Capt. David Gerald Williams
Born In: Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Passed in: North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: September 19th, 2012
It is with great sadness we announce the peaceful passing of our father Gerald Williams, on his 85th birthday, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at his home.
Born in Grand Bank, N.L., Dad was the son of the late Clarence and Selena (Keating) Williams.
‘Ged’ chose to pursue a life at sea, following in the footsteps of his father, a famed sailing Master.
Dad was Captain aboard the Marine Atlantic vessels until retiring in 1990 as Senior Master of the MV Caribou. His leisure time was usually spent in the out-of-doors, hunting and fishing were his passions. He was a member of the Royal Albert Masonic Lodge and member of Philae Shriners.
Gerald is survived by his two daughters, Yvonne Williams (Thomas Fleming), Sydney, Yvette Williams, Toronto; three sons, Doug (Jennifer) Williams, North Sydney, David (Deborah) Williams, Leitches Creek, and James (Noel) Williams, Niagara Falls; his seven grandchildren, Jennifer, Dawn, Michael, Samantha, Amanda, Stephen and Sarah; brothers, Gordon (Bertha) Williams, St. John’s , N.L., and Carl (Kathy) Williams, Saint John, N.B.; and sister, Mary (Lloyd) Moores, Sackville, N.B.
Besides his parents, Gerald was predeceased by his wife, Frances Lily (Gale) Williams.
Visitation for Gerald will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at St. Matthew Wesley United Church, North Sydney, with Rev. David Luker officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or Parkinson Society Maritime Region.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
“And may there be no moaning of the bar, when I put out to sea.”
