John ‘Jack’ Pink
1923-2022
John S. “Jack” Pink, age 98, of The Maples,
formerly of New Glasgow, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022 in St.
Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish after a short
illness. A son of the late Archibald and Ellen
Pink, he was born in Neepawa Manitoba on September 18,
1923. He received his early education in Neepawa,
later earning his Bachelor of Science at the University of Manitoba in
Winnipeg. He worked in various supervisory and
management roles in the chemical industry, situated in the Montreal
and Hamilton areas, before coming to Nova Scotia with his wife and
family in 1969. In 1971, he joined the Empire
Company, working as a real estate appraiser, property tax supervisor,
and shopping mall manager. During that time he qualified with the
Canadian Appraisal Institute as an Accredited Appraiser
(AACI). After retirement in 1989, he continued to
work as a real estate appraiser in the Pictou County area of Nova
Scotia, retiring from that work in 1995. During the
time they lived in New Glasgow until they moved to Antigonish in 2019,
Jack and Anne traveled extensively across Canada and the United
States, and to Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Portugal, Italy and
Greece. He was a member of the New Glasgow Rotary
Club for forty-five years, serving terms as president and director,
and employing his gardening skills to assist in developing the Rotary
Park alongside the East River in downtown New
Glasgow. An active volunteer, Jack served terms as
campaign chair and president of the Pictou County United Way, and also
as director and past president of the Pictou County Historical
Society. He enjoyed many years as a tennis player
and followed the sport closely. Curling was a
lifetime interest, and he played on winning provincial teams several
times. He also helped develop and maintain the
sport as founding president of the Belaire Curling Club in St.
Hilaire, Quebec, and as a director and president during the rebuilding
of the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow in
1992-93. Jack enjoyed music in many forms and was a
member of the Trinitarians community choir for fifteen years, and sang
in the Trinity United Church Choir for forty-five
years. He is survived by Anne, his wife of seventy
years, and three sons: Dennis (Cathy) in Kitchener Ontario, Gordon in
Red Deer Alberta, Alan (Arlene) in Stouffville Ontario, and
grandchildren Jenny, Ryan, Greg and Nick. In his
last years, he enjoyed the company of his wife and friends, good food,
watching golf and tennis, playing bridge, solving sudoku and crossword
puzzles, and working on his computer. He will be
greatly missed and remembered as always being cheerful, eager to share
ideas, and never one to complain about his
health. Funeral service, by invitation, will take
place 2 pm Monday, January 24, at Trinity United Church. Livestream
available on Zoom (us02web.zoom.us/j/89064388223) (Meeting
ID: 890 6438 8223) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/opendoors151). Interment
in Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. Family flowers
only please. Memorial gifts may be made to the
United Way, Trinity United Church Choir or a charity of
choice. Arrangements are under the direction of
R.H. Porter Funeral Home, New Glasgow.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of John ‘Jack’ Pink 19232022..
Death notice for the town of: New-Glasgow, Province: Nova Scotia