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Roy Jessome

Roy  Jessome

Born In: Whitney Pier
Born: April 3rd, 1935

Passed in: Sydney
Passed on: June 28th, 2015

With broken hearts we announce the sudden passing of Roy Jessome who died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney, surrounded by his loving family. He was 80.
He was born April 3, 1935 and raised in Whitney Pier and began employment with Cape Breton Battery as a young man in 1952 and eventually co-owned and operated this business until 1995. He was involved with Kinsmen, KOC and worked as a volunteer for the United Way. He served as Alderman for the City of Sydney from 1971-78. He was instrumental in starting “Action Week” in Sydney. Roy was an avid golfer and served as president of the Lingan Golf Club from 1988-91 as well as the board of directors from 1982-88. He was chairman of the Board of Referee’s for the Federal Government and a salesman extraordinaire. He was an animal lover, loved to talk politics and was never shy to share his views through letters to the editor of the CB Post.
Surviving are his loving wife of 58 years, Mary (Biddie); daughters, Patty-Lou, Audrey & Debbie (Jim); sons, Rick and Ashley; his twin brother, Roddie (Carmel); sisters, Delores Graham and Eleanor George and his grandchildren, Bridget Jessome, Issac McNevin, Shauna and Eric Schuiteboer.
He was predeceased by his infant son, William Thomas; brothers, Aubrey, Bill, Mike, Phonse and Leo; his sister, Mary Neville and parents, Phonse Sr. and Katherine.
Visitation for Roy will be held Thursday, July 2, 2015 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Sydney Memorial Chapel, 49 Welton St, Sydney, N.S. Funeral mass will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier with Rev. Paul Murphy officiating.
Memorials in Roy’s memory can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family at www.sydneymemorialchapel.ca or e-mail sydneymemorialchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.


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