RAYMOND
JAMES MacDONALD
Ray
passed away Monday, April 14, 2014 after a seven year battle with a rare
cancer.
Left
to cherish Ray’s memory are his wife June; only child and adored daughter Cathy
(Grant, Ty, Turner); siblings Verna, Clarice (Cec), Muriel, Lorne (Ruth), Don
(Rita); and a number of nieces and nephews.
Ray
started his teaching career at a young age in the Neepawa area. In 1965 he
accepted a position in Nigeria with CIDA and taught at Government College
Zaria. Upon his return to Canada his career took him to St. James Collegiate,
John Taylor Collegiate, and the University of Winnipeg Collegiate. Later Ray substituted at St. Mary’s Academy
where as usual, ‘the girls’ adored him.
At graduation his dance card was full; the dates of those young ladies
were not so enamoured!
It
has been stated often that a good teacher is born to the job; this describes
Ray. He truly loved and enjoyed his job.
Over the years in many parts of the world former students never failed to stop
and reminisce. Each year for the last 10
years in Victoria he has met a group of these ‘old’ students for a wonderful
dinner and a walk down memory lane. They
came from the entire Island for this evening and he loved the time he spent
with former students.
In
compliance with Ray’s wishes, no Funeral Service will be held. A private Interment
will be held at a later date.
We
would like to thank all the wonderful people of Cancer Care. We are very grateful to Dr. Paul Kerr, whose
skill gave us these last seven years.
The last seven weeks were made more comfortable for him by Dr. Renelle
Myers. There truly is not a doctor more
suited to her career. We are deeply
grateful to the wonderful staff of 3E Riverview Palliative Care for their care
and compassion.
Flowers
are gratefully declined. In lieu, please raise a glass and toast a life well
lived.
Richard Wojcik of Wojcik's Winnipeg
Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, 2157 Portage Avenue, 204.897.4665, is in care of arrangements - wojciksfuneralchapel.com
“Ray
was a man of integrity, honestly and loyalty, who had a wicked sense of humor.”
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 – 897 - 4665
www.wojciksfuneralchapel
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