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MCKAY, Larry
1952 – 2023
Lawrence “Larry” Harold McKay passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 at Blanche River Health in Kirkland Lake following a year long battle with cancer.
Larry was born in Pembroke, Ontario on July 17 th , 1952. He was predeceased by his parents Lawrence and Ketha (Cotnam) McKay and granddaughter Siobhan McKay.
He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years Lise (Guimond), children Jamie of Angus, Ian and Kaitlyn of Kirkland Lake, grandson Cayden McKay of Angus, and sister Alice McKay of Deep River. He also leaves behind in laws Mike & Sue Guimond, Luc Guimond & Deborah Hutchison, nieces Darian, Baylee and Lanie Guimond of Kirkland Lake, and bonus daughter Tanis Bukowski of Tecumseh.
Larry grew up in Deep River, ON, to two teacher parents. He turned his love of sport and family background into a longstanding career. He attended the University of Ottawa and achieved his Bachelor of Health & Physical Education followed by a Bachelor of Education at Queens University. He had a 31-year teaching career that began in 1975, with a brief 10-year period at Adams Mine. He had an unrelenting commitment to his work and to those that he worked with, even serving as long standing Physical Education Department Head at both KLCVI and KLDCS. His passion and enthusiasm made him a dedicated coach and mentor. He spent years coaching in a variety of sports such as football, basketball, soccer, and golf.
Additionally, he would umpire and referee a multitude of sports within the school district. He officially retired from teaching in 2017 but continued to actively substitute teach until 2022.
In his spare time he enjoyed reading, playing a variety of sports, and golfing with a great group of guys. He loved spending time with friends and family, and beating anyone he could at Trivial Pursuit. He spent decades coaching and umpiring in both girls’ softball and the Women’s Slo-Pitch League. His love of sport also saw him attend many Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Kirkland Lake Gold Miners hockey games, which would see him join the Gold Miners Executive for several years. No matter what he did, his true passion was always teaching.
Larry’s family would like to thank the staff at Blanche River Health for their compassion, care and comfort to Larry and his family over the past year. In particular, the McKay family would like to thank Dr. Kurki, Betty Smallwood, and the nurses who were part of his care, including many former students.
A Celebration of Life will take place on Sunday, September 24 th at 1:00pm at the Royal Canadian Legion at 1 Summerhayes Avenue in Kirkland Lake. All are welcome to come share memories of Larry and celebrate his life and legacy.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the KLDCS Scholarship and Bursary Fund in Larry’s name.
Cheques can be sent to:
60 Allen Avenue
P.O. Box 520
Kirkland Lake, ON
P2N 3J5
Or E-transfers can be sent to kldcsscholarships@gmail.com in memory of Larry McKay.
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Décès pour la Ville:Kirkland Lake, Province: Ontario
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