Richard Barry Blackett
1960-2017
Richard (aka Rick) Barry
Blackett was born in Toronto, Ontario, on July 14 1960.
He is one of 8 children born to the late James and Florence Blackett.
He passed away peacefully on December 7, 2017, surrounded by his
family.
Besides his parents, he is predeceased
by one brother. He is survived by his wife Delilah Blackett, his son
Rick (Alexandra) Blackett and daughter Amanda Blackett, his
grand-daughter Chloe-Rose Blackett, sisters Sharon, Irene, Patricia,
Sandra and brothers James and Jack, and numerous nieces, nephews, and
other extended family.
After high school Rick
began working at Global Furniture Group as an upholsterer, mainly
building and assembling office furniture. He would go on to be
employed there for most of his working life. He married Delilah Ann
Young on July 17, 1981. 2 years later they welcomed their son Richard
Blackett. 4 years later they also welcomed their daughter Amanda
Blackett.
For most of his working life Rick
worked at a factory doing upholstery, mainly building office
furniture. Outside of work he was an avid collector, collecting
anything he could get his hands on. This would include things such as
coins, sports cards, memorabilia, cereal box toys, you name it he
collected it. He had to get the whole set of whatever he was working
on and, having done so, he would move on to building his next
collection. He also enjoyed fishing, playing guitar, and listening to
oldies Rock.
In the later stages of his life, he became an avid student
of the Bible. Before his death, he finished his goal of reading it
cover-to-cover. He came to believe in God’s promise of a future
resurrection to life on an earth free of sickness, suffering, and
death. We look forward to welcoming him back in the near future, when
these words will be fulfilled:
«I am the resurrection and the life. The one who
exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life»
~John 11:25
Addendum:
Richard’s memorial service will be held on Saturday
December 16, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Amherst
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (click for
directions), located on 25 John Black Rd in Amherst, NS. All
welcome.
Donations can be made in Richard’s name to Craig’s
Cause, Pancreatic
Cancer Canada, or other charity of your choice. For more
information on Richard’s hope
for the future, feel free to visit the website www.jw.org.
Sharing of memories and condolences may be sent
to the family by visiting Donna’s online memorial at
www.brownsfuneralhome.com or through the A H Brown
Funeral Home Facebook page.
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