Donald Schofield GUEST

GUEST, Donald Schofield 1935, Toronto, died peacefully October 29, 2007, at his home in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, surrounded by family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a son of the late Jack and Mary (McDonald) Guest, Toronto. Don leaves his loving wife and best friend of fifty-one years, Nancy (Waldon); sons, Donald and his wife Marilyn and granddaughter Olivia, Barrie, Ontario; Dean and his wife Brenda and grandsons, Daniel, Nicolas and Andrew, Saint John N.B.; Barry and his wife Lory and grandchildren Lauren and Spencer, Burlington, Ontario; Aunt Marjory Guest McKnight and his brother John Guest and family, Etobicoke, Ontario. Schooled in Toronto, his business career was in the Graphic Arts Industry in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. He was past president of Advertising and Sales Club, Ottawa; an active athlete, winning Canadian Junior and Senior Men's Basketball Champion, Canadian High School Champion Rowing, Bronze Medal at British Games 1954 with partner Larry Stephan, Balmy Beach Football Club 1954, CFL Ottawa Rough Riders, 1956, '57 and '58. Don loved to fish, hunt and golf. He will be greatly missed by his EC1 poker buddies of 55 years and Lynch Lake Fishing Club members, also sister-in-law Diane Korpela, Mississauga, Ontario and his faithful Airedale dog "Sport". Don served as warden St. Stephen's Anglican Church, Chester for the past eleven years. Visitation will be 7 - 9 p.m. Friday in Davis Funeral Home, Chester. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 3rd in St. Stephen's Anglican Church with Fr. Jim McCorriston officiating. Burial to follow in the church Cemetery. Family flowers only. If desired, donations in Don's memory may be made to St. Stephen's Parish Centre Building Fund, (Don's major project) or Lunenburg County VON. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 11/1/2007