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Keith REILLY Obituary

REILLY, Keith Allen - Born in Ochre River, Manitoba residing in Barrie, ON and on Six Mile Lake, passed peacefully, surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at Sunnybrook Hospital, after a long illness, fought bravely and with dignity. He will be greatly missed by his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of 52 years, Rosemary. His children Lisa (Learco) and Chris (Tammy) along with his beloved grandchildren, Matthew, Brianna, (Natasha), Anna and Laurie, who will always cherish the memories of their Pappa. A retired school teacher of 35 years, carnival games entrepreneur, red cross volunteer, as well as distinguished member of the curling community as a player, instructor, coach and official. Proud member of the 1967 Brier winning team from Ontario and Coach of the 1990 Scott Tournament of Hearts Championship Team. Celebration of Life to be held at Bayview Golf and Country Club - 25 Fairway Heights Dr., Thornhill, ON L3T 3X1, 905-889-4833, on Thursday, December 27th from 2 - 5 p.m. Our family would like to thank all of the health care practitioners who valiantly fought along side our father in his crusade against cancer. Special thanks to the staff at Sunnybrook Hospital, Doctor Gandhi and Doctor Phan for their sincere nature and efforts until the very end. In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made to the Melanoma Network of Canada.

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Published by Toronto Star from Dec. 21 to Dec. 22, 2012.

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January 12, 2013

January 12, 2013

Rosemary and family,

I amtruly sorry to hear of Keith's passing.

Keith was a great friend and I had the privlege of knowing Keith from the late 60's on.
I would always look forward to seeing Keith at the Annual Curling Dinner in December @ Bayview C C.

I missed him this year and found out then that he was not doing well, but unfortunately did not find out till today that he had passed away.

Please accept my condolences.
He talked so often of you and your children and was so proud of you and your children..

Please remember those good times you had .

Sincerely,

Bob Campbell
Bracebridge, On

Dr Sonal Gandhi

January 10, 2013

It was a true pleasure to be involved in the care of such a lovely person, with such a gracious and loving family. Our sincerest thoughts are with you.

January 9, 2013

Rosemary: How shocked I was to hear of Keith's passing.
I was not aware of his illness.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and for Lisa and Chris.
All though we did not have any contact in later years; we had plenty for afew
As Winston Churchill said,"A man is not remembered for what he got in this world; but for what he gave in life."
He will always be remembered with great fondness by his many friends.
Moe Handford

Laura Copeland

January 3, 2013

I am so sorry to learn of Keith's passing. He was a remarkable man and gave his time freely to all who asked. I will cherish the memories of officiating with Keith and sharing hospitality with Keith and Rosemary over the years. He will be missed. My sincere sympathy to Rosemary, Chris and Lisa and all his wonderful grand children. May they give you comfort at this difficult time.
Laura and Shannon Copeland

January 2, 2013

Dear Rosemary,
my sincere condolences to you, Lisa, Chris and families. I am so very, very sorry for your loss.
Take care
Rosemary (Longo) Ozols & family

Mario Caranci

January 1, 2013

Rosemary
I am deeply saddened to hear of Keith's passing. I experienced many happy moments with Keith playing baseball with the North York Teachers' team. I wasn't long ago that I saw Keith after so many years. We shared some of our baseball memories and Keith took the time to email me a picture of our championship team. Keith was the person who introduced me to the Teachers' team as we knew each other through the Lanzarotta family. Paul was one of my best friends growing up. I truly appreciated his guidance during those years. My sympathies to all the family.

Joe and Marie Srigley

December 28, 2012

Sending our deepest condolences to you
Rosemary,Lisa,Chris and Families. We have
lost a very dear friend and we will dearly miss him.

December 28, 2012

My coach will never stop teaching me. His example of giving to so many will keep me striving to be better everyday.
To Rosemary, LIsa , Chris and all the Reilly family I hope the good memories will help you through...he will surely be missed but remembered well.
Kristin and Bob Turcotte

Doug Willey

December 27, 2012

Keith was a true gentleman, and will be fondly remembered by all who knew him. My condolences to the Reilly family.

December 27, 2012

Rosemary, our heartfelt sympathy to you and your family in this time of sorrow. We will always have great memories of Keith. He was a very positive, loving person with a good sense of humour. We regret that we cannot attend the celebration of Life. Our notice to you is on short notice, as we were having problems to sign in to the guest book. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Keith will be sadly missed. But his spirit will always be with us.

