Keith died peacefully on 19 April in Vancouver of cancer of the prostate, with Gay and their girls by his side.
Born at Althash farm in North-East Scotland on March 20, 1937, Keith grew up in the Orkney Islands and Grantown-on-Spey before studying medicine at Edinburgh University. While working in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary he met and married Gay and they emigrated together to Kamloops BC in 1969. Keith practiced internal medicine and medical oncology at Royal Inland Hospital and was the long-time head of the Kamloops Cancer Clinic until his retirement in 2003.
Keith enjoyed many happy days with his family at Sun Peaks and Shuswap Lake. He was known for his gentle kindness, his storytelling and birthday odes, his endless enthusiasm for helping with homework, his acute yet understated sense of humor, and his powerful memory of often irrelevant but interesting facts.
Keith is survived by his loving family: Gay, his wife of 56 years, his three daughters, Victoria, Sally (Brad) and Jill (Mike), his five adored grandchildren Harry, Liv, Will, Mandy and Fiona, and his sister Sheina (Roy).
In lieu of flowers please consider donating to a charity helping to combat cancer (such as the BC Cancer Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society) or to an institution helping those affected by cancer (such as St John Hospice at UBC).
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Dr George William Keith Donaldson March 20 1937 April 19 2022..
Décès pour la Ville: Vancouver, Province: Colombie britanique