Honorary Colonel of The Royal Regiment of Canada from 1991 to 2006. MGen Lewis served in Palestine with the British Army and joined the Canadian Militia in the 1950s. He was the Commanding Officer of 25 Service Battalion, Commander of Toronto Militia District and Chief of Reserves. MGen Lewis also served as a senior advisor to the Minister of Defence on matters relating to the Reserves. With Sheila at his side, MGen Lewis passed on February 24th, 2019 at Sunny Brook Veterans Hospital.
Final services for MGen R. Lewis are now available.
Visitation will be on Friday March 8, 2019 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm as well as 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
The visitation is being held at
Humphrey Funeral Home,
1403 Bayview Ave, East York, ON M4G 3A8,
Tel: 416-487-4523 Toll-free: 1-800-616-3311
The service will be held at
RCMI, 426 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5G 1S9 at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
Association members planning on attending, dress will be blazer with medals (no beret)