross. Late in his life, even with his illness, his light, spark, and humour shone through. A few years ago, when he was loosing his memory, I took him for a drive to see all his buildings in downtown Ottawa: the Juliana, the Barrister House, the Tomkins housing, the Sussex and the Boteler apartments, and, admitting his forgetfulness about these projects and remarking on how much Ottawa had grown, he looked joyful to see his work. Alistair, you will be dearly missed and always remembered.
Sunday February 16, 2020
