Roy Harris Whetmore
Passed on: January 29th, 2009
80, Halifax Roy Whetmore died Jan. 29, 2009, at Northwood Centre, Halifax, N.S. Born in Windsor, N.S., Roy was the son of Blanche and Hoarce Wetmore of Coxheath, C.B. Early in his career, Roy served in the navy onboard ship and later as a hospital administrator holding rank of lieutenant commander at HMCS Cornwallis during the 1950s and 60s and later Stadacona Naval Base in Halifax. Following his retirement from the armed forces, he held executive positions at the 'old' Infirmary and Abbey Lane hospitals in Halifax. During this time his volunteer work included the development board of the original Cobequid Centre in Lower Sackville as well as a similar project later in Kanata, Ont. The move to Ottawa during the 1980s and 90s saw him holding a management position at the Queensway Carleton Hospital and volunteer work with Meals on Wheels. During the latter part of the 1990s he and his wife Mary, spent three years in Dalmeny, Sask., where he was again active volunteering at the local seniors home. Following the death of his wife in Saskatchewan he moved back to Ottawa to be with family and then again to Nova Scotia in the early 2000s where he made his final home at the Berekley Manor in Bedford where he enjoyed a full and active life until the end. Roy is survived by his children, daughters, Kristene Murdock (husband Gavin), Bear River, N.S., Peggy Lynne Lacroix, Dartmouth, N.S., Roxanne (Autumn) Whetmore, Wellington, England; sons, Michael Whetmore (wife Becky), British Columbia, Patrick Whetmore (wife Maisie), Beaver Bank, N.S., MCpl Robert Whetmore CD1 (wife Fletia), Fredericton, N.B., Sgt Richard Whetmore CD1, Whitehorse, YT. Grandchildren include Vanessa Murdock, Scott Murdock, Christopher Lacroix, Nicholas Autumn, Colin Whetmore, Jeremy Whetmore, Travis Whetmore, Tori Whetmore, Roxanne Whetmore and Logan Whetmore. Roy is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Matheson, Marion Bridge, C.B., and Catherine Smith, Truro, N.S. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Logan. A funeral service will be held for Mr. Whetmore at Cruikshank's Funeral Home Chapel, 2032 Robie St., Halifax, on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. Online condolences may be placed by visiting http.www.mem.com.
