Peacefully at the Southbridge, Kemptville on Wednesday December 11, 2024. Donald Reid age 79 of Kemptville. Beloved husband of Carole (Kennedy). Loving Dad of Mary (Glenn) Weiher, David (Jackie) Reid, Ellen (Dan) Laforest, Amy Reid, Dawn Blad (Mark Goodenough) and D.J. (Carlye) Blad. Cherished Grandpa of Dan, Mike, Pat; Ginny (Brian), Ethan; Jake; Emma (Hayden); Riley (Ashley), Kyra (Vinny), Teagen & Makena and great-grandpa of Benjiman. Dear brother of Judy (late Nabe) Daniels, Barbara (Paul) Hallam, Alan Reid and the late Nancy Gillogly (Ross). Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews, and the Kennedy Family.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Byers Funeral Home, 2990 Church Street, South Mountain (613-989-3836) on Saturday January 25, 2025 from 1 to 3 p.m. Donations in Memory of Donald may be made to the Independent Order of the Oddfellows South Mountain Lodge #428.
Online condolences may be shared at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.ca
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Byers Funeral Home, 2990 Church Street, South Mountain (613-989-3836) on Saturday January 25, 2025 from 1 to 3 p.m. Donations in Memory of Donald may be made to the Independent Order of the Oddfellows South Mountain Lodge #428.
Online condolences may be shared at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.ca
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Vicki Dillabaugh says
January 14, 2025 at 6:12 pmCarole, Dawn, DJ and family,
My heartfelt condolences. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Bob & Debra Heaphy, Lloydminster Alberta says
January 15, 2025 at 8:30 amOur condolences to the family.
Bob Weagant says
January 15, 2025 at 8:32 pmCarole, Sandy and I offer our deepest condolences on the passing of Don. Please extend our regards to the family.
Bob and Sandra Weagant
Judy Daniel says
January 21, 2025 at 12:30 pmHugs, Carole. We’ve missed Don over the last few year while he was ill. He always made an effort to to be present whenever our family got together. He did love his fishing, didn’t he? He learned to fish for trout after we moved to our home on Tupper Street in Millbrook. Aubrey Todd, who was raised there, took him up along Baxter Creek, which ran at the back of our new home, and showed him all the spots in the creek where the brown trout hung out, He pretty much supplied a fresh trout dinner once a week for our family.
I often think of the time he brought our High School assembly down in helpless stitches. He was in grade 9 for the 2nd time, and had refused to take part in their iniation practices, saying, quite rightly, that he’d already done that. He stayed home that day, instead of taking part. So of course, the kids were grumbling and calling him a poor sport. When I told him that at noon, he borrowed one of my dresses, and went to school. On the way there, he had to go past the guys at the garage where he worked. One of them shouted at him: “Hey, Reid, you’re missing something,” and shoved a pair of headlights into the dress. At the end of the day, he had to stand up in front of the school, and recite a nursery rhyme. Everyone was laughing so hard, no one heard the nursery rhyme. I think that was probably the highlight of Don’s high school years. Sure did prove that he was a good sport, though!