McLEOD, GORDON MALCOLM - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Gordon Malcolm McLeod of Fredericton on November 12th, 2012. Gordon, or Bud to his family and friends, was born in Sackville, NB, on July 3rd, 1931. He was the son of Gordon McLeod (of Port Elgin) and Lois Wry McLeod (originally of Sackville) and brother to Betty, all of whom predeceased him. Bud grew up in Port Elgin, although the family did live in Sackville for a few years during World War II when their father joined the Royal Air Force and served overseas in England. Bud attended UNB where he successfully completed a Bachelors and Masters Degree of Science in Forestry. It was at UNB where he met the love of his life, Patricia Ryder, and they married in 1959. Bud lived with and cared for Patricia at home until her death in 2001. Bud's career as a forester with the Department of Natural Resources took he and his family all over the province, but they lived the longest in St. Stephen, which the family still considers home. Along the way Bud and Pat had three children: Margaret MacQuarrie-McLeod (Lachlan), Wendy McLeod MacKnight (Barry), and Patrick (Nancy). Thanks to them he was able to be a loving grandfather to Melanie, Doug, Sydney, Forrest, Duncan, and Daisy. He is survived as well by his step-brother Rob McLeod (Angela) of Port Elgin, his special nephew Steve Irwin (Deanna) of Ottawa, his cousin Colin Rayworth (Diana) and other nieces and nephews. Bud is also survived by the many friends who visited with him faithfully through the years until the end, including John and Nancy, Garry, Alan, Dawn and Bob, Dave, Bob, and Evelyn. Their kindness and friendship to our dad will never be forgotten. Bud was born with a love of nature and enjoyed nothing more than hunting, fishing, or just going for good walks in the woods. We expect he will be doing a lot of that with the three dogs who are waiting for him. He had a statistician's mind and was a faithful analyzer of baseball stats, especially as they related to his beloved Chicago White Sox. He was a man who hated to dance, yet he loved big band music; loved old movies, especially westerns, had the ability to punish all comers in a game of cribbage, and was known to raise a glass of rum now and then. Anyone who knew him was the better for it. You will be missed Dad! A special thank you to the staff of Thomas Hall, Parkland Shannex. You cared for our dad with love and respect and we are forever grateful. Special thanks as well to Rev. Barry Craig for his kindness and coming when Dad needed him.
Visitation will be at McAdam's Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 on Thursday, November 15th, 2012. The memorial service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, November 16th, 2012 at 1 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Bud's memory to the Parkinson's Society Martime Region. www.mcadamsfh.com (458-9170)