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Geotechnical News • March 2014
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IN MEMORIAM
Arthur (Art) Willmott Worth
Arthur (Art) Willmott Worth, 79,
passed away after his brave battle with
pancreatic cancer on January 17, 2014,
at Mount Sinai Hospital, Montreal,
Quebec. Art surely will be missed by
many, but in particular the railroad
community where he worked for over
five decades. Art’s passion for the
industry was unwavering. He loved
talking about all aspects of railroads
with whomever would listen. After
a long and dedicated career with CN
Railway that spanned over 42 years,
Art did not slow down.
After his retirement from CN in 1999,
he was a track standards consultant
for CANAC (now Savage Industries/
CANAC), Advanced Rail Manage-
ment Corp, SNC Lavalin and many
others. Art continued his work with
several organizations, including
AREMA, AAR and the Heavy Haul
Association, serving in many different
leadership roles on several commit-
tees. He loved what he did and dedi-
cated his life to his work.
To honor Art’s life, his family has set
up a new fund to further Canadian
rail research. In lieu of flowers, please
donate to the “WORTH MEMORIAL
FUND” of the Canadian Rail Research
Laboratory (CaRRL) at the Univer-
sity of Alberta to support the projects
described on
www.carrl.ca
. To donate
online, use the giving form available
at
www.giving.ualberta.ca
indicat-
ing that your donation is in memory
of Arthur Worth or send your cheque
similarly inscribed to:
The Worth Memorial Fund
c/o Dept. of Civil and Environmental
Engineering
University of Alberta
Markin/CNRL Natural Resources
Engineering Facility
9105-116th Street
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T6G 2W2
Wheel Rail Seminars will also honor
Art’s life at the upcoming WRI ‘14
Conference May 5-8, 2014, in Hen-
derson, NV. Those who would like to
share thoughts and memories of Art,
which will be compiled and posted at
the Conference, can visit the following
link using the following user name and
password:
Website:
https://www.kanefetterly.
qc.ca/cnd/home_en.php?cnd=13643
User Name:
brandon@wheel-rail-
seminars.com
Password:
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