Dwight Robertson
Passed on: December 27th, 2018
With sadness, we announce the passing on December 27, 2018 of Rodney Dwight Robertson. Born in Sydney, NS, on February 20, 1944, Dwight was the son of Flossie (Falconer) Robertson (now residing at MacGillivrary Guest Home, Sydney) and the late Thomas Robertson.
In 1961, Dwight began his career with the Royal Bank of Canada Sydney main branch where he met his wife of 54 years, Diana (Cooper) Robertson. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Francis Xavier University in 1969, and after moving cities several times with the bank, Dwight and Diana decided to settle down and raise their family in Cape Breton. In 1972, Dwight took a position with Touche Ross (now Deloitte & Touche) and while there, he studied for the chartered accountancy exam, which he passed in 1975. In 1977, he joined the Business Administration faculty at UCCB (now Cape Breton University) and retired as Associate Professor in 2009 after 32 years of service.
Dwight grew up on Mira Road and spent his summers as an adult at Hillside Mira, so it is not surprising that many of his life-long hobbies involved the bounteous nature of Cape Breton Island. In his early years, he was an avid outdoorsman and spent much of his leisure time swimming and boating on the Mira, fishing with his friends and his wife at Lake Ainslie, and hunting with his father. When he was not enjoying the outdoors, Dwight enjoyed playing tarabish and poker with his friends.
Dwight took up golf relatively late in life, but that did not stop him from becoming a very good player indeed. (His backyard bravely suffered the divots for the cause.) He was a long-time member of Lingan Golf and Country Club and served there as treasurer of the Board of Directors. Dwight followed his passion for golf to courses all over North America and the Caribbean. His golf ball Christmas tree ornament — “Another Ball in the Trees” — still hangs on our tree this Holiday season. We will dearly miss his wonderful sense of humour.
As a member of St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Coxheath, Dwight sang in the choir for many years.
Dwight is survived by his mother, Flossie (Falconer) Robertson; wife, Diana (Cooper) Robertson; daughter, Sherry Robertson (Laurie Moore); sons, Rodney Robertson (Ayumi Sekine) and Christopher Robertson (Lindsay MacDougall); brothers, Thomas Robertson (Betty McAloon) and David Robertson (Donalda Walker); sister, Amber Robertson-Webb (Bruce Webb); grandchildren, Aya Robertson and Lexa Robertson.
We would like to express our gratitude to Kendra Popwell, Rod McCarron, and the physicians, nurses, and medical staff at the Cape Regional Hospital for their wonderful care. In addition, we would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Anne Frances D’ Intino and the staff of Palliative Care Unit for their compassionate guidance during his final hours.
There will be no visitation or service. Condolences and donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation, Sydney SPCA, or charity of your choice.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or e-mail sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
