Family and friends to bid farewell to CBC’s Michael Finlay at Danforth restaurant

A reserved table at Gabby’s diner on Danforth Avenue will soon turn into the centre of a memorial service in remembrance of frequent customer and retired CBC Radio journalist Michael Finlay, who died after an assault on the streets of Toronto. With a Pilsner in hand and chicken wings in front of him, Finlay sat time and again for six years at the same table in the diner, said the manager of the restaurant. “It’s just tragic seeing this happen to a guy you’ve known for almost half a century,” longtime friend Malcolm Morrison told the Star. Family and friends will remember Finlay on Tuesday Feb. 21 at the restaurant during a private event from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.“This is where he came every day. If you were ever to walk by him and say hi, he would engage in a conversation,” said Gabby’s diner manager.