Donald Salt
May 15, 1935 – June 29, 2021
Donald Allan Salt (May 15, 1935 – June 29, 2021)
Mountie, sailor, wood-worker, dive instructor, fixer of all things, Ottawa Senators and Ottawa Redblacks fan, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather – these are all monikers that Don assumed during his 86 years on this earth.
Don was born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan on May 15th, 1935 to Thomas and Bessie (Thurber) Salt. He grew up with his siblings Donna and Doreen in St. Thomas, Ontario where he excelled at sports and self-admitted general mischief. He enlisted in the RCMP on December 5, 1955 and spent a remarkable 32 years in the Force, becoming an Officer in 1975.
Not one for romantic wherewithal, Don mailed an engagement ring to his future wife Dorothy Anne (Hall) while he was in training in Regina. They were married on May 16, 1959 in Delhi, Ontario (wearing his red serge which, at the time, caused quite the excitement in small-town southern Ontario). Don’s career took him and Dorothy to Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec, New Brunswick and Ontario. Married life produced four children, all of whom, much to their amusement and embarrassment, carried the same initials as both Don and Dorothy : Deana Anne (Steve), Dianne Allison (Bob), David Allan (Tracy) and Douglas Andrew (Monica).
Don had incredible affection for his eight grandchildren Christopher (Jen), Scott (Amanda), Thomas, Jake, Victoria, Ethan, Oliver and Carrington, and his great-granddaughter Amelia. He always had a story to share from his childhood (being caught with cigarettes as a young boy by his Dad) or from his time in the RCMP (his inability to ride a horse nearly ended his career before it got started).
Don died as he lived – pragmatically, on his own terms, and quickly as he would never want to live anything less than a fully active life. At his request there will be no funeral. If you would like to honour his life, donations to the Winchester District Memorial Hospital in Don’s name would be welcomed by the family.
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May 15 1935 June 29 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Donald Salt May 15 1935 June 29 2021..
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Décès pour la Ville:Iroquois, Province: Ontario