Daniel 'Stewart' Cameron
Born In: New Waterford
Born: November 29th, 1938
Passed on: December 28th, 2012
Today we experienced a great loss of a loving husband, a father in every sense of the word and an adored Dado.
Da was the son of Dan and Kathleen (Penney) Cameron born on Nov. 29, 1938.
He grew up in New Waterford, the home of his heart. At the tender age of 16 he followed tradition and entered the coal mines, and for the next 43 years he spent his time working underground in various coal mines. When we would say, “Da, that must have been hard,” he would say it wasn’t that bad, I enjoyed it.
In 1960 he married the love of his life, Agnes Burke. He thought his biggest accomplishments were his lovely wife, seven kids, Jamie (Tracey), Halifax, Anita (Chris) Whitby, Ont., Monica, New Victoria, Bradley, New Minas, Danell (Dave), Mt. Albert, Ont., Stewart, New Waterford, and Leah Ann, Halifax; and nine grandsons, Kyle, Nicholas, Zachary, Carter, Jacob, Dawson, Cameron, Jude and Jonah.
We all knew he was behind us in everything we did; no problem too big to help us solve. Da taught us loyalty to one another and the importance of family. To Da, his wife, children and grandchildren were his everything. It is hard to believe how one man could give so much and expect so little.
Da enjoyed the simple things in life namely, talking and joking with everyone, gardening, visiting and bragging about Scrappy and Mitzi his cats and Sam his dog. One of his greatest pleasures was the many hockey trips all over the province with his loving grandson Kyle, instilling his love of hockey within us all.
Besides his parents, Da was predeceased by his sister, Jean (Alonzo) Marsh.
Da, you worked hard, you taught us how to look after one another and we can’t help but believe that you are at peace and with us.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m at V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 380 Smith St., New Waterford. A funeral mass of celebration will take place Thursday, Jan. 3, at 10 a.m. in the Parish Church of St. Leonard, Mount Carmel Avenue, with Fr. Ray Huntley officiating. Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at St. Leonard’s Parish Hall, Convent Street, New Waterford.
Donations in his memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Online expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
