Editing Jon Vickers (section)

==Personal life and death==
Vickers was born into the musical family of William, a teacher and school principal, and Myrle (née Mossop). As a youth he sang in his father's church, and his initial intention was to study medicine. He worked on a neighbour's farm and acquired the muscular stature that characterized him. During a semi-professional production his leading lady made a recording of his voice and sent it to The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. He auditioned there with [[Messiah Part I|Every Valley Shall be Exalted]] and was offered a scholarship.<ref name = "jvickers">{{Citation
 | last1 = Barker
 | first1 = Frank Granville
 | last2 = Blyth
 | first2 = Alan
 | title = Obituaries
 | newspaper = [[The Guardian]]
 | pages = 35

 | date = July 10, 2015
 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/12/jon-vickers
 | access-date =July 14, 2015}}</ref>

In 1953 he married Henrietta (Hetti) Outerbridge. They had five children. After her death in 1991, he married Judith Stewart.<ref name="jvickers"/> Vickers died of [[Alzheimer's disease]] on July 10, 2015, in Ontario.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/7/News/Jon_Vickers_Tenor_Obituary.html|title=Jon Vickers, 88, Heroic Canadian Tenor, Has Died|journal=[[Opera News]]|date=July 11, 2015|author=William R. Braun|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150712025158/http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2015/7/News/Jon_Vickers_Tenor_Obituary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/arts/music/jon-vickers-opera-star-known-for-his-raw-power-and-intensity-dies-at-88.html|title=Jon Vickers, Opera Star Known for His Raw Power and Intensity, Dies at 88|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 12, 2015|author=Anthony Tommasini|author-link=Anthony Tommasini}}</ref>