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- 12 June 1975 (Creation)
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Leonard Finley Reid was born on August 15, 1898 in Rossmore, Prince Edward County, the son of Franklin Reid and Janie Faulkes. He was married to Erma Marie Champaign in Belleville on October 8, 1924. He became the co-founder and co-owner of Reid's Dairy from 1919 to 1960. He was a member of Holloway Street United Church and a life member of Belleville Lodge No. 123 A.F.A.M., GRC, Masonic Temple. He died on September 30, 1981.
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Walter Frederick Reid was born in Sidney Township, Hastings County on August 9, 1904, son of Franklin Reid and Janie Faulkes. He married Lena Grace Sharpe on August 15, 1933. He was the owner and co-founder of Reid's Dairy in 1910. He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rameses Shrine Club of Toronto, Belleville Shrine Club, Masonic Lodge, Eureka #282, GRC, King Baldwin Preceptory, and Royal Arch Mason. He was associated with junior hockey in the 1940s and 1950s in Belleville and was a member of the Kinsmen Club. He died on January 1, 1993.
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Leonard and Fred Reid discuss the development of Reid's Dairy in Belleville.