Harold Russell Dort
1937-2018
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Harold
Russell Dort of Saint John on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at home after
a brief illness. Harold was born in Halfway Cove, Guysborough County.
He was the son of the late Wentworth and Jane (Rumley)
Dort.
Harold is survived by his wife Mabel of 61 years; four
children: Donald (Charlotte) Dort, Harold Jr. (Karen) Dort, Paula
(Dort) Walker, and Andy Dort; nine grandchildren: Jodi, Steven,
Michael, Nathan, Susan, Jeremy, Zachary, Danielle, and Jasmine;
several great-grandchildren; and three sisters: Gloria (Brian) Hughes
of Calgary, AB, Theresa (Kris) Christiansen of Miami, FL, and Lauretta
(Ian) Hamilton of Dartmouth, NS. He was predeceased by his grandson,
Christopher Dort; sisters, Jean and Essie; brothers: George, Kenneth,
Roy, and Calvin; and his mother and father.
Harold and his brothers came to Saint John in 1953 looking
for work in the insulation trade. After finding work at the Saint John
Shipyard, they decided to stay and move their families from NS to
Saint John to settle. He then went to work at Northern Industries.
After years of hard work he became one of the owners. In 1982 he
started his own insulation business, Industcom, and in 1995 he started
Grandview, in which both of these companies are still active. He is
also one of the original founders of the Insulators Union, Local 131.
He was very active running his day to day business companies and
serving on many construction boards: he was a board member of the
Saint John Construction Association, treasurer of SJCA, trustee and
treasurer of SJCA Industrial Relations and Education Trust Fund,
trustee of Insulators Health and Pension Trust Fund, chair of the
Employer Bargaining Committee Insulator Trade, co-chair of the SJCA
and Insulators Safety Training Committee, treasurer of the New
Brunswick Construction Labour Relations Alliance, and the former
president of Insulators Local 131.
Harold enjoyed his summers at Wally’s Trailer Park
with his wife. He loved going hunting and fishing in Plaster Rock with
his best friends Ron Haycox and Ron Bell, as well as going up to his
camp in the Shepody with his « buddy » Brian (Jr.)
Lent.
Harold and Mabel enjoyed going in the motor home for the past
six summers with Arnold and Cindy Coates and the members of the
Sam’s Club. They also enjoyed their winters at their home in
Florida for the past ~30 years.
Harold learned to play the fiddle at 9 years old and it is
something he truly loved and played every day. He loved to travel,
talk to people, visit job sites, talk with all the guys that worked
for him, the company of his dogs, and working on his 1972 Chevrolet
Longhorn half ton truck.
He will be greatly missed by his special « buddy »
(granddaughter) Danielle Walker who will forever remember and be
grateful for their drives, shopping trips, bonding time, silly
pictures, and laughs. « You take care. »
Resting at Brenan’s Funeral Home, 111
Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424) with visiting on
Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 2 to 8 pm and Sunday, October 7, 2018
from 2 to 5 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12 noon from St. Joseph’s
Church, 4347 Loch Lomond Road. A private family interment will take
place in Ocean View Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, remembrances
to Bobby’s Hospice or the St. Joseph’s Hope Centre
would be appreciated by the family. Please place online condolences
and remembrances at www.brenansfh.com.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Harold Russell Dort 19372018..
Décès pour la Ville: Saint John, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
