TRIVIAL PURSUIT

Chris Haney, co-creator of

TRIVIAL PURSUIT

(Montreal) Chris Haney was one of the co-creators of Trivial Pursuit, but there was lttle that was trivial about the former journalist who died on May 31 at the age of 59.

He was remembered by friends as a kind and generous man who brimmed with ideas and charm.

"He was at least as impactful on my life as anybody, including my parents, my wife and son," Scott Abbott, who co-created Trivial Pursuit with Haney, said. "We did a lot together."

Haney died in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. Born in Welland, he was photo editor at the Montreal Gazette when he and Abbot, a Canadian Press sports journalist, teamed up to create the game.

Editor's Note: Haney and Abbot proved that even trivial things are not trivial when they became millionaires as a result of a simple idea.