Savoy, Murray Albert - 84 of Dalhousie, NB, died on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Born in Dalhousie, he was the son of the late Peter A. and Florine (Valdron) Savoy. Murray joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943 at the age of 16, serving mostly on the corvette HMCS Halifax performing convoy duty. He sailed across the Atlantic countless times between ports in Canada, the UK, Gibraltar, Bermuda and the Azores. After the war, he returned to Dalhousie and worked at the NBIP mill until retirement in 1987.
Murray married Lillian Cantin in 1952 and became the father of three children Kevin, Sharon and Shelley. Murray was active in a variety of community and sports organizations, including the Royal Canadian Legion's Dalhousie branch. But outside of his family, golf was his true passion. Murray was a former president and lifetime member of the Restigouche Golf and Country Club. He was a natural at all sports and games and was well known in the Dalhousie area. In later years after Murray was predeceased by Lillian in 1993, Murray's life focused on his growing family, golf and wintering in Florida. He was also predeceased by a sister Dorothy and four brothers Howard, Willard, Wallace and Richard. He is survived by three children, Kevin (Denise) of Dalhousie, Sharon (Michael) of Toronto and Shelley (Henrick) of Ottawa, and eight grandchildren Geoffrey, Kristopher, Alastair, Emily, Todd, Patrick, Tristan, and Annika, a sister Vivian and a special friend Vera Wood.
Resting at Maher's Funeral Home, 421 Victoria Street in Dalhousie, on Tuesday April 13th from 2 to 4pm, 7 to 9pm and on Wednesday from 9:30am until time of funeral. The funeral service will be held from the Saint John Bosco Church in Dalhousie on Wednesday April 14th at 11am followed by a reception in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart & Stroke foundation would be appreciated by his family.
Funeral arrangements are in the care of Maher's Funeral Home, Dalhousie.