Rick S. Quirk
Born In: North Sydney
Passed in: North Sydney
Passed on: December 8th, 2014
It is with deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of Richard Stephen Quirk, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in North Sydney, Richard was the son of the late Josephine Quirk.
He was employed as a truck driver with Cantwell Excavating & Trucking. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He played baseball with the “Old Dogs” with the senior men’s league and hockey with the Sydney Mines Ramblers Oldtimers Team. He also enjoyed woodworking and most of all spending time with family.
He was a member of St. Joseph Church, North Sydney.
Richard is survived by his wife Karen (Gillis) Quirk; his two daughters, Heather Quirk and Valerie Quirk (Darren), both of North Sydney; his son Stephen Quirk (Leanne Tattrie), Coxheath; his seven grandchildren, Mitchell, Abby, Lyndon, Dylan, Samuel, Priya and Paisley. He is also survived by his brother Sandy Bond (Debbie), Halifax and two sisters, Monica Boudreau, Bras d’Or and Tania Bond, North Sydney, a number of nieces and nephews, by his mother-in-law Roseanne Gillis.
Besides his mother Josephine, he was predeceased by a sister Norma Bond and his father-in-law Howard Gillis.
Visitation for Richard will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Thursday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Cremation will follow and a funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Patrick O’Neill officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia. Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
