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OBITUARY:  Lawyer and business executive John A. Tory

TORONTO – Former Rogers Communications company director and well-known lawyer John A. Tory died early Sunday morning. He was 81.Tory helped to co-found the Toronto-based law firm Tory and Associates (now Torys LLP) in 1954 which went on to represent such notable Canadian clients as Thomson Corp. and Rogers Communications. He later served on the board at those companies."Our thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathy go out to Liz Tory and all her family at this time for their loss," said Alan Horn, Rogers' chairman of the board, in a statement early on Monday.  "John was a great man who was kind, wise...