KINNEAR, THOMAS FAWCETT
It is with heavy hearts of tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our father, husband, brother, and friend Thomas Fawcett Kinnear on May 15, 2015 in his 88th year after a lengthy illness.

Born on December 4, 1926, the only son to the late Lulu Kinnear (Fawcett) and the late Earl Kinnear. He is survived by his two sisters: Gracie McCully and Ida Rogers.

Thomas is survived by his “beautiful bride” and loving wife Shirley (McNulty) of 62 years; six children: Nancy Coates (Stewart), Lois Kinnear, Earl Kinnear (Cynthia), Judy Kinnear, Darlene MacLean (Thomas) and Tammy Kinnear (Dwight Clark). Also survived by 14 grandchildren: Tina, Tommy, Teri, Jason, Martis, Anthony, Jonathan, Christina, Freddy, Tracy, Sherry, Kalika, Holly, and Mary Kate; 11 great-grandchildren: Nathan, Sierra, Kyara, Christopher, Sarah, Mathew, Benjamin, Jamal, Logan, Emma, and Zaiden.

Thomas has retired from the CN Gordon Yard Diesel Shop as a machinist at the age of 65 after a 25 year career. He was very much loved by his family whom he encouraged and guided his children even through their adulthood. You could always count on him to lend a helping hand, a very strong man he was in strength and family morals. From helping his oldest daughter Nancy and his son-in-law Stewart build their home to helping the youngest daughter learn to use recycled materials to build a baby barn. Thomas was the type of person who was very much into re-using, repurposing, and recycling items. He made very good use of the items he had.

He was not a materialistic person, making sure his family was taken care of as his family’s safety and welfare was always number one. He was never too busy to lend a helping hand to family, friends, neighbors, even strangers. He enjoyed attending the CNR Breakfasts and suppers and attending the First North River Baptist Church suppers to meet old school friends.

Thomas was also predeceased by a good friend that he considered his brother, Wayne Rogers. Over the past two years Thomas was able to accomplish two of his dreams- to go to Vancouver to see the Rocky Mountains and to take his family on a motor home trip vacation to Ontario. He was very proud of completing his Machinist Course at the Moncton High School and was one of the two people recruited to work at the Saint John ship building.

We were a large family of 6 children and growing up there was nothing that we ever needed. We had all the love and support from both our parents that anyone could ever dream of. Dad was the financial provider and Mom stayed home making lots of homemade meals and sweets and kept a pristine home for us. They were quite the team together, Mom and Dad. They had instilled many values into us six children with the most important being “be kind to one another” and “Family is Forever”.

Resting at Armstrong’s Funeral Home, 33 Russell Street, Petitcodiac, NB with visitation of Wednesday May 20, 2015 from 5 to 7 pm and on Thursday May 21, 2015 from 12 to 2pm, followed by a funeral service at 2:30 pm with Rev. Wayne Hagerman presiding in the funeral home chapel.

Special thanks to Dr. William Harper (family physician), Dr. Thibeault , and his team of nephrologists, Dr. Jean Phillippe Deslauriers (resident doctor), the Georges Dumont Dialysis Unit staff of 4F, the Canadian Red Cross, Extra-Mural Driscoll Unit, and Vital Aire.

Donations to the Canadian Red Cross, the Canadian Kidney Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the NB Lung Association, or the Canadian Diabetes Foundation would be greatly appreciated by the family. Online condolences are available at: www.armstrongsfh.com