MACGRUTHER, Gary Wayne; March 13, 1944 – September 15, 2014. Passed away in Comox, BC with daughter Karen at his side, due to complications from pneumonia after a long illness from C.O.P.D. He is predeceased by his daughter Heather, 2001. Survived by his son Steven of Elora, brother Blaine of Elora, daughter Karen and grandson Callum of Fanny Bay, BC. “It’s the emptiest and yet the fullest of all human messages: Goodbye” Kurt Vonnegut