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Winnipeg Free Press
26-07-2025
- Business
- Winnipeg Free Press
RONALD ARTHUR WIEBE
Adjust Text Size: A+ A- RONALD ARTHUR WIEBE 1944 - 2025 'When you come to a fork in the road, take it.' Yogi BerraIt is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ronald Arthur is survived by his wife Elza of 55 years and their son Darren. Ron and Elza were predeceased by their daughter Paula in came from a relatively large family with ten siblings. After graduating from high school in 1961, he left home and ventured into Winnipeg looking for employment. After walking the streets for two weeks, he was offered a job at James Richardson & Sons in their commodity division. He took the offer which led to a 35 year career with Richardson Greenshields until it was sold to the Royal Bank of Canada in 1996. Ron worked for RBC Dominion Securities for five years capping off a 40 year career and retiring in 2001. During those first 35 years, Ron was employed by the various companies owned by the Richardson family ultimately becoming a Director and Manager of their commodity department. He focused largely on risk management for canola crushers, trading houses of the imported product and line elevator companies and exporters. He built quite a reputation and would be known as 'Mr. Canola' with his yellow trading jacket on the floor of the Winnipeg Commodity was an active member at the Commodity Exchange serving as a board member for many years as well as on numerous committees notwithstanding metric conversion and relocation. Ron also served as President of the Winnipeg Clearing Association succeeding Mr. W. B. Parrish who was his mentor. Ron was a sports enthusiast playing baseball and hockey at a young age. He was a member of the Carleton Club where he took up squash at the urging of coach Charlie Ives. Ron excelled and nearly made the 'A' category. After his squash playing days, Ron joined the Taylor Tennis Club where his desire to win did not was an NFL fan with a particular interest in the Minnesota Vikings. He could be heard singing the praises of Bud Grant. Ron was also an avid Winnipeg Blue Bombers fan relishing the Grey Cup wins in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was fortunate enough to attend three Super Bowls, the last of which was Super Bowl XXXVI with Darren. Ron and Elza built a home on Lake of the Woods which was their pride and joy. They particularly enjoyed wood burning saunas at the water's edge in all four seasons. The chainsaw was Ron's constant companion, and he was the master of his maul. He took pride in assessing and procuring different wood types specific for the sauna stove and the home fireplace. Ron and Elza's retirement winters were usually spent in Hawaii and predominantly Maui. They enjoyed returning to the island year after year to reconnect with many was stoic and positive until the end. His presence was a gift, and his memory will continue to inspire those who knew and loved him. We thank Ron's healthcare providers, particularly those at Cardiac Sciences Manitoba at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. A tribute will be held on August 13, 2025, between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Neil Bardal Funeral Home, 3030 Notre Dame Avenue in Winnipeg. Light refreshments will be served. Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favourite charity. Tribute Link: As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 26, 2025 Offer Condolences or Memory Share your memories and/or express your condolences below. Fields marked with a * are required. All others are optional. Unfortunately with the need to moderate tributes for inappropriate content, your comments may take up to 48 hours to appear. Thank you for your understanding.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
O2 Filmes to Produce a Biopic of Samba Star Elza Soares: ‘If She Were American, She Would be Compared to Ella Fitzgerald'(EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — Helmer Fernando Meirelles' O2 Filmes will produce a biopic of star Elza Soares, considered one of the greatest samba singers ever and a symbol of the struggle against racism and women discrimination in Brazil. Patricia Andrade ('Two Sons of Francisco') and Viviane Pistache are writing the screenplay, which is scheduled to go into production in the second half of 2026, said O2 Filmes partner and producer Andrea Barata Ribeiro, who founded the company with Meirelles and Paulo Morelli. More from Variety Rio2C, Latin America's Largest Creativity Event, Reaches Record Attendance as Rio de Janeiro Aims to Build as Brazil's Film and TV Capital Netflix Brazil Unveils a 'Sintonia' Spin-Off, Soccer Shows on Brazil 1970, Ronaldinho and Neymar and a Scripted Series on Brazil's Biggest Ever Radioactive Disaster Gullane+ Nabs Distribution Rights to Cannes Classic Doc 'Para Vigo Me Voy' About Legendary Brazilian Filmmaker Cacá Diegues Thais Araujo ('Aruanas'), a top film and telenovela star in Brazil, will play the leading role of Elza, Barata Ribeiro added. The life of Soares, who died at the age of 91 in 2022, is both tragic and glorious. She suffered from hunger in her childhood in a Rio slum and was abused by her first husband as a teenager. In 1953, when she was a widow struggling to feed her kids, she took part in a radio singing competition hosted by Ary Barroso, the most renowned of Brazilian composers at the time. Elza was so poorly dressed that Barroso jokingly asked 'Which planet you came from?', to which she immediately replied: 'From Planet Hunger.' But after hearing Elza singing a samba song with her powerful voice, Barroso proclaimed on air 'a star is born'. In 2019, then a big star, Elza launched her 34th album entitled 'Planet Hunger' and toured with a copy of the dress she wore in the radio contest. In spite of her astonishing talent, Elza endured up-and-downs in her career. Part of the society and media just could not accept the rise of a Black woman with a poor background to stardom. A drawback was when she got involved with legendary soccer player Garrincha in the 1960s. Instead of praising the marriage of two of the country's finest talents, the media blamed her for ruining Garrincha's previous marriage and for his decline as a player. Elza moved to Italy, but later resumed her career in Brazil, and consolidated herself as one of the country's top artists. 'Elza Soares was a phoenix. From extreme poverty to stardom, and then oblivion, the death of her sons, broken marriages, this Black woman with unparalleled talent survived and lived in a world that did not open doors to her easily. Her biography carried an enormous amount of drama and resilience,' said Barata Ribeiro. 'If she were American, she would be compared to Ella Fitzgerald.' O2 Filmes execs pack out panels at Rio2C. CEO Paulo Barcellos talks on a round table, IA and Creating Content – From Concept to Production on May 29; Igor Kuptas, director of sales-distribution company O2 Play, will receive Audiovisual and Games Startup Pitches, also on May 29; O2 Filmes head of development Gustavo Gontijo is a speaker on the round table Defying Limits: the Art of Innovation Without Losing an Essence, unspooling May 30. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week Emmy Predictions: Talk/Scripted Variety Series - The Variety Categories Are Still a Mess; Netflix, Dropout, and 'Hot Ones' Stir Up Buzz Oscars Predictions 2026: 'Sinners' Becomes Early Contender Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
