Tim Hortons Co-Founder Ron Joyce Dead at 88
by Paige Petrovsky
on February 1, 2019
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It’s a sad day for many.
Ron Joyce, co-founder of Tim Hortons, has died. According to a CBC article, Joyce was 88-years-old when he passed peacefully on Thursday (Jan. 31) in his home in Burlington.
Joyce helped the first Tim Hortons in the City of Hamilton get off the ground back in 1964.
The Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington acknowledged that passing of Joyce in a recent Facebook post.
Joyce donated over $7 million to support the redevelopment and expansion of the hospital.
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