Obituary for George M Cunningham
Cunningham, George Munro – age 85, of Halifax passed away on August 16th at the Halifax Infirmary. Born in Yarmouth, N.S. on June 4th, 1935, he was the son of the late Herbert and Grace Cunningham. George always enjoyed sports, in particular baseball and coached the game at the provincial and university level. In his youth, he played on the legendary (according to him) Overton Outlaws ball team along with his brothers John, Herbert (Bub), and Albert. George was an avid fan of the New York Yankees. His recreational passion was trap shooting and hunting ducks and upland game birds. In his later years, he often accompanied family and lifelong friends on hunting or fishing trips and was not shy about providing helpful advice to his companions whenever he felt it necessary. He was also a wildlife conservationist and reminded everyone he “shoots only for the table”. George always kept, trained and loved hunting dogs; his last moments were spent with his dogs Paco, a German Wirehair and Lola, a Brittany Spaniel. A recreational pilot, George flew a “Piper Warrior” and was endorsed to fly floatplanes. He was a loyal Globe and Mail reader and passionate about politics.
George met many people across the Atlantic Region during his years working in the financial industry with the Bank of Montreal, the Canadian Commercial and Industrial Bank, and Command Group Consulting and he became lifelong friends with many. He was the youngest branch manager in Canada at the time of his appointment in the Bank of Montreal. He considered his time as Canadian representative for the Bank of Montreal at the Milan Trade Fair one of his most interesting experiences. George held the position of Vice President (Atlantic) during his time with the CCIB. Although he lived in many places during his life and eventually settled in Halifax, George always knew Cape Forchu to be his home. He cherished the time he spent visiting family and friends in Yarmouth and its surrounding areas and never lost his love for southwest Nova Scotia lobster, especially during those visits.
George Cunningham was predeceased by his parents and by his siblings John, Imogene (Ray) Baker, Herbert (Bub), and Betty (Andy) Sweeny. He was also predeceased by his former wife Pat (Chappell) Cunningham and daughter Michelle Cunningham, and by his former wife Meredith (Keiver) Vickery.
He is survived by his brother Albert (Stella) of Yarmouth N.S. He is also survived by his former wife Sibylle Cunningham of Vancouver B.C. as well as his children Michael, Cape Forchu N.S.; Wendy, Tremont N.S.; Bill (Ann Fitzgerald), Halifax N.S.; Tim (Valerie), River Bourgeois N.S.; Trish, Yarmouth N.S.; Michael George, Halifax N.S.; Dr. Natalie (Dr. Sarah MacSwain), Halifax, N.S.; Caroline, Vancouver, B.C. He is also survived by his grandchildren Emily (Jeremy), Jude (Tommy), Genevieve, Brenna, Erin and Vivienne, and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sweeny’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Yarmouth. A limited graveside service will be held at the family plot in Yarmouth Mountain cemetery, Saturday, 5 September at 2pm in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. Details will be made available via the Obituary web page at: www.sweenysfuneralhome.net. Family flowers only please. Donations in memory may be made to the Charity of Choice. On-line condolences may be sent to: sweenysfh@eastlink.ca or you may sign the guestbook on-line at: www.sweenysfuneralhome.net
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Sunday August 16th 2020
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de George Cunningham Sunday August 16th 2020..
Décès pour la Ville: YARMOUTH, Province: Nova Scotia