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Jack Cameron, 91, of Dieppe, passed away on Monday October 7,
2024 at Hospice SENB Albert House. Born in Hopewell, NS, he was the
son of the late Willard and Ida (Fraser) Cameron.
Retiring as a supervisor, Jack was an air traffic controller
for decades at both the original Moncton Airport in Lakeburn, and the
ATC Centre in Riverview.
Known for his legendary sense of humor, quick wit, and love
of people, Jack could — and would –talk to anyone about anything.
For hours. This led to making hundreds of friends of all ages and
backgrounds over the years, which greatly enriched his long life. Also
legendary: Jack’s total lack of punctuality. He spent his
whole life operating on “Jack Time”, even right up to the
end when he outlasted all medical predictions.
Much of Jack’s life revolved around sport. He
played rugby– a provincial high school championship in the 1950s was
often spoken of – as well as baseball, hockey, darts and
curling. His love of hockey led to varied roles he greatly enjoyed.
Among them was coaching the Dieppe Jr B Voyageurs, as
General Manager of the Moncton Gagnon Beavers, billeting players for
the Moncton Hawks, and becoming an off ice official and statistician
with ties to the American Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior
Hockey League.
Not only did he get to indulge his love of travel, but one of
the greatest thrills of his life was phoning in his “Hit the Road
Jack” intermission reports of AHL road games to a local Moncton
radio station back in the late 1980s and early ’90s. He also
co-founded and played for years in an international Air Traffic
Control hockey tournament, a tournament which continues to this day.
He attended a tournament game in Moncton recently.
Volunteering and community work was fundamental to Jack.
Perhaps the role closest to his heart was staunch supporter and
advocate for Hospice. After the death of his wife Germaine, Jack
dedicated himself to raising awareness of the need for end of life
care and support for both patients and family members. Hospice Greater
Moncton was founded in 2004 by Jack and a board of directors, with the
goal of creating a residence to assist families as their loved ones
approached the end of their journey. He fundraised for years for a
facility, helping to establish the Boutique Hospice Shoppe, as well as
organizing the Angels Remembered annual ornament campaign, sitting in
malls during the holiday season selling ornaments.
In 2021, his dream became reality with the opening of the
10-room Maison Albert House. Jack attended the opening ceremony with
feelings of immense pride and gratitude. In May 2024, he was touched
and honored to receive a recognition award at the Hospice Heroes Gala.
And in August, 20 years after the hospice charity was created, life
came full circle for Jack. He entered Maison Albert House, spending
six last joyful weeks of his life in the suite that bears his and
Germaine’s name. We do not have the words to describe the
compassionate care he received there, nor the support given to his
family members. We are beyond grateful.
We are also extremely grateful to Marina MacDonald for her
steadfast friendship and support of Jack and our entire family for
nearly 70 years. And we thank the staff of Briarlea on Ryan Street who
made Jack part of your family, and came to visit him both in hospital
and at Maison Albert House. There are too many to name, but
know he truly appreciated your care and friendship.
Jack is survived by his wife, Carol Cameron; four children:
Craig Cameron (Siobhan) of Halifax, NS, Cathy MacDonald (Jim) of
Elmsdale, NS, Cheryl LeBlanc (Mike) of Dieppe, and Shawn Pegg (Leanne)
of Moncton; 11 grandchildren: Isobel, Jude, Iona, Kate, Colleen,
Jamie, Alex, Michael, Nicolas, Fionn, and Gavin; five
great-grandchildren: Olive, Benoît, Adèlie,
Tobin, and Cecilia; as well as niece Deborah Sartorius (Peter) of
Ontario and nephew Brent Cameron (Jayne) of NS. He was the last
surviving member of his immediate family.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Helen (Ward) Cameron;
his second wife, Germaine Pegg; one sister, Bette Marshall; and one
brother, Bill.
The family will receive condolences at Frenette Funeral and
Cremation Centre, 88 Church Street, Moncton (506-858-1900) where the
funeral service will be celebrated on Wednesday October 16 at 11 am.
Visiting hours are Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm and Wednesday
from 10 am until time of funeral. The funeral service will be live
streamed; to view the funeral, go to Jack’s obituary on the
Frenette Website. Interment will be at Our Lady of Calvary cemetery in
Dieppe. In memory of Jack, a contribution to Hospice SENB (Albert
House) or the Friends of The Moncton Hospital Foundation would be
appreciated.
Words of comfort and donations can
be made at www.frenettefuneralhome.com
1933 2024
Death notice for the town of: Moncton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
death notice Jack Cameron 1933 2024
obituaries notice Jack Cameron 1933 2024
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