Hector Reid passed away peacefully, full of wit, kindness and love on August 26, 2024. Hector is survived by his daughter Karen Newman and her partner Byron Tobar, and grandson Matthew.
Always active and dedicated to the community and ministry of Jubilee United Church, Hector loved as easily as he joked, and could always be found in the kitchen, at the barbecue or serving hot chocolate when people gathered.
He would want his epitath to be these words written by another proud Scot, Robbie Burns:
An honest man here lies at rest,
As e’er God with His image blest:
The friend of man, the friend of truth;
The friend of age, and guide of youth:
Few hearts like his, with virtue warm’d,
Few heads with knowledge so inform’d:
If there’s another world, he lives in bliss;
If there is none, he made the best of this.