James William ‘Jim’ Fry
1960-2021
Fry, James William « Jim »
– Port Hawkesbury. We are heartbroken to announce the
death of our husband and father, James William Fry, aged
60, of Port Hawkesbury which occurred suddenly on Tuesday,
January 5, 2021 in Point Tupper. Born in Cold Lake,
Alberta, he was a son of Hazel (Langley) Fry and the late Donald
Fry.
He is survived by his wife, Joanne (Coffin) and their sons,
Kerry and Aidan, Halifax, and Joshua at home. He is also
survived by his mom, Hazel, Antigonish; his brother, Robert (Barb),
Pictou, and their children Michael and Jennifer; his sister, Susan
(Jack) Adair, Sus, New Brunswick; and aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Jim lost his father at an early age, and his family moved
back to Point Tupper, and eventually to Summit Park where he lived
until deciding to go out west for work when he was a
teenager. He worked at many jobs throughout his life
including survey asst., stationery eng., heavy equipment
operator, snow plow operator and heavy truck driver and that work took
him to every province in Canada. He was finally able to work
out of Nova Scotia again with Battiste Trucking for the past year and
was happy to be home to stay. He was a hard worker and would
go where-ever he needed to go and take whatever course he needed, to
find work.
He was very involved with our oldest, Kerry in kart racing
and following the pro-stock tour when he was younger and they won a
few karting trophies. He only got to see a few of Aidan’s
hockey games as he worked away at that time but after Jim got his
motorcycle, he was able to take both Aidan and our youngest Josh on a
few motorcycle runs for the guy things. He was so proud of
Josh with his music and his good marks in school, and with Kerry for
getting his heavy-duty truck/transport repair course, and of Aidan for
his love of sports and the Q league and having a plan to get where he
wants to go.
Jim loved his Harley and going on the bike runs and always
kept the bike gleaming. As with his Battiste
truck – he loved it and kept it spotless.
He was proud of our home and his basement rec room is filled
with pictures of him and the kids with their kart-racing and trophies,
bike runs, and Nascar races. He worked all his
life to take care of his family and it wasn’t easy at times to have
him working away so much. But we survived the ups and downs
and I was happy to have him home to stay, having our coffee on the
veranda, and just slowing down a bit.
So, life goes on and I’ll miss my fire maker, home seasonal
decorator, shopper, coffee gofer, cook and husband. We’ve
been together for 37 years. We usually said « bye
hon » when he was leaving on his truck runs at some early hour
…… as we did that morning. Bye hon – love
you.
And to all his trucker friends and motorcycle friends – maybe
give an extra rev when you’re on the road sometime in his
memory.
Cremation has taken place. There will be no
visitation. There will be a small service on Saturday,
January 9, at 1:30 p.m. in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home,
Port Hawkesbury for family and friends. Seating is
limited.
COVID restrictions are in place masks, social distancing is
required. Attendees will be required to give their names and phone
numbers at the service. Burial to follow at a later
date.
Memorial Donations may be made to the charity of one’s
choice. To view the complete obituary or to leave a word of
comfort for the family please visit our website: www.haverstocks.com
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19602021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de James William ‘Jim’ Fry 19602021..
Dennis Haverstocks funeral homes
Décès pour la Ville: Port-Hawkesbury, Province: Nova Scotia