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died Friday, March 17th at home.

Bob was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on June 4th, 1935 and immigrated to Canada in 1957.

Since then, until his retirement in 1999, he worked for the United Church of Canada as lay youth worker in Robertson House (Winnipeg) (1957 - 67) and as housemaster of the first Half Way House in Canada for young men on release from Provincial jail (1961-64) with one year (60- 61) as student supply at Silverton, Miniska and Angusville.

Bob was ordained in 1967. He served Sandy Lake (67- 71), Northland Parish Thunder Bay (71- 73), Current River, Thunder Bay (74- 79), Knox Church, Kenora (79- 89), Comox United Church (89- 99).

He is survived by wife Marlene (m. 1964), son Glen (Pam) and grandchildren Isla and Nolan (Vernon), and daughter Lois (Jean) and grandchildren Milly and Jack (Victoria).

The Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, March 28th at Comox United Church.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Macdonald Wood Park Society. https://www.mwps.ca/



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