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John A. Tory a close friend of the late media magnate Ted Rogers and served on the board of directors of Rogers Communications since 1979. Tory was also a friend to Joseph S. Atkinson, Toronto Star publisher. Ddespite their political positions (Tory had ties to Conservatives and Atkinson with the Liberal Party). Atkinson appointed Tory and his brother James, to be Executors of his Will along with five others. Tory married Elizabeth (Liz) Bacon, a nurse, on May 15, 1953. They had four children: John H. Tory (born 1954), Jennifer (born 1955), Jeffrey (born 1960) and Michael (born 1961). His son, John Tory,