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Donald Paul Fish
<p>Donald Paul Fish (July 27, 1929 – May 16, 2022) – Don went home to be with the Lord in the</p><p>early hours of May 16, 2022. Born in China to British-Canadian medical missionaries Dr.</p><p>Edward and Nellie Fish, the youngest of four children, Don and his parents escaped Communist</p><p>rebels by escaping through the mountains when he was only six. He then attended Chefoo</p><p>boarding school before coming to Canada. After working a variety of jobs, Don moved to</p><p>Saskatoon to attend university where he received a Bachelor of Arts. He then returned to Toronto</p><p>where he married Marjorie Cowan as she finished her medical degree, and did a diploma in</p><p>hospital administration. Four sons soon followed: Robert (Sherri) was born just before the family</p><p>moved to Ottawa; Stephen (Lorraine) was born in Ottawa a year later, followed two years later</p><p>by Peter (Jill); David (Susan) was born after the family moved to work at the Grenfell Mission</p><p>Hospital in Newfoundland. Don and Marjorie then moved to Sherbrooke and Sudbury before</p><p>resettling in the Toronto area in the mid-1970s where Don became the administrator at the</p><p>Riverdale Hospital and then of a seniors home in Markham before moving into financial</p><p>planning and insurance. Don was always active in Christian work in the churches he attended, as</p><p>well as with the Gideons, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, and the Christian Businessmen’s</p><p>Association. Don always had a ready laugh and a pleasant caring manner. He was very proud of</p><p>his sons, encouraging them in their various ventures, and praying for them. He followed with</p><p>interest the lives of his seven grandchildren, Kenneth, Michael, Victoria (Stephen Javelosa),</p><p>Nathan, Matthew, John, and Megan. Family and friends were always important to Don especially</p><p>after being isolated from his parents while at boarding school during the second World War. His</p><p>sons remember travelling across Canada and the United States as a family, and Don opening his</p><p>“brains” (planner) to figure out which of his many friends lived in that city. He and Marjorie</p><p>celebrated nearly sixty-four years of marriage and were an illustration of the Longfellow poem</p><p>he liked to quote at weddings: “As unto the bow the cord is, So unto the man is woman; Though</p><p>she bends him, she obeys him, Though she draws him, yet she follows: Useless each without the</p><p>other.” While his family and friends mourn his loss, we also celebrate, knowing he is now in</p><p>heaven with his Lord and Saviour. Funeral to be held on Friday May 20, 2022 at 1 pm at Chapel</p><p>Ridge (8911 Woodbine Ave, Markham) with visitation on Thursday May 19, 2022 from 6-9 pm</p><p>at Chapel Ridge. In Don’s memory, donations can be made to: ShareWord Global (formerly The</p><p>Gideons International In Canada).</p>July 27, 1929 - May 16, 202207/27/192905/16/2022
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