Margaret Banks, an administrative assistant at the Synod Office for more than 35 years, died in April at the age of 91 in Port Hope.
Ms. Banks started at the Synod Office in 1958 and worked in various departments before becoming the secretary to the Bishop of Toronto in 1972, a position she held until her retirement in 1996. In that position, she served under Archbishop Lewis Garnsworthy and Archbishop Terence Finlay.
In her retirement announcement in 1996, Archbishop Finlay described her as trustworthy and conscientious. “She has been a source of wisdom and knowledge within the diocesan family,” he wrote. After retiring, Ms. Banks settled in Grafton.
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