HAYES, GEORGE THOMAS - George Thomas Hayes, Born November 26, 1933, in Nash Creek, New Brunswick, passed away after a brief illness in Calgary, Alberta. George, started his education at CMR and graduated from Civil Engineering at the University of New Brunswick in 1965. He had a long career as a professional engineer working at a number of pulp mills and then Dominion Bridge, Henderson Barwick and retiring in 1992 from the Skeena Pulp Mill in Prince Rupert. George was a tireless volunteer and advocate for many causes such as professional engineering organizations, the Cannery Museum, and the Northwest Maritime Institute. He had a passion for great political debates. He ran for the Civic Party in Montreal in the 1980’s and volunteered for the Liberal Party for many years. George and Sylvia moved to Calgary in 2010, to follow his true passion, watching the grandchildren at recitals, concerts, swim meets, football games, and hockey games. George was an affable optimist always positive about life and all the people he met in life. George is survived and will be deeply missed by his wife, Sylvia, children, Carolyn (Baron), Stephanie (Neil), and Matthew (Wanda), and his grandchildren, Andrew, Christopher, Allison, Isabelle, and John.
George is survived by his siblings, Edith, James (Mac) (Lynn), Kevin (Cathy), Kathy, and Allan (Theresa).
A celebration of George’s life will be held in the Summer of 2015 in Nash Creek, New Brunswick. (For details, e-mail to Matt Hayes hayesmt@nbnet.nb.ca) In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or to support an educational charity of your choice.