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Lucky to be alive: Barry Boniface, with grandson Brandon Jones on his lap, is alive thanks to a stranger's kindness. Looking on are daughter Jennifer and son Jason.
Lucky to be alive: Barry Boniface, with grandson Brandon Jones on his lap, is alive thanks to a stranger's kindness. Looking on are daughter Jennifer and son Jason.

Lucky to be alive: Barry Boniface, with grandson Brandon Jones on his lap, is alive thanks to a stranger's kindness. Looking on are daughter Jennifer and son Jason.

Date9/20/1996
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125514F
Russell Baxter, Lucky to be alive
Russell Baxter, Lucky to be alive
6/15/1973
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
Installed foam: Ingo Koenne of Scarborough says he can only thank God that he and his sons Jason, 9 (left), and Andrew, 7, escaped the more serious health problems caused by urea foam insulation, but the value of his house plummeted
10/4/1984
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
Churchillian appearance of Metro's Benjamin Burke has stunned hundreds of people. The carbon copy of the late Sir Winston has been stopped many times by strangers who took him for the real thing. The reaction has often been 'You must be his brother!'
12/31/1977
We believe that everything we do must be governed by religious principles, says Joseph Benedetto, left, who sends all his children to the St. Boniface Separate School. From left are Michael, 11, Suzanne, 4 (seated), Anthony, 7, Karen, 16, Mrs. Benedetto, and Jo-Anne, 13, in front. Their street is affectionately called Catholic Court because, with nine neighboring houses, it sends 42 children to St. Boniface school.
We believe that everything we do must be governed by religious principles, says Joseph Benedetto, left, who sends all his children to the St. Boniface Separate School. From left are Michael, 11, Suzanne, 4 (seated), Anthony, 7, Karen, 16, Mrs. Benedetto, and Jo-Anne, 13, in front. Their street is affectionately called Catholic Court because, with nine neighboring houses, it sends 42 children to St. Boniface school.
8/29/1973
Changing strategy: Donald Brill and daughter Rebecca are fighting to keep Brill's Interiors alive for 25th anniversary in July.
Changing strategy: Donald Brill and daughter Rebecca are fighting to keep Brill's Interiors alive for 25th anniversary in July.
6/15/1982
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
My biggest fear was that I was going to be afraid and not lead my men properly, says Elliot Dalton, right, of Toronto, as he recalls the famous D-Day invasion. He was convinced he would not be killed. His brother, Charles, left, pointing out the position of his men that day, was reported dead, then was found by his brother alive in a U.K. hospital.
5/30/1978
Grandpa Jim Jones joins grandson Bryan, 5, in Island school activity
Grandpa Jim Jones joins grandson Bryan, 5, in Island school activity
9/29/1978
Counsellor Mario Bartoletti and his wife Lili recommend romance to keep a relationship alive.
Counsellor Mario Bartoletti and his wife Lili recommend romance to keep a relationship alive.
9/29/1987
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
Family alive: Faroog Abbo Mohammed of London, Ont., holds a photo of his relatives in a Kurdish refugee camp taken by The Star's Boris Spremo.
5/1/1991
Glad to be alive: Elias Morales, a political refugee from El Salvador, arrived here in 1985 with his wife and four children after escaping right-wing death squads
Glad to be alive: Elias Morales, a political refugee from El Salvador, arrived here in 1985 with his wife and four children after escaping right-wing death squads
1/22/1987
Keeping up studies of ecology they take at Camp Allsaw in the summer, Bob Reeve and Pam Kertland, study organic compost that camp director Sam Hambly, right, keeps alive in his back yard all winter
Keeping up studies of ecology they take at Camp Allsaw in the summer, Bob Reeve and Pam Kertland, study organic compost that camp director Sam Hambly, right, keeps alive in his back yard all winter
2/8/1976
Manuscript letter in Arthur Conan Doyle's handwriting.
12 Tennison Road; "My dear Sir; Many thanks for your kindness in sending me the excellent pamphlet"
September 25, 1892