Gary & Judy Boorman, Kilworthy, Ontario

Akinori,Yaeko, Hiroaki,&Mari Kashiwagi

December 27, 2012

We extend our deepest condolences to Rosemary, Lisa, Chris and all of the Reilly family - Keith was a very nice man with a big heart, also wonderful Canadian brother, father, and curling coach. We are truly grateful for his many kindnesses over the years. He will be missed very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.

Wendy Welch

December 27, 2012

My deepest Sympathy goes out to your family. Lots of Hugs and Love being sent. Remembering all the amazing memories you have will help you through each day. He will be with you always.

December 27, 2012

Our deepest sympathy to the Reilly clan. Our hearts go out to you all. We will always remember Keith as a most excellent neighbour and generous friend. We will toast Keith during this season of giving and sharing.

The Beardsall family

December 26, 2012

My sympathy. I worked with Keith at a number of curling events in many parts of Canada. Keith was always friendly and I remember his great sense of humour. A great friend! My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this very sad time.
Garry De Blonde
CCA Technical director (1980-1990)

Todd Family

December 24, 2012

Chris, Tammy, Anna, Laurie and the entire Reilly family. Our deepest condolences on your loss. Our prayers are with you during this sad time.

Joanne Lloyd

December 23, 2012

There will be an empty chair at the holiday table this year, but it will be filled with loving memories. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Albert Tatem

December 23, 2012

My sincere condolences to the family as you grieve a life well lived. I knew him as a fine teacher and a positive,outstanding contributor to school life at Pierre Laporte Junior High School.

Al Tatem (former principal, Pierre Laporte Junior High)

Kluszczynski Family

December 23, 2012

Rosemary, Chris, Lisa and the entire Reilly family, we extend our deepest sympathy. It is hard to imagine that our friend is gone; such a kind, patient and caring person. Our hearts are heavy and thoughts are with you during this sad time.

December 22, 2012

Rosemary, Lisa Chris and all your family - Darrell & I were so sad to hear of Keith's passing - He was such a nice man with a great sense of humour All his years of teaching gave him a lot of patience & he was always willing to help & volunteer in whatever activity he was involved with. He will be sadly missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. Fiona & Darrell Stackhouse

Bob Behan

December 22, 2012

Rosemary, Barb and I would like to extend our deepest sympathy upon hearing of the passing of Keith. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. We regret that we cannot attend the funeral as we are out of town for the week.

Anna & Bruce Reilly

December 21, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with Rosemary and family. Keith will be deeply missed by all.

Ron, Dianne, Kevin, Debbie, Tyler and Megan Kicul

December 21, 2012

Our thoughts and prayers are with you. You will sadly be missed.

Alfie & Pam Story Phillips

December 21, 2012

A great loss, sympathy for
the family.

Ted & Juanita Soutar

December 21, 2012

Lisa & Family:
Heartfelt wishes to you all in this time of sorrow. Know this: Keith's up there right now, throwing takeouts & drawing the button, having the time of his life in the grand match where the scores don't matter!

Fond memories of curling 'discussions' with Keith post-game... His gregariousness, warmth & laughter will be missed always.

To quote "Braveheart",

"Every man dies; not every man really lives!"

eric lange

December 21, 2012

he will be missed by his entire family, our thoughts and prayers for the entire Reilly family

December 21, 2012

We offer our deepest sympathy to Rosemary, Lisa and Chris and all of the Reilly family. Keith had many loves in his life: teaching, curling, officiating and volunteering. But his greatest love was his family. His many friends and family have a deep sense of loss but also have so many good memories to cherish. We will miss you dear friend.
Linda and Don

Papaevangelou Family

December 21, 2012

With heartfelt sympathy from our family to yours. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Cherry and Bill Webster

December 21, 2012

Our thoughts are with you.

mavis reilly

December 21, 2012

You were one in the world but the world to me. Your loving sister Mavis

Stacy and Jason Manning

December 21, 2012

We have so many great family memories of time passed with "Uncle" Keith as children and appreciation for his continued kindness, support and friendship to our family through the years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.

Stacy and Jason Manning

December 21, 2012

We immensely enjoyed working on the road with Keith for many wonderful years. He was indeed a very fine man. All the best to his family

Mike and Margot Dobson

Sheila Birchard

December 21, 2012

A wonderful man who will be dearly missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

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