James Kenneth Arthur MacWha
January 3, 1934 ~ March 20, 2022 (age 88)
James (Jim) MacWha passed away suddenly at his home in Forester’s Falls, Ontario on Sunday, March 20th. Jim was born on January 3rd, 1934 in Montreal, the eldest child of Kenneth Clifton MacWha and Margaret McMurray. He grew up in St. Lambert, spending his early summers working and playing amidst the farms and fields of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, where some of his fondest memories lay. In January, 1952 he joined the Canadian Army and served for 13 years with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) at various postings in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Cyprus and West Germany, ending his military career as a Sergeant. During those years he started a family with his wife of 65 years, Barbara Ann Buck (1932-2020), whom he married on August 20th, 1955 in Lennoxville, Quebec. Together they had five sons Greg (Debbie) of Berwick, Nova Scotia, Andy (Elise) of Cherry Hill, Nova Scotia, Scott of Ottawa, Ontario, Phil (Lannie) of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario and Shawn (Ann) also of Ottawa. Together these families accounted for 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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