Eldon Rathburn Timeline By gzarlino Apr 21, 1916 b. Queenstown (Pleasant Villa), New Brunswick, Canada Period: Apr 21, 1916 to Aug 30, 2008 Eldon Rathburn Jun 29, 1933 SJVS Graduation Ceremony Oct 6, 1937 McGill Licentiate (in absentia) Dec 31, 1937 Sister Joan Rathburn born (Saint John, NB) May 2, 1938 CPRS composition prize from Lord Tweedsmuir (Rideau Hall) Feb 11, 1939 Associateship (Royal Cd'n College of Organists) Jun 1, 1939 Receives TCM Diploma (? date uncertain) Sep 30, 1941 Rathburn, Holder & Marion: "Mr. Churchill" (G.V. Thompson) Mar 4, 1943 Letter informing ER of unsuccessful appl'n to RCAF Mar 18, 1943 Dept. Labour Med.Cert. (need not report for military training) Nov 22, 1944 Father Caleb Rathburn dies (Queenstown, NB) Mar 23, 1945 L.A. Phil performance of Symphonette (1944 prize winner) Jan 24, 1950 Premiere, TSO, "Images of Childhood" (Sir Ernest MacMillan) Oct 31, 1959 Seeks Julliard comp teacher (Pres. rec's V Giannini) May 31, 1965 Virgil T suggests comp study with Harold Knapik (NYC) Oct 17, 1967 Honoured (City of St John) & conducts NBS in "City of G" Dec 7, 1967 One of six featured Cd'n Centennial composers (Univ. of Sask) Apr 7, 1969 Marriage to Marguerite ("Margot") Payette (Montreal, Que.) May 1, 1984 Moves from Mtl to 641 Bathgate Dr Apt 504, Ottawa Nov 27, 1985 mother Blanche Rathburn dies (Montreal, Que) Jun 10, 1988 Sister Inez dies (Frederickton, NB) Dec 30, 1988 Award of Merit (Inter'l New Music Composers Competition) The Rise and Fall of the Steam Railroad Feb 4, 1990 Attends banjo workshop with Tony Trischka Apr 21, 1996 Declared "Eldon Rathburn Day" by City of Ottawa Feb 28, 1997 Trip to Vienna and Czech Republic (Feb 28 - Mar 15) Jan 11, 1998 World Cruise (Jan. 11 - Apr. 26) Apr 14, 1999 Order of Canada (Rideau Hall, Ottawa) Aug 31, 2008 d. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Mar 18, 2012 d. wife Marguerite ("Margot") Payette