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Humourist Ben Wicks would have been smiling at his family and friends as he saw them enjoying themselves at a reception at York on Sept. 10, the second anniversary of his death. The family of the late Wicks visited the University last Tuesday to view a stone dedicated to Wicks two years earlier in the Honour Court.\u00a0\u00a0The stone was in recognition of the internationally-known writer and cartoonist''s donation of illustrations from his syndicated comic strips, books, manuscripts and correspondence to York. The collection is now housed in the National Archives in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

At the dedication, President and CEO of the York University Foundation Paul Marcus spoke of Wicks\u2019 generosity to York and his dedication to literacy and the well-being of all children. Pictured here at the Honour Court are Wick\u2019s wife Doreen (centre), son Vince and daughter Sue McLelland. Other family and friends were in attendance.<\/p>\n

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