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| Rusins, The Ottawa Citizen, November 10, 1965 |
Rusins Kaufmanis (Rusins), political cartoonist for the Ottawa Citizen from 1963 to 1989, passed away September 20, 2019 in Victoria, BC.
He was hired by Ontario Hydro as a labourer but was soon working for them as an illustrator. This lasted for ten years.
In the early 60’s he did occasional editorial cartoons for the Globe & Mail when James Reidford was on holidays.
His work was noticed by the editors of the Citizen [Ottawa] and he was hired as their editorial page cartoonist in 1963.
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| From The Art of Political Cartooning in Canada / 1980 |
After retirement, he remained interested in politics, people, and especially humour to the very end.
In his last week, when initially told by a doctor that they would be able to perform surgery on his broken hip, he looked up from his hospital bed with a wide-eyed and puzzled look and asked, "Are you sure that is a good use of taxpayers' money?".
A believer that all good things must come to an end, he passed away of his own wishes at the Royal Jubilee Hospital on September 20.
UPDATE
"Obituary: Former Citizen editorial cartoonist specialized in gentle lampoons" in The Ottawa Citizen
A believer that all good things must come to an end, he passed away of his own wishes at the Royal Jubilee Hospital on September 20.
UPDATE
"Obituary: Former Citizen editorial cartoonist specialized in gentle lampoons" in The Ottawa Citizen
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