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Gordon John Thompson
The death of Gordon John Thompson, resident of Tide Head, occurred at the Campbellton Regional Hospital on March 5, 2005, at the age of 94.
Gordon was born on July 12, 1910, to the late William Thompson and Lillian (Law).
Gordon enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Montreal in 1941. He was one of seven brothers serving overseas; the largest single family representation in Canada at the time. Among his wartime duties, Gordon was assigned the task of mapping the King's route to safety in Dover prior to D-Day, an invasion which he subsequently took part in.
A well known local artist, Gordon began drawing at an early age. After his army discharge, he was encouraged to enrol in an art course by Dr. Lismer, a member of the Group of Seven. He opted to return home, where he worked as a timber cruiser, draftsman and cut inspector for N.B.I.P. Most of Gordon's paintings were inspired by memories of working in logging camps in the lage 20's and 30's. He also designed numerous commercial art projects, including both the Campbellton and Tide Head municipal crests. His paintings were featured province-wide on all NBTEL Telephone directories in 1991-1992.
Gordon was predeceased by his wife, Margaret (Gillis); as well as by his six brothers and four sisters: Frederick, William, Merle, Patrick, John, Gerald, Jeannette (Arseneau), Jean (Grandby), Francis (Oliver), and Florence.
He will be sadly missed by his daughters: Mary Legacy of Tide Head and Ann Thompson of Grand Forks, BC; as well as by his four grandchildren: Tammy Legacy (Ewen Cameron) of Rothesay, Tanya Legacy of Moncton, Tricia Legacy of Riverview and Tyler Bidnyk of Grand Forks, BC; and his great grandson: Robbie Cameron of Rothesay.
The funeral was held at the St. Andrews United Church in Tide Head on March 9, 2005, and was officiated by Mr. Wendell Gregan, LPM. Pallbearers were: Tom Dewar, Ron Dube, Bob Gerrard, Everett Porter, Chris Roberts and John Woodworth. Interment will take place at a later date in the Campbellton Rural Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were placed in the care of Maher's Funeral Home, Campbellton.
Douglas (Doug) Leger
The death of Doug Leger occurred suddenly in Moncton on March 2, 2005.
He is survived by his wife Judy (Clark) and his sons Brian and Stephen and his mother Alsa Leger. He also leaves to mourn his sisters Debra (Dave) Boudreau of Amherst, NS and Wendy Soucy of Campbellton and brothers Derek (Simone) of Campbellton, Wayne (Pauline) and Danny of Moncton along with numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Doug was predeceased by his father John (Sonny) Leger.
Funeral services were held in Moncton March 6, 2005, with interment to take place in Campbellton in the spring.
Raymond J. Savoie
The death of Raymond J. Savoie of 63 Kempt Road, Broadlands, Quebec, occurred at Moncton City Hospital on March 9, 2005, at the age of 71.
Born in Pointe-a-la-Croix, QC., on January 6, 1934, he was the son of the late Expedie Savoie and the late Opal Chamberlain.
Surviving him are his daughters Doreen Savoie of Pointe a la Croix and Janey Cahill of Edmonton, Alb; sisters Anne (Gedeon Tremblay) of Carleton and Dora (Stanley O'Brien) of Greenvalley, Ont.; brothers Silfred (Denise) Savoie of Mirabel, QC., Alonzo (Edith ) Savoie of Pickering, Ont., Harvey (Diane) Savoie of Hudson, QC, Donald (Anne-Marie) Savoie of Notre Dame de l'Ile Perot, QC., Andrew Savoie of Bathurst, NB and Leo Savoie of Langley, B.C.
Predeceasing him were his parents Expedit and Opal and two brothers Emile and Marc.
Robertine Bujold
The death of Robertine Bujold of 300 Victoria St., Dalhousie, occurred at St. Joseph's Hospital on March 9, 2005, at the age of 84.
Born in Cahrlo, she was the daughter of the late Donat LeBlanc and the late Agnes McIntyre. Robertine was a retired R.N. A. from St. Joseph's Hospital.
Surviving her are her daughters Janet (Gerald) Arseneau of Pointe Verte, N.B. and Shelly (Callum) McPhee of Dalhousie; grandchildren Natalie, Mark-Daniel, Stacey and Alison; great grandchildren Isabelle and Gabriel.
Predeceasing her were her parents Donat and Agnes and husband Lionel Bujold.
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