John RIDER Obituary
May 21, 1937 - July 20, 2013
Great man, great life, too soon.
His place at the head of the table and in the hearts of his family and friends will always be reserved with honor and gratitude for John Rider Sr. We are forever grateful to have had such a principled and ethical gentleman, loving and supportive husband, caring and encouraging father, quietly wise and patient grandfather, and loyal and endearing friend in our lives. John loved world travel, tennis, golf, history, wine, billiards, large gatherings and his precious oil lamps. Born in Sherbrooke, QC to Hamilton and Margaret "Peggy" Rider, raised in Valleyfield, QC. Loving brother to Fred Rider (Jill), Lillian Rider, and predeceased by Martha Chamberlain (Ken). Graduated from Bishops University in 1957 where he began his lifelong love affair with his wife and former sweetheart of 55 years, Sandra (nee Currie). They lived in Nitro, Montreal West, Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Pickering and spent the last 37 years in Whitevale, ON. Loving father to John Jr. (Dale), Timothy (Linda), Andrew and Joanne. His pleasure, pride, patience and love for his grandchildren Joshua (Angela), Samuel, Benjamin (Tara), Jordan, Drew, Jessica, Connor and Mac is boundless. Much loved brother-in-law of Lynne Schwachenwalde (Peter), predeceased by Sydney Currie. Missed by cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Retired Executive Vice President of Manufacturing at Purdue Pharma, dedicated member of Whitevale and Pickering communities, proud of his work with United Way, Pickering Museum, St. Martin's Senior Center and his time as an Akela in Montreal. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, July 28 at 1:00 p.m. at McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Ajax Pickering Village, ON 905 428-8488. All family and friends are invited to attend a dinner of great wine and food at 5:30 p.m. Venue TBA at the service. In lieu of flowers, donations to Durham Children's Aid Foundation, United Way or the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Online condolences may be placed at
www.mceachniefuneral.ca
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Taj sian
May 13, 2014
Had the privilege of meeting Mr. Rider at Glen Abbey Golf course accompanied by my colleague and friend, Tim Rider. Great presence about him...
August 15, 2013
We just returned from our vacation and heard of John"s passing away.
My sincerest condoliances to his family.
John was my first supervisor at Lederle Laboratories.
Ben Fusco
Glyn Edwards
July 31, 2013
I just learned of John's death. We were classmates and teammates(football)at University as well as roommates for two summers in the Armoured Corps/ Canadian Officers Training Corp and earned our commissions at the same time.Everything you said about him in the obituary is "bang on". He truly was a highly principled man and I am fortunate to have known him.
Glyn Edwards
Richard Howie
July 27, 2013
I never met my cousin John Rider in person. We connected through are love of family history, and genealogy. I have dedicated a post on my blog with his family history at: http://triqtwiladar.blogspot.com/2013/07/john-hamilton-fuller-rider.html
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Ron Dawe and family
July 25, 2013
....always a pleasure to have had John as a fellow villager. I will miss his capable, comfortable style...at a loss for adequate.words.
Ann Connors
July 25, 2013
To all the Rider Family,
Both Mike and I worked with John at the Purdue Sunrise Avenue location for many years. He bought both his knowledge and passion for Purdue and shared this with all who worked with him. I still had the honor of working with John at our new locaiton in Pickering. I enjoyed many stories of John and Sandi travels. Going over photos the last few days has made me realize just how lucky we were to have John in our lives. A sad day to walk down memory lane, but what a road it must have been for John to have walked.
Rest in Peace.
Ann Connors
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