LOUIS RAYMOND

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LOUIS RAYMOND McLEAN Raymond McLean of Corkstown Road, Ottawa, died on August 20, 2004, in his 89th year. He was born in Winnipeg on August 27, 1915, son of George McLean and Jane Ann McKinnon, both of Glengarry County, ON and of Winnipeg. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Renee Marie (Lovatt), and by his sister Rita Nemish of Winnipeg. Raymond is remembered with love and pride by his daughters, Marianne, Janet and Monica, by their husbands, Philip Goldring, Richard South and Eugene Balangero; and by his grandsons, Dmitri, Hugh, Alexander and Colin Goldring and by Ann and Ian Blicq of Winnipeg. He was predeceased by his younger brother George and his granddaughter Catherine South. A Highland Canadian, he leaves cousins and friends from coast to coast. Above all, Raymond was a husband and father. He was also a family tradition-bearer, a philatelist, a traveller, a raconteur and an active member of Catholic parishes in four provinces. The boyish streak of mischief that never left him was disciplined by 47 years of service to Credit Foncier Franco-Canadien, beginning as an office assistant in Winnipeg 1933. He joined the RCAF in 1940 and was attached to the RAF in England and the Middle East as a radar mechanic until 1945. Returning to Credit Foncier, he was transferred to Montreal in 1958, becoming internal auditor and mortgage manager. He retired in 1980. Raymond and Renee lived briefly in Victoria, BC, then settled in Ottawa in 1982 to be near family. His death, following a tragic accident on August 5, curtailed a life of shining integrity, rich in learning and in love. He will be buried in Winnipeg. In memoriam donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. KELLY FUNERAL HOMES, OTTAWA 613-235-6712

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 21, 2004