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nEWS & vIEWS

In Memoriam

Photo courtesy American Correctional Association

E.R. Cass Banquet on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 at the COC in Chicago. John (center-right) won the E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement Award in 1982.

John William Braithwaite March 5, 1930 — July 4, 2019

J ohn William Braithwaite, former ACA presi- dent and E.R. Cass Correctional Achievement

“Never a better example of a true gentle person than was John Braithwaite. He and Lorraine were great examples of dedication, leadership and care for persons less fortunate than they were. He truly cared for incarcerated persons never having to come back to prison. A Canadian through and through, he will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him.” — James A. Gondles Jr., CAE

Photo courtesy Chuck Kehoe John William Braithwaite.

Award winner, passed away on July 4, 2019. He is survived by his wife and best friend, Lorraine, his five children and their spouses — John (Mary), Kevin (Kelly), Michael (Tracy), Janis (Larry) and Joan (Mark Paul). John was a proud grandfather to 11 grand- children and their spouses, and his eight great-grandchildren, whom he loved and was very proud of. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, class of 1956, he began his career in corrections in British Columbia where he became warden of the Haney Correctional In- stitute for nine years before becoming

a correctional planner in the newly formed Solicitor-General’s Depart- ment in Ottawa, later appointed as deputy commissioner of the Correc- tional Service of Canada. A long-time member of ACA, Braithwaite served as a link between members of the American Correctional Association in the United States and Canada. He served as vice president of ACA from

1966-1967, chairman of the Standards Committee to Examine the National Advisory Commission Standards and Goals from 1972-1973, president of ACA from 1974-1975, chairman of the Standards Committee from 1976-1978, distinguished commis- sioner of the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections along with numerous

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