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BORN
1940
DIED
2021
John REID Obituary
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Memories and Condolences
for John REID
9 Entries
Mike Rayson
April 7, 2021
A family man, a great competitor and a true friend and
Dianne and Wally McTaggart
April 4, 2021
Dianne and I and John went to high school together in Leaside On. and were privileged to maintain our friendship for decades. We love Evelyn and since her marriage to John have spent many years together travelling around the Ontario countryside and sharing many memorable lunches and hour together. We will miss you dear friend every day and be at peace. Love and hugs to you in heaven dear friend. Dianne and Wally.
Gary Brazil
April 4, 2021
About 23 years ago, I worked in the mailroom at the Bay. I was given the opportunity to move into an office job. I remember in the first few weeks, doing a purchase order for a Hamilton Beach "Cookie Monster Cookie Cutter" for what was supposed to be 1 000 units, but somehow an extra zero was added in and the order became 10 000 units and despite the Buyer's best efforts, the vendor wouldn't cancel the order. My career as a Merchandise Associate could have ended just a few weeks after it started. It didn't though. It didn't because I was fortunate enough to be working for a man who believed in second chances. A man with understanding. A man with patience. A man with a kind heart. A man named John Reid. After that mishap, I learned a lot about the M.A. role over the next few months and eventually after about a year and a half, I was at the point where there was nothing left to learn in that role. I had done and experienced everything there was to do as an M.A. I was young and ambitious and it was time to move on. I didn't though. During that year and a half, I had met a lot of other M.A.'s from other divisions and learned just how lucky I was to be working for someone as special as John. He didn't just treat me like an "assistant" who was there to do all of the mundane tasks. He involved me in his world. He invited me to join him when you planned his ads, involved me in the forecasting of units to buy, sometimes even giving me the thrill of picking how many units to order. He often let me sit in on vendor meetings and even some out of office vendor meetings. Although I could have pursued another job after that year and a half, I stayed for three and a half years because of him. You were a teacher, a mentor... a friend. When I look back over the the last 23 years, I've had about 14 different bosses and without a doubt, he was at the top of that list. He was an exceptional person and I wish those three and a half years could have been longer. Those were the best times because of him. I listed John as a teacher, because he was SO much more than just a co-worker, more than just a boss. He was my mentor, my friend...
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Laurie O'Halloran
April 4, 2021
John was one of the kindest, sweetest men I have ever known. From his early days at Eaton's - where he was one of the most respected buyers in the Canadian housewares industry - and throughout his retirement, he was a loyal, funny, caring man. My heart goes out to Evelyn and the entire family. He will be dearly missed by his many friends and I feel so fortunate to have been one of them.
Catherine MacLean
April 4, 2021
We will remember John with fondness and will miss our neighbourly chats, waves and smiles. Thinking of his loved ones at this sad time.
The MacLean Family
Cathie Logan
April 4, 2021
I met John through Eatons (I was a supplier) and remember him as an exceptionally kind soul. My heart goes out to his family.
Gary Fishlock
April 4, 2021
My memories of John are almost exclusively connected to our teenage years at Leaside High School. John, Paul Stewart and myself were best buddies. John was always our comic relief. He kept Paul and I laughing continually.
John and I had a something in common as well. Besides having the exact same birthday we worked for the two most dominant retailers in Toronto while attending high school. John worked for Eatons in the mens wear department where his father worked for probably his whole career. I worked for Simpsons in the china and glass department thanks to my father being a major supplier to that department.
John and I, plus another Leasider, John Purkis, re-connected about five years ago, at the funeral of a common friend at Leaside, Paul Harrington. The two Johns and myself met up for lunch several times after that.
In addition, of course, we always connected on the phone on our common birthday.
I will miss him very much. He was a good and loyal friend.
Gary
Chris Zelkovich
April 4, 2021
I am so sorry to hear about John. Every time I saw John at the Fitness Institute, he always greeted me with a smile and a good word. My condolences to the family.
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