Longtime harness racing industry participant Claude Reid of Jonqiuere, Que. passed away on December 28, 2018 at the age of 66.
A man of heart and distinguished sportsmanship, he faced disease with courage and determination. He left us for this journey with dignity demonstrating exceptional resilience.
On Dec. 28, 2018, Mr. Claude Reid, spouse of Mrs. Lynn Spence, residing on rue Beauchemin, Jonquière, passed away at her residence at the age of 66. The family will welcome family and friends to the Saguenay Funeral Home, 2580 St-Dominique Street, Jonquière on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 from 9 a.m. The funeral will take place on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 at 11 a.m at St-Dominique Church. The ashes of Mr. Claude Reid will be interred later at the Kénogami Cemetery.
He was the son of the late Ms. Corine Vigneault (Mr. Raynald Gaudet) and the late Mr. Roland Reid.
In addition to his wife, Lynn Spence, he leaves to mourn his beloved children: Marie-Claude Reid (Mario Ménard), Jean-François (Catherine Lessard) and their mother Renée Bouchard; his beloved grandchildren: Léa, Étienne, Thomas and Simon; his brother and his sisters: Marlène Reid (Normand Beaudet), Michèle (Normand Forand) and Serge (Kathleen McGrath); and his nephews: Gabriel, Charles, Jean-Philippe and Samuel.
He was the brother-in-law of Jacques Spence (Armande Leblanc) the late Robert (Hélène Girard) Steve (his adopted son of heart) and Johanne (Rénald Dallaire).
He also leaves to mourn the nephews and nieces of his wife: Alain, Manon, Natasha, Johanne, Jimmy, Cathy, Michael, Audrey, Nicolas; as well as many relatives and friends.
A volunteer will be present at the show to collect your donations for Jonquière-Médic.
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It saddens me to hear the
It saddens me to hear the passing of Claude Reid. I was introduced to Claude by Jean Parent who raced horses in NYC and I raced horses for Jean at RCR in the 70's and Claude had a race horse he wanted to race at RCR. His dad and himself would come from Saguenay to watch the horse race and would always bring me a bottle CARIBOU, a mixture of wine and alcohol 100%, what a knock out. His dad and himself were real horse lovers and loved the game of horse racing, he was a real gentleman along with his dad. May you R.I.P. along with your dad Claude.