| DOREY, Thomas Carl - 80, Hubbards, passed away
peacefully Tuesday, September 26, 2006, with his family by his side in QEII
Health Sciences Centre, Halifax. A lifelong resident of Hubbards, he was a son
of the late Almon and Jemima (MacLean) Dorey. Tom worked 43 years for the
Canadian National Railways and was a part-time lobster fisherman. Our father was
active in sports in his youth, playing hockey with the Hubbards Tunas and
softball with various teams in Hubbards. Dad was also an avid hunter, trapper
and salmon fisherman; he won a fly casting accuracy contest in 1989 at the
Atlantic Outdoor Sports and R.V. Show. He was a lifelong fan of the New York
Yankees and the Toronto Maple Leafs. As well, he and his sister, Shirley, had a
reputation for being the best "Jitterbug" dancers to set foot in the Shore Club.
Dad also knew a song for just about every word in the English language and could
sing them all beautifully. We would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Workman
and the nurses of 8.4 step down unit and the Emergency department of the New
Halifax Infirmary, QEII, for their care in Dad's time of need. Surviving are his
daughter, Tamar, Hubbards; son, Kirk (Rosie), Lower Sackville; grandchildren,
Amber and Cody Fryday, Hubbards; William and Meredeth Dorey, Lower Sackville;
sister, Catherine (Victor) Steele, and brothers, Daniel (Olive), Fox Point;
Arnold (Anne), Abbotsford, B.C.; sister-in-law, Nancy Dorey, Hubbards; several
nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife and fishing partner, Louise
(Smith); sisters, Audrey Campbell and Shirley Beeler; brother, Herbert, and
half-brother, Clarence MacLean. A family committal service will be held in Pine
Hill Cemetery, Hubbards. The family will receive visitors at 2:30 p.m. Friday in
St. Luke's Anglican Church Hall, Hubbards. Services have been entrusted to
Ronald A. Walker Funeral Homes. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made the to
Lung Association of Nova Scotia. On-line condolences can be made at:
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