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Remembering Claude Gaston Vaive....
2016-03-16
We have lost another SPUD Tourney founder this week - the Vaive family were solid supporters of Charlottetown Hockey for many years.
In the fall of 1975, the Charlottetown Minor Hockey Association, under its President Ralph Manning, and with the enthusiastic encouragement of Claude Vaive, decided to add Charlottetown to the list of other Maritime centers who had begun hosting successful minor hockey tournaments February 13-15, 1976.
In that first year, 24 teams played at the Charlottetown Forum and Simmons Sports Centre, competing in PeeWee, Bantam and Midget divisions. The tournament was an outstanding success. Following this major effort, there was no question that there was unprecedented momentum to create a new major annual minor hockey tournament in Charlottetown. This new tournament required a unique name, a simple name that would leave no doubt that it was being held on Prince Edward Island. After much discussion the name chosen was “The Spud”.
A number of the original tournament organizers remained with The Spud for a number of years to see it establish itself. Some of those organizers are recognized as being founders of The Spud, they include: Claude and Mary Vaive, Dr. Charlie Brown, Ralph Manning, Ron Atkinson, Charlie Downe, Bill Mulligan, Merlyn Clark, Clee Gillis, Joe Cummiskey, George MacMillan, Keith Beaton, John MacDougall, Bill Griffi n and Rollie Hiltz.
This week, we lost another great legacy in the history of Charlottetown Hockey with the passing of Claude Vaive....
Peacefully at Cape Breton Regional Hospital on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 of Claude Vaive of Charlottetown age 80 years.
Beloved husband of the late Mary Evelyn Vaive (nee White). Dear father of Barbara (Ken) O’Neil of Glace Bay, N.S., Rick (Joyce) of Toronto Ont., Steve (Tanya) and Ron (Erin) of Charlottetown. Loving grandfather of Jeffrey, Justin, Sean, Liam, Colin, Nicole, Jamie, Bailee, Kyler, Schaeffer and Rylee. Brother of Rollie (Millie), Hugette Wong, Denise Vaive, Claudette Grenaik, Madeline (Bruce) MacKay, and Raymonde (Ray) Laundriault. He is also lovingly remembered by brother-in-law John (Colleen) White and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Lionel and Reigna (Bigras) Vaive, brother Richard, sisters Murielle and Giselle, brothers-in-law Kevin and Frankie White and sisters-in-law Barb Austin and Theresa White.
Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home until Saturday, then transferred to St. Dunstan’s Basilica for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment later in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Charlottetown Minor Hockey Association. On-line condolences may be made at http://www.islandowned.ca/obituaries/105356
Please contact our Director of Finance, Brian Morrison, via email at brian.morrison@cmhapei.ca for memorial donations directly to the CMHA.
In that first year, 24 teams played at the Charlottetown Forum and Simmons Sports Centre, competing in PeeWee, Bantam and Midget divisions. The tournament was an outstanding success. Following this major effort, there was no question that there was unprecedented momentum to create a new major annual minor hockey tournament in Charlottetown. This new tournament required a unique name, a simple name that would leave no doubt that it was being held on Prince Edward Island. After much discussion the name chosen was “The Spud”.
A number of the original tournament organizers remained with The Spud for a number of years to see it establish itself. Some of those organizers are recognized as being founders of The Spud, they include: Claude and Mary Vaive, Dr. Charlie Brown, Ralph Manning, Ron Atkinson, Charlie Downe, Bill Mulligan, Merlyn Clark, Clee Gillis, Joe Cummiskey, George MacMillan, Keith Beaton, John MacDougall, Bill Griffi n and Rollie Hiltz.
This week, we lost another great legacy in the history of Charlottetown Hockey with the passing of Claude Vaive....
Peacefully at Cape Breton Regional Hospital on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 of Claude Vaive of Charlottetown age 80 years.
Beloved husband of the late Mary Evelyn Vaive (nee White). Dear father of Barbara (Ken) O’Neil of Glace Bay, N.S., Rick (Joyce) of Toronto Ont., Steve (Tanya) and Ron (Erin) of Charlottetown. Loving grandfather of Jeffrey, Justin, Sean, Liam, Colin, Nicole, Jamie, Bailee, Kyler, Schaeffer and Rylee. Brother of Rollie (Millie), Hugette Wong, Denise Vaive, Claudette Grenaik, Madeline (Bruce) MacKay, and Raymonde (Ray) Laundriault. He is also lovingly remembered by brother-in-law John (Colleen) White and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents Lionel and Reigna (Bigras) Vaive, brother Richard, sisters Murielle and Giselle, brothers-in-law Kevin and Frankie White and sisters-in-law Barb Austin and Theresa White.
Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home until Saturday, then transferred to St. Dunstan’s Basilica for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment later in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
If so desired memorial contributions may be made to the Charlottetown Minor Hockey Association. On-line condolences may be made at http://www.islandowned.ca/obituaries/105356
Please contact our Director of Finance, Brian Morrison, via email at brian.morrison@cmhapei.ca for memorial donations directly to the CMHA.