Dory Tuvim of Frankville, Ontario passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 28th. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Judy Meyers.
Dory was born March 3 1936, Tel Aviv, Israel but grew up in Haifa, Israel. He served in the Israeli Army for 3 wars and spent 15 years in the Israeli Merchant Marine. In 1967 Dory immigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal. Dory as a true entrepreneur began creating new businesses, most noticeably Marine Container Services in Montreal in 1973. He also rebuilt and ran a 150 year old shipyard in Nova Scotia and he built the first grain container terminal in Canada in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. After a very successful career he sold his companies in 2008 and retired to his farm in Frankville, Ontario to teach cooking and write poetry. Dory was a believer of helping young people realize their potential. To this end he gave scholarships every year to students at the University of Haifa and he supported the Haifa Foundation's Alexandra Tuvim Children's Center in Haifa.
He is deeply loved by his wife Judy and will be missed forever. He will be greatly missed by his friends in Israel, Canada, USA and Germany.
Please make donations to The Haifa Foundation Alexandra Tuvim Center. The Canadian Committee for the Haifa Foundation Account No. 75. 2384 Yonge St., P.O.Box 1398
Station K Toronto, Ontario, M4P 3J4