Lt(N)
the Rev Raymond H McColl
Visitation
Sunday February 27, 4:30-6:00 in the Fireside Room,
1825 West 16th
Ave.
Ray
passed away suddenly while vacationing in
California. Predeceased by his wife Margaret, brother Stuart and parents Hugh and
Helen McColl. Born in
Winnipeg
, Ray attended the
RCN
College, U of Man, Union College of UBC, McGill, and U of Guelph. Ordained in 1946,
He served as a
Lt(N) RCNVR, in the
North Atlantic
aboard the Corvette HMCS Lachute. Ray skippered the
‘Thomas Crosby IV’ on the north coast of
BC
and later served churches in
Chateauguay PQ, London On, Kitchener On and Niagara Falls On. After retiring to
Vancouver, he served as Chaplain of the Vancouver Naval Veterans, the Billy Bishop
Legion and the Vancouver Zone of the RC Legion.
Survived
by sons Hugh, John (Wendy), David (MiKyung) grandchildren Janie, Roman, Tamara,
Markien and great grandson Greyden.
Memorial
service Monday February 28, 2:00pm,
Dunbar
Heights
United Church.
3525
W 24th,
Vancouver
,
BC
, V6S1L5 604-731-6420
Donations
greatly appreciated to
the
BC Cancer Society or
Dunbar
Heights
United Church.