Michael Jarvis
MICHAEL WARDEN WHITEHORN JARVIS Died peacefully September 11, 2016, of brain cancer. Born in Glasgow, the youngest of four sons of Dr. Ernest Jarvis and Lois Jarvis, Michael studied at Glasgow University and graduated with an MA, LLB and CA. He worked as a Chartered Accountant his entire life, but an offer of adventure overcame his accountant veneer and after a short time working in Scotland, he went to Venezuela, where he worked for 8 years, at Peat Marwick Mitchell, persuading Sheila to join him there and start a family. In 1968, the Jarvis family immigrated to Canada, where Michael worked for CFM, Ultramar and finally York Central Hospital. Michael loved sailing and all sorts of games. A member of the Boulevard Club and then Mimico Cruising Club and loved sailing in Scotland, on the Great Lakes, the Maritimes and anywhere else. Michael served his community through Fairlawn Avenue United Church and King City United Church and after retiring through CESO in Panama, Bolivia and Canada. He will be greatly missed by Sheila, his wife of 53 years and their four children, of whom he was immensely proud: Katie (Peter), Fiona, David and Geoff (Kristin) and his grandchildren, Andrew, Ben, Sofie and Oceana.