Veterinarian Dr. Rolph de Gannes passed away on Sept. 30. The native of Trinidad and Tobago was 87. Well-known in the Ontario horse racing community for decades, de Gannes was the resident veterinarian for E.P. Taylor’s famed Windfields Farm from 1973-1987. Visitation for de Gannes will take place at the Rod Abrams Funeral Home at 1666 Tottenham Road in Tottenham, Ontario, on Oct. 28 from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 29 in St. Mary’s Church at 190 MacTaggart Drive in Nobleton, Ontario. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at 821 Corporate Drive in Lexington, Kentucky.