About Rufus...
January 29, 2023
by Livvi .
Rufus Macklin was born on May 7 1960 in London, UK to Don and Elva Macklin. He was the first of their two much loved sons, the younger being Toby.
Rufus led a varied and adventurous life that included working as a trawler fisherman in Cornwall, traveling in Europe where he met Marie-Odile and became a farmer with her at Ruafon in France. They had two beautiful daughters together, Mathilde and Fany. It was in France where his love of border collies began with Nabu and Vic.
Rufus returned to the UK and helped establish a very successful vegetarian cafe beside the river Thames and then moved to Canada in the 1990s where he spent time on Gabriola and in Nanaimo before moving to Denman Island.
Rufus became a much-loved member of the Denman community, always ready to lend a helping hand, enjoying long talks with friends, caring for his sheep, chickens and vegetable gardens and riding his electric bike accompanied by his beloved pack of beautiful Border Collies.
Although Rufus struggled throughout his life with alcoholism he was proud of his many years of sobriety on Denman. He was predeceased by his parents and leaves family and friends in Canada, England and France and a pack of devoted border collies who, like all of us, will miss him very much.
Rufus led a varied and adventurous life that included working as a trawler fisherman in Cornwall, traveling in Europe where he met Marie-Odile and became a farmer with her at Ruafon in France. They had two beautiful daughters together, Mathilde and Fany. It was in France where his love of border collies began with Nabu and Vic.
Rufus returned to the UK and helped establish a very successful vegetarian cafe beside the river Thames and then moved to Canada in the 1990s where he spent time on Gabriola and in Nanaimo before moving to Denman Island.
Rufus became a much-loved member of the Denman community, always ready to lend a helping hand, enjoying long talks with friends, caring for his sheep, chickens and vegetable gardens and riding his electric bike accompanied by his beloved pack of beautiful Border Collies.
Although Rufus struggled throughout his life with alcoholism he was proud of his many years of sobriety on Denman. He was predeceased by his parents and leaves family and friends in Canada, England and France and a pack of devoted border collies who, like all of us, will miss him very much.