Richard Thomas Abbott
Date de décès : 5 mai 2015
ABBOTT
Richard Thomas
(August 17, 1929 - May 5, 2015)
Passed peacefully away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, May 5th, at the Palliative Care Unit in the Dr. Leonard A. Miller Centre, age 85. Leaving to celebrate his life, Mollie (Hutchings) his wife and best friend of 60 years; children, Beverly (Kenneth Bartlett), Richard (Fedva), and Norine (Steve Bannister); six grandchildren, Cynthia (Matthew Rushton), Keith (Susan), Glenn, Matthew (Melissa), Sarah and Eliza; two great grandchildren, Caleb and Annabelle; brothers Arthur (Barbara) and Walter; sister-in-law Ruth LeGrow and a large circle of relatives and friends. Predeceased by parents Ambrose and Gertrude Abbott, sisters Daisy Martin, Beatrice Hunt, Annie Cook, and brother Ambrose. Richard was a kind and gentle man who is remembered by family and friends as a man who would do anything to make a smile. He would quickly make friends wherever he went. He was kind to all. Special thanks to Dr. Patrick O'Shea, for his professional and compassionate care, as well as to the staff of Eastern Health. Resting at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, with visitations 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday May 7th and Friday May 8th. Funeral service will be on Saturday May 9th, at 2:00 pm at St. Augustine's Anglican Church on Westerland Road. Inurnment to follow in Anglican Cemetery, Forest Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Prostate Cancer Canada. www.prostatecancer.ca info@prostatecancer.ca. To send a message of condolence, or to sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com