Richard Alexander « Rick » Cameron
1946-2019
Richard Alexander « Rick » Cameron – age 72,
of Cambridge, passed away on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in the QEII
Health Sciences Centre – VG Site, Halifax, surrounded by his
family and friends. Born in Thunder Bay, he was a son of the late
Margaret (Nichols) Doust. Rick served with the Canadian Navy for 11
years and was employed selling real estate with his wife for several
years, later driving long haul truck from where he retired due to ill
health. In retirement, he served as a guard at the Valley Regional
Hospital. Rick was a member of Bethany Memorial Baptist Church, where
he was a past deacon, former choir member and served on many
committees. He was a former member of Scotia Masonic Lodge No. 28,
Canning and later affiliated with Kentville Masonic Lodge No. 58 AF
& AM. He was a Past President of the Kentville Chapter of the
Kidney Foundation. Together, with his wife Karen, Rick maintained an
active social life, playing cards, washer toss, darts, dice and
entertaining. He genuinely enjoyed being with people. He is survived
by his wife, Karen (Lantz); children, Blair Cameron, Eastern Passage;
Treka (Dana) Chaffey, Houston, Texas; Pamela Lyghtle, Thunder Bay;
Melody (George) Swanton, Thunder Bay; Betty-Joe (Stephen) Eye,
Canning; a half brother, Roy Doust, Thunder Bay;
step-sister, Irma Jarrett, Alberta; step-brother, Ron Doust, White
Rock; half-sisters, Jan, British Columbia; Archbishop Laurie Munro,
Dawson City and Sheila Bush, British Columbia; grandchildren, Whitney
(Randy) Touesnard, Cameron Burke, Bradley (Mihaela) Swanton, Kailey
(Phil) Sabean, Ricky (Rebecca) Manning, Dylan (Ashley) Manning, Travis
Eye; 11 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In addition
to his mother, he was predeceased by his step-father, Alfred Doust.
Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation, by
request. The funeral service, followed by a reception, will
be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2019 in the White Family
Funeral Home, Kentville. Donations in memory may be made to the Kidney
Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements have
been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation
Services, Kentville.
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Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Richard Alexander Rick Cameron 19462019..
Décès pour la Ville: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia