Born in Toronto on May 16th, 1923, son of Deborah and Will Rice. He was married for 63 years to his wife Lois. He was the father of Rod and his wife Sandra, Dave and his wife Maritza and Jeff. He served in the R. C.A. F. during World War II. A member of St. Paul's United Church in Brampton, Ont. he was active in many charitable causes. He was the developer of the Sandycove Acres retirement village in Innisfil. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Church, Brampton on June 12th, 2006 with interment in Brampton Cemetery.