REED, Malcolm Byerley - 1934 - 2019 Peacefully, at Runnymede Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario, on July 30, 2019, in his 86th year.
Malcolm leaves his sister Elinor, his sisters-in-law Pauline Reed (Newton) and Susan Von Sichart and 19 nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his wife Katharine (nee Cameron), his sister Dorothy Martin and his brothers Newton and Donald.
He will be missed by his many friends. Malcolm was born in 1934 at Kao-Shi-Ti, Zichong Province, China.
He was the youngest of five children born to missionaries Fred and Anne (nee Male) Reed who were part of the Canadian Methodist (later United Church) Mission in west China.
He grew up in the mission at Gigong, interrupted by the family's travel to Ontario on furlough in 1937, when he was three years old. Malcolm returned with his mother and sister Elinor to Ontario in 1944, when wartime China became too dangerous. He finished high school in Orillia in 1952, close to his parents' rural churches.
Until his health declined, he was a committed active member of First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, including a term as congregation president; was a volunteer at City Park Co-operative Apartments in Toronto, where he lived in his later years; and was very active in the work of the alumni association of the West China school he and his siblings attended.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, September 15th at First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 175 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, starting at 2:30 p.m. followed by a reception.
Cremation has taken place; private interment will be at a later date.
We are thankful for the wonderful support of his "circle of care", close friends and medical caregivers.
In memory of Malcolm, please consider a donation to the charity of your choice.
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