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Phyllis died of lung cancer at Brantford General Hospital. Her mother, Betty Hockin, died in Brantford on January 7, 2006 from complications from a heart attack.
Walter Gretzky was named to the Order of Canada on 28 December 2007, "for his contributions to minor hockey in Canada, and for his dedication to helping a myriad of local, provincial, and national charities."
On February 12, 2010, Walter had the chance to carry the Olympic Torch during the Olympic Relay on the last day of the relay, hours before the Opening Ceremonies in Vancouver, British Columbia.
On April 12, 2012, in his home town of Brantford, Ontario, the Grand Erie District School Board school opened Walter Gretzky Elementary School. It is part of a dual-track Catholic-Public Green School with the Brant Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board's St. Basil's School.
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