Waterloo Region Generations
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Brian Reid

Male 1955 - 2017  (61 years)


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  • Name Brian Reid 
    Born 12 Dec 1955  Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-189636 
    Died 20 Apr 2017 
    Cause: heart attack 
    Person ID I189636  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • LIFETIMES: Brian Reid was a restless soul who never took the easy road
      Brian Reid of Kitchener; Born: Dec. 12, 1955, in Ottawa; Died: April 20, 2017, of a heart attack

      If there is a resounding theme when asking anyone about Brian Reid, it's that the man was extremely bright.

      An entrepreneur, journalist and former editor at the Globe and Mail, the Cambridge Times and the Waterloo Region Record as well as cofounder of the Milton Observer, Brian cut a wide swath in the world of journalism.

      "He was really smart, one of the smartest people I've known," said long time friend and fellow journalist, Barb Aggerholm. "He challenged me."

      Brian was born in Ottawa, one of three sons and though he had his sights set on a journalism career, Western University cancelled its program, switching enrolled students to an English degree......

      LIFETIMES: Brian Reid was a restless soul who never took the easy road. (2017). Therecord.com. Retrieved 16 May 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/7314323-lifetimes-brian-reid-was-a-restless-soul-who-never-took-the-easy-road/

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