Mr. Dave Reginald McDonald

August 06, 2020

Died suddenly and unexpectedly on August 6,

2020. Predeceased by father (Reginald) and

mother (Doris). Survived by sister (Kathleen).

Born in Vancouver, Dave moved briefly with his

family to Australia and back to Ontario,

Canada. Again moving to the west coast in

1970 to Victoria, British Columbia where he

lived until his death.

David is a Vic High graduate and always had a

special fondness for his school. After

graduating in 1973, he worked first as an audio

−visual technician, and in later years became

the foreman of the Electronic Technicians at

SD61 where he worked for 44 years until his

retirement in 2018. He spent many a happy

year in his chosen career.

As a long term resident of the west coast,

shipping was one of his favorite passions. In

his early years he spent many hours recording

and researching ships that he had seen in the

Welland Canal and in Victoria, ships that would

anchor at Ogden Point or pass by Clover Point.

His other passion was anything involving

repairs on electric appliances, to wiring entire

houses. As a small child he spent many a

happy hour taking apart radios and televisions.

Dave was always ready with suggestions or

solutions on how to repair most anything

which was always appreciated by his sister,

Kathleen who could trust in his innate ability to

fix things.

Dave was also an adventurous spirit, spending

vacations travelling to remote parts of the

globe with his friends or family. He was a

supportive brother who never missed any of

his sister’s graduation ceremonies. He loved

cats and over the course of his life, he shared

his home with many felines.

In later years, Dave experienced medical

issues and was helped by many Island

facilities. He especially appreciated the

assistance of staff at Aberdeen hospital and

Move Gym and at VGH and RJH who were

there when he needed them the most.

Any special memories of Dave may be shared

on Facebook: David Reginald McDonald

Remembrance page.