With great sadness, we announce the passing of Cecil Gill.
He was Cec, Dad, Pop, Papa to his beloved Mary (late), (married 66 years), Danny (Wanda), Ron, Karen (Stewart), Kelly, Erin (Greg), Meagan (Andrew), Robbie (Diane), Makenna, Emma, Harrison, Irena, Andrew, Alice & Aurora.
He spent most of his 95 years loving, amusing, educating, and entertaining his family, friends, coworkers, and recently the staff and other residents at Palisade Gardens. He loved his family, his 43 year employment at Canadian Pacific Railways, The Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Blue Jays, playing guitar, SINGING country music, Country rides in the car, lunches out, and Happy Hour.
He was a generous, funny, kind, gentle man that we all adored, and he will be missed.
Graveside service will take place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday Sept. 14, 2022 at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Ontario St. Cobourg. Refreshments to follow at open-air Lions Pavilion in Victoria Park, Cobourg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg.
“The old hometown looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and papa
Down the road I look and there runs Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It’s good to touch the green ,green grass of home
Yes, they’ll all come to meet me
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home
The old house is still standing
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there’s that old oak tree that I used to play on
Down the lane, I walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It’s good to touch the green, green grass of home
Then I wake and look around me
At four grey walls that surround me
And I realize, yes, I was only dreaming
For there’s a guard and a sad old padre
On and on, we walk at daybreak
Again, I’ll touch the green, green grass of home
Yes, they’ll all come to see me
In the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me
‘Neath the green, green grass of home »
2022
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Cecil William
Gill 2022..
Décès pour la Ville:Cobourg, Province: Ontario