8 Castlegar News, Sept. 28, 1967 Wrote Well-Known Book Dr. Goresky Developed | q ~-Pioneer. Castlegar resident ‘= Dr. Victor Basil Goresky, whose “ story of the early days of Castle- ‘gar appears elsewhere in this vy paper, di died pile the age of 60 on ‘Dr. ay will be long re- membered by friends and colle- agues not only for. his contribu- » . tions to his fellow men, but for -- the ‘man himself, : ‘He was born the son of a blacksmith and: was one of a family of 18 raised on a dairy. * farm ‘in Stonewall, Man. He re- ceived his high school education ** jn Stonewall: and was* awarded ‘an entrancé’ scholarship’ to’ the University of Manitoba for high standing in that province. © In 1930 he: duated from > the University: of Manitoba’ me an MD: and ‘interned at the Mc- :': Kellar. General Hospital in Fort William, taking a further year of / residency: training | at the Jubilee : Hospital in: Victoria. i In the depths of the depres-} «sion he’ began the practice of medicine in.the town of, ling, don, Alta. ! 3 At that time none: : patients had money,. physicians “were few. and the: amount:of| tim ete : ‘Those were the dae --¢ doctor: ‘travelled by Horse:‘and : buggy. and navigated the: winter. blizzards in ‘a “‘snowplan: hicle mounted on skis driv a’rear airplane fan. 1937, fatigue and_ illne: “combined led him to seek a new : practice. Dr. L. M. Beck wrote ‘to him. from . Castlegar ‘saying bak that he was preparing to leave >and invited Dr. Goresky, to “come and starve in B.C., rather: tha starve and freeze in Alberta.” -. Dr, Goresky: packed up his first: two children, his wife ‘and his gun, travelled the narrow winding mountain roads to Cas- > {:tlegar, ‘settling-in We then very. -smallcommunity. At th: - the:community apprcachy to psychothera} technique. based principal the dual‘ coexistant use justment, a technique which was: rapid: and: effective. He ‘wrote | and: published a: book upon the subject, The: Quick Technique In Mental .Therapy, co; ted’ eee Be vee py, copyrighted |. 1In 1948 he published'a sur. mary of his techniques in thi Journal ‘of ‘the B.C. Medical As- sociation. _. In 1961 he republished ‘the: in capsule: form in the Britis Journal, Lancet. That’ same year he received recognition in’ the “| editorial columns ‘of Lancet, accolate rarely. bestowed ‘in-these days of. modern: medicine “upon a physician engaged ‘in the ‘prac- tice of general medicin (Dr. Goresky’s. findings’ in ‘his textbook of ‘psychiatry. 5 ‘as a lecturer: by. teach- - groups -and: others. ve His hobbies were many. The H ost: outstan o£ those bbe H atson,':: Lightle and ‘Norman Wells. A water system was instal- Jed, the land subdivided and the family farm became a real es- tate development, the core Wn the |: present day communi of naird, re The community today bears little resemblance to the unclear. ed:land: with which they starte The family farm got a new start rat Wesley,: at the site of ‘the ‘former lumber mill: As time pas- Sed,.-the.potential of: the valley changed ‘and. finally Celgar« de-: cided'the land was necessary for «| them to: build their pulp accumulated c ogram’ maton : e to ‘and: with ‘some’ help ‘from his patients, soon: converted this in- “to-a horticultural aradise. He grew. many of the flowers native | orc the mountains and many na- veto .other ’ areas :<2.°. olly:| < rhododendron, hawthorne; ‘aza- ‘/lea:and magnolia. When ‘he was »»able. to care. for the garden, it]: *-was. filled with a Juxurianes: ‘of After: some: persuasion, ‘the e ‘land was'sold to them. § Dr. Goresky was interested & in: alpine. flowers. Despite ® his weight he continued to visit ma- ny of the local: alpine highlands over the: years. deposit. . He was. a man who was good to. -his? family ‘and:* many, who: leaves ‘many. in ‘his debt: by’ virtue“of