4- Friday, February 12, 1999 — North Shore News

ROBERT Ciothier sculpt-
ed in metal and wood.

NV actor
passes
away at /7

ROBERT Clothier,
actor and artist, died
at Lions Gate Hospital
on Wednesday.

He was 77.

Best known for his roie as
Relic on TV"s long-running
series The Beachcombers, Mr.
Clothier was also known to
television and film audiences
for more than 50 roles on the
screen, and to theatre audi-
tes across Canada.

Mr. Clothier, who was a
longtime resident of the

Capilano Highlands area of

North Vancouver, suffered a
stroke two years ago. He had
fought back with tremendous
resilience, said family friend
Marian Dodd. She described
the late actor as a modern-
day Renaissance man.

“Not only was he a
famous actor, he also was a
renowned — sculptor and
painter,” said Dodd. Atter his
stroke, Mr. Clothier had

taught himself to paint with .

his left hand.

In 1995, the North Shore
Arts Commission honoured
him with its first FANS award
for his contribution to the
arts. -

Jackson Davies, Mr.
Clothier’s co-star on The
Reachcambers trom 1973 to
1990, said he and his tate

friend often shared a great.

laugh over the face that the
character of Relic was very
different than the actor.

Said Davies; “He was a
very dignified man... a true
professional to work with.”

Mr. Clothier is survived
by his wife (actor Shirley
Broderick), daughter Jessica,
son John and grandchild
Lucy.

— Layne Christensen

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Donaldson standing at his side, pleaded yuilty in
B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver to five charges ot
cocaine trafficking and two charges of possessing the
proceeds of crime.

According to the Crown, undercover Mountie
Const. Shane Tuckey obtained Darmadi’s conti-
dence through a series of relatively-small cocaine
purchases. Tuckey telephoned Darmadi at Darmadi’s
Lynn Valley home, where the unempioyed man lived
with his parents at 1562 Ross Rd.

Darmadi arranged for the police officer to buy
the cocaine at the Lynn Valley Dairy Queen, the
Lynn Valley McDonald’s and at the Capilano Road
Mae’s convenience store. Each time, a “runner” and
not Darmadi handled rhe cocaine and money during
the smaller cocaine purchases, which took place in
cars.

Police followed the runner back to Darmadi*s
parents’ home alter some of the purchases. The
covaine was wrapped in latex baby bortle liners with
rubber bands. Police seized similar materials plus a
hear sealer and glucose used to mix with the cocaine
at Darmadi’s house.

As the purchases became larger — $5,500 for
four ounces of cocaine — Darmadi stated he wanted
to deal direetly with the undercover officer, but

Darmadi was “unsure if he could make it” te the
scheduled drug transaction,

In a second $5,500 cocaine purchase, Darmadi
told the officer that he could not make it to the
Mac’s parking lot on Capilano Road, but would
“send someone reliable and trustworthy.”

Local Mounties arranged an elaborate sting oper-

ation at Lonsdale Quay to buy nvo kilograms of

cocaine. A “fash roll” of $80,000 cash was shown to
Darmadi. At the conclusion of the sting, Darmadi
was arrested near the McDonald’s restaurant. at
Cassiar and Hastings on Sepe. 4, 1997. Betore his
arrest, Darmadi told Tuckey that his new Jeep
Cherokee was registered in his parents’ name
besause he was unemployed and wanted to avoid
suspicion if checked out.

Federal Crown lawyer Scanlan pushed for a 54%-
year sentence for Darmadi. Darmadi's lawyer asked
for nwo years.

“It is the police’s goal to try to get above Mr.
Darmadi ... They created, in the pursuit of the man
behind Mr. Darmadi, a larger crime ... The police
moved him up,” said defence lawyer Donaldson.

Donaldson said his client must be punished, but
noted that society “continues to wrestle” sith the
iicit drug issue.

“What is before vow is a young man who was a
rwo-bit dealer, in the vernacular,” said Donaldson.

felted by drug dealer

Donaldson said his chent was not an addict, but
used covaine, and was “highly unlikely to re-offend.”

There were 29 character reterence letters given to
Mr. Justice David FL Tysoe on Darmadi’s behalf.
Darmadi also wrote a letter to the judge.

Tysve referred to Darmadi’s letter, which stated
thar cocaine money was used to help his parents,
who had come from Indonesia in 1986 and had had
nwo unsuccessful restaurants.

Since being charged, Darmadi has been involved
in church and plans to pursue a career in business
management, said the judge

In sentencing Darmadi, Tysae acknowledged that
Darmadi took steps to rehabilitate himself. The
judge rejected the defence’s suggestion that
Darmadi was simply a middleman. Tysoe also fined
Darmadi $2,000 and ordered $8,309 found in a vac-
uum cleaner bag in Darmadi’s home to be forteited.

Several of PDarmadi’s supporters, including his
parents and his brother, Dennis, cried in the court-
room after sentencing.

Darmadi’s co-accused and “runners” have plead-
ed guilty to related charges.

Their sentences have ‘ranged trom a $200 fine for
a 17-year-old charged under the Young Offenders
Act to a nine-month conditional sentence for an
adult. Co-accused Ricky Chu, of Vancouver, is set for
trial later this vear.

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