Presbyterian who gave away her house.

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From: Presbyterian Record
Date: 19980601
Author:Gamester, George

Why do you want to know about me?" she asks. "I haven't done anything interesting or special. I'm not famous."

No, Marcia Baroudi isn't famous. Outside her west-end neighbourhood, the white-haired woman has been mistaken for a street person. But interesting and special? Oh, yes. We have stories ...

"My grandfather was a classmate of Stephen Leacock at Upper Canada College," Marcia reveals. "His name was Davidson, and he became a professor of romance languages at the University of Toronto. The family had property on Pacific Avenue and a big house on Royal York Road.

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