VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/28/09 -- Bearclaw Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BRL)(FRANKFURT: 5BQ) - With great sadness, the company announces that its founder, president and director, John B. (Jock) Ross, died suddenly on December 24, 2009.

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