Al Drohan
Date de décès : 25 octobre 2008
52, Whitney Pier Allison Joseph ‘Al’ Drohan, 52, of Whitney Pier passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Born in Sydney, he was the son of Mary Bridget (O’Rourke) Drohan of Sydney and the late Charlie Drohan. Al was a graduate of Sydney Academy and St. FX University. He was a letter carrier with Canada Post for 28 years and especially enjoyed delivering the mail in his home community of Whitney Pier. During his time as a member of the Letter Carriers Union of Canada Local 37, Al served in various executive positions. He also served his community as an alderman for Ward 5 for the City of Sydney from 1988 to 1995. As alderman, he served on many boards and committees and was the last deputy mayor of Sydney prior to amalgamation. An avid sportsman who excelled in baseball and hockey in his younger years, he was a big fan of the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Expos. Al was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, godfather and friend whose life centred around his family. He particularly enjoyed their numerous camping trips in the Cape Breton Highlands. Al’s terrific sense of humour and wit will be sorely missed at future family gatherings. Surviving are his wife, the former Nancy MacVicar; daughters, Cristin (Dave) Hillier, Sydney, and Tara, Halifax; grandchildren, Rachael and Rebecca Hillier. Also surviving are siblings, Ray, Halifax, Chuck (Pat), Sydney, Jerry (Arlene), Halifax, Ann Marie (Sandy) McNabb, Patricia (Donnie) Miller, Donnie, Terry (Maddie), all of Sydney; mother-in-law, Marie MacVicar (Don), Sydney; brothers-in-law, Tommy, Wayne, Kenny and Lorne; sister-in-law, Diane and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Al was predeceased by a brother-in-law, David. Visitation for the late Mr. Drohan will be held Tuesday, Oct. 28 at T.W. Curry Parkview Chapel, George Street, Sydney, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated Wednesday, 3 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier, Fr. Errol MacDonald officiating. Internment at Resurrection Cemetery, Sydney Forks. Memorial donations may be made to the A-T Children’s Project at www.atcp.org or to the Palliative Care unit of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital. Online condolences may be forwarded to the family at www.mem.com or twcurryparkviewchapel@ns.sympatico.ca.
