MAWDSLEY, Capt. (Ret) Richard Edward "Dick", PhmB, CD, - Dick died peacefully at Matthew's House on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at age 91.
He will be greatly missed by his wife of 67 years, Audrey Gladys Mawdsley (Edmondson) and his three sons and families: Gordon and Carolyn: Nathaniel, Alanna - Jasmine.
Stephen and Bonnie: Laura and Tim Pippus – Emmy, Abby, Elly; Ian and Abby; Paul and Janelle – Finn; Michelle.
David and Angela: Codey; Ben and Marlene – Aiden; Emma and Brendan – Poppy; Jake and Kayli. Born on March 7, 1929 in Orillia, Ontario, Dick grew up in Gravenhurst.
He apprenticed with a local pharmacist, joined the military in 1951, and studied pharmacy at University of Toronto while living at Knox College.
After graduating in 1953, Dick married Audrey and was posted with the RCAF Medical Corps to Rockliffe (Ottawa), then Claresholm, Alberta.
In 1958, he came to Alliston and was stationed at Camp Borden.
From 1963 to 1967, he was posted to France (2Wing) and Germany (3Wing).
He returned to Camp Borden where he was the base pharmacist and then the Commandant of the Central Medical Equipment Depot until he retired in 1984.
He believed in helping the community and volunteered in many capacities. Dick was a behind-the-scenes helper, never seeking recognition.
A great husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.A Gentle Man – may what he was to us and what he hoped for others be carried with us always.
Donations to Knox Church Alliston and Matthews House.
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