Ronald Arthur Sutherland
Card of Thanks
Ronald Arthur Sutherland
We the family of Ron Sutherland wish to extend our appreciation for the love and support shown to us at the time of our loss. Thank you to those who phoned, dropped by, brought food, sent sympathy cards, Mass offerings, enrollments, flowers and made generous donations to various charities. We are grateful for those who visited at his wake and who attended his Funeral Mass. We deeply appreciate the faithful care given to him over many years by Dr. Paul Murphy. Thank you to the nursing staff of CCU at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital who cared for Ron during his illness. Thank you to Dr. John Rogers for his support during Ron’s illness. We wish to thank Father MacLellan who anointed Ron with the Sacrament of the Sick. We express our deepest appreciation to Father Bill Burke for celebrating, and Father Tom MacNeil, Father Douglas Murphy and Father Al Maroun for concelebrating Ron’s Funeral Mass; and to Father Tom MacNeil for his wonderful homily. Thank you to the choir of Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys and to Neil MacPhee for his beautiful singing of the Responsorial Psalm. Thank you to the pallbearers: cousin, Allan Sutherland, friend of the family, A.G. MacRae, nephews, Michael McMullen, Michael MacKenzie, Donald MacKenzie, and grandnephew, Matthew MacKenzie; the readers: brother-in-law, John Rogers, and niece, Patricia McMullen; his nieces who read the intentions: Paula Mulvihill and Betty Davis; and the gift bearers: his granddaughters, Mary and Bridget Sutherland. Thank you to Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys CWL for their support, and their beautiful luncheon after Mass. We wish to thank the staff of Curry’s Funeral Home for the dignified care and consolation they provided. We will always be grateful for the kindness shown by everyone.
Those who die in grace go no further from us than God, and God is very near. St. Bonaventure
The Sutherland Family
