OBITUARY
Benjamin MacGeorge Smith
29 January , 1996 – 16 April , 2018
Benjamin MacGeorge Smith, much loved by family and friends, passed away Monday, April 16 in Toronto. Ben liked to make his friends laugh and liked to listen to their concerns. He was a thoughtful, deep-feeling person with a love of music and the visual arts. Sadly, he had little more than 22 years among us; he died of an accidental opioid overdose. Our dear boy was born in Regina on January 29, 1996. The family moved to Halifax when he was four so he and his sister could be closer to their grandparents. Ben loved so many outdoor activities – swimming, hiking, running and canoeing. He adored his time at Big Cove Camp — first as a camper and later as a counsellor. He was also a good student, graduating from Citadel High with Honours and obtaining a medal as the top student in grade 12 in media studies in his graduating year, 2014. Ben studied at Ryerson University in Toronto before he left school to pursue the arts. He supported that work with jobs as a lifeguard, swimming instructor and most recently in a restaurant. Ben is survived by his parents, Sandy Smith and Sue Murtagh; his sister, Katie; his grandmother Greta Murtagh, and an extended loving family including Anne Murtagh Coffin and Mark Coffin; Ruth and Earl Gordon, children Hannah and Nathaniel; Peter Murtagh and Marianne Minaker, daughter Sophie; Wendy Bethune, children Allison Cooper and Mark Bethune; Pam Bulpin, children Rich Bulpin and Debbie Martin; special cousins the Petrie family in England. The funeral service will be held at J.A. Snow Funeral Home on Lacewood Drive in Halifax, Friday April 27th at 2 pm. Reception to follow. Memorial donations may be made to Big Cove Camp (YMCA of Halifax-Dartmouth, Residential Summer Camps) or the charity of your choice. Friends in Toronto will remember him with an exhibit of his visual artworks on Saturday, April 28th at the Black Cat Artspace. To leave an on-line condolence, please visit www.jasnowfuneralhome.com
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Benjamin MacGeorge Smith 2018.source
Décès pour la Ville: halifax, Province: Nova Scotia
