Robert Arthur (Bob)
Hall of Port Elgin, NB, died on Tuesday, June
7, at ProTem Health Services in Moncton. He was 85 years
old.
Rob began teaching at the age of
eighteen. He taught in a number of schools in the Aulac and Sackville
area, participated in a variety of school committees and held various
administrative positions throughout his educational career. He
personally encouraged, counseled and prodded his students to excel and
his efforts were rewarded with respect and commitment.
After 35 years of teaching Rob became
the first New Democrat elected to the New Brunswick legislature in
1982. He worked for the people in the
Tantramar riding until
1987.
Rob loved and supported the Port Elgin
and Sackville areas. He served a number of terms on Port Elgin Council
as a Councillor and as Mayor, supported and personally invested in
projects he felt could help Port Elgin survive as a small New
Brunswick community and supported many initiatives in the Sackville
area including the Sackville Memorial Hospital. He was a
member of St. James Presbyterian Church.
Many thanks to Joyce Spence for her help
and friendship as Rob's homemaker. To the ladies and nursing
staff at 2069, a heartfelt thank you for the friendship, care and
comfort you provided to both Rob and us, his family, over the last 8
months.
Rob was predeceased by his parents, Jim
and Mary, his sister Agnes and her husband Garth Allen. He leaves with
wonderful memories his niece and nephews Sharon MacLellan (Don),
Stephen Allen (Nancy Delahunt) and Jim Allen (Christina), his great
nieces and nephews Jaime (Brad Hunter) and Joselyn MacLellan (Moncton)
and William and Thomas Allen (Colorado Springs) and his great friend
and traveling buddy Noreen Spence (whether it was visiting abroad or
exploring the roads in NB and NS). He is also survived by
several cousins in both Canada and Scotland who shared in various
stages of Rob's life.
Arrangements are under the care and
guidance of Jones Funeral Home, Sackville
and Port Elgin. A time of visitation will be held from their
Port Elgin location, 3 West Main Street (506-538-2241) on Sunday, July
17, 2016 from 2 pm until the time of the funeral at 3 pm.
Interment will follow in the Fernwood Cemetery. William
Drysdale DLM officiating.
Donations in memory of Robert may be
made to PEDVAC, Fernwood Cemetery or the Sackville Memorial Hospital
Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to the family by
visiting Robert's online memorial at www.jonesfuneralhome.ca or
through the Jones Funeral Home Facebook Page.