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JOHN BOYD MUIR
November 4, 1951 – April 11, 2025
(Toronto, Canada – Toronto, Canada)
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of John Boyd Muir on April 11, 2025. John was predeceased by his father Jack, his mother June, and his brother James, and is survived by his siblings Kathleen Young (Paul), Tom Muir (Patricia), June Ntazinda (Franco), and Jocelyn Saunders (Blair), his sister-in-law Mary Muir, and his nieces and nephews Emma (Alex) & Graham (Alona), Lauren (Shaun) & Christopher, Mutesi (Wesley) & Musinga, KiT & Jennie, and Brooke (Justin) & Brett. John also leaves behind many extraordinary friends.
A competitive swimmer in his youth, John’s lifelong passion was sailing. Trapezing off the side of a Flying Dutchman screaming along on a broad reach; shimming up the mast of an International Eight Metre in a squall to clear a spinnaker; knowing what to do, and successfully getting it done, when a 54-footer started going down off the coast of Florida after its hull cracked open from bouncing off the ocean floor in a ‘double trough wave’; captaining the boat guiding his sister as she swims across Lake Ontario. If you were on an open body of water, particularly in challenging conditions, you wanted John by your side.
In the early 1970s, John secured the Canadian right to sell Windsurfers. Within a few years he was selling more Windsurfers per capita in Canada than were being sold almost anywhere else in the world. In 1977, John hosted the North American Windsurfer championships with races held on Georgian Bay.
Over the last few decades, John developed many friendships in the U.S. He was particularly proud of work he did with organizations dedicated to helping people with disabilities and disadvantaged children experience the joy of sailing, including American Disabilities Foundation, Inc., Winterfest Boat Parade, Marine Corps Toys for Tots, and Grace Center Street Art Regatta.
John fought cancer with courage and determination. His family are grateful for the tremendous support John received from his many friends, and from the dedicated and caring doctors, nurses, and other support workers at Mount Sinai Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, and Toronto Western Hospital. Please consider a donation to one of these world-class hospitals in John’s memory, or supporting one of the organizations listed above with which John was involved.
Messages and stories of remembrance may be left online at www.cardinalfuneralhomes.com.
John – you will be dearly missed. We wish you fair winds and, as you often signed off on your notes to us, ‘Miles of Smiles’, with love from your many friends and family.
November 04 1951 April 11 2025
Death notice for the town of: Toronto, Province: Ontario
death notice John Boyd Muir November 04 1951 April 11 2025
obituaries notice John Boyd Muir November 04 1951 April 11 2025
We offer our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of John Boyd Muir November 04 1951 April 11 2025 and hope that their memory may be a source of comfort during this difficult time. Your thoughts and kind words are greatly appreciated.
