FIRLOTTE, ALWARD (MORT) - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Auley Firlotte, well-known and lifelong resident of Campbellton, on January 22, 2005, eight days short of his eightieth birthday. Auley, widely known as Mort, was born on January 30, 1925, the son of the late Wallace and Annie Jane (MacLeod) Firlotte. Pre-deceased by his wife Helen (Harvey), his brother Dallas and sister Irene, he is survived by his sister Maxine Watters, and his son Rick, his daughter Pam, daughter-in-law France St-Hilaire and grand children Nicolas and Elyse. Mort served in the Royal Canadian Navy on convoy duty during the Second World War on the North Atlantic. He was a founding member of the Campbellton Main Brace and an active member of the Canadian Legion. Following the war he took an electrical course in Saint John where he met his future wife Helen. They were married in 1949 and settled in Campbellton. He worked as an electrician at the CNR until he retired. He fondly remembered all of his friends and colleagues from his many years at CN. Mort was a lifelong outdoorsman, a hunter and fisherman and a contractor for the Restigouche Salmon Club. During the 1960s, he and Helen ran Mort's Canteen, an institution on Gerrard St. He was a City Councilor, manager of the Caledonian Society Pipe band and a volunteer fireman. One of his proudest moments was as coach of the 1958/59 Campbellton Tigers hockey team when they were Maritime Champions and played in the memorial Cup Series in Pembrooke, Ontario. The team has since been inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame. Mort deeply cared for his community and particularly its people. He and his family enjoyed and appreciated the support and affection of neighbours and friends. We would especially like to thank the people at the Village who provided Mort with care and kindness in his final years. A memorial service will be held at the chapel of Maher's Funeral Home on Saturday, January 29 at 2:00 pm. Donations may be made to the Campbellton Nursing Home (101 Dover St., PO Box 850, Campbellton, N.B. E3N 3H3).