Later Life
Reid retired to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute. On 10 August 2010, Reid died at Inverclyde Royal Hospital. He had suffered a brain haemorrhage earlier in the week and had been in poor health for a number of years.
After a private service in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, his hearse was driven into Glasgow for a secular funeral service at the Govan Old Parish Church on 19 August. The cortege passed the BAE Systems Surface Ships yard in Govan, one of the Shipyards saved after the collapse of UCS, where hundreds of workers had gathered outside in tribute. The funeral service at Govan Old was attended by notable figures including Ed Balls, Ed Miliband, Gordon Brown, Alex Salmond, Sir Alex Ferguson and Billy Connolly.
He was survived by his wife Joan, three daughters and three granddaughters.
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