It is with deep sadness that the family of (Alexander) Bruce Geddes announce his passing at Lanark Lodge in Perth, on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 in his 82nd year. Bruce was born in Winnipeg to Helen and Alexander Geddes. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth Elizabeth Geddes (nee Howard), his two children, Colin (Katarina) and Sarah (Derek), his two grandchildren, Estelle Mes and Sasha Geddes and his sister Sally Jean Harrison (Orton). After earning his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Winnipeg, Bruce and his wife volunteered as teachers for Canadian University Services Overseas in Jamaica for two years. Upon returning to Canada he earned his Bachelor of Library Science at the University of British Columbia and moved east to serve as a librarian with the Toronto Public Library System. Prompted by a desire to raise his children in a rural area, he moved to Camden East and worked as the chief librarian for the County of Lennox & Addington Public Library System. Answering God’s call, he took his Bachelor of Divinity at Queen’s University and was ordained as a priest for the Anglican Diocese of Ontario. He was placed in the Parish of Parham-Sharbot Lake where…
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