Thomas Blair Drummie Q.C.
1931-2017
The death of Thomas B. Drummie, Q.C. of St. Andrews and
formerly of Saint John, husband of Betty (McCullough) Drummie occurred
suddenly on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at the Charlotte County
Hospital. Born on February 20, 1931 in Saint John, he was
the son of the late J. Harold Drummie, Q.C. and Winnifred C. (Blair)
Drummie.
Tom was educated at the University of New Brunswick, where he
graduated with his B.A. and B.C.L. He studied at the London
School of Economics and read law with Lewin & Drummie, Saint
John, 1950. Tom was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in
1954; created Queen’s Counsel in 1972; and was Fellow at the
American College of Trial Lawyers, 1992 – 2002. He
became a partner at Drummie & Drummie in 1956; Assistant City
Solicitor from 1957- 60 and began working at Drummie, Drummie Clark
& Pappas in 1969. His career continued at Ryan
Drummie & Co. in 1971. In 1972 Tom became a founding
partner with Clark Drummie. He was a member of the Canadian Tax
Foundation; Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of New Brunswick
(Member Council 1968 – 70, 1971 – 74); Saint John
Law Society (President 1971 – 73); Saint John Liberal
Association (President, 1971 – 73); Life Fellow and belonged to The
Foundation for Legal Research. He was awarded the Governor
General’s Gold Medal in 1952 and the Beaverbrook Overseas
Scholarship in 1954.
Tom practised in most areas of law during his
career. He was a prosecutor in his early days and went on to
work mostly in corporate/commercial fields of law, including banking,
acquisitions and mergers, and public utilities. He appeared
in every level of the court system from Provincial Court to the
Supreme Court of Canada and Federal Court. He sat on the Board of
Directors for various corporations, including Labatt’s
Brewery.
Tom enjoyed golfing, skiing, hunting, fishing and
politics.
As Tom wrote – “Some highlights in
my life were working with my father during his last 20 years of
practice; attending admission of my son to the New Brunswick Bar;
encouraging and supporting my daughter to start her own business; and
the opening in 1976 of the building developed by our
firm.”
In addition to his wife, Betty, Tom is also survived by their
children, Gretchen Drummie and Blair Drummie both of Toronto; brother,
Fred Drummie (Madeleine) of St. Andrews; nephew, Eric Drummie (Sarah)
of Fredericton; niece, Ann Drummie of California; great-nephew,
Christopher and sister-in-law, Mary Drummie of Ottawa.
Resting at Brenan’s Funeral
Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424) with
visiting on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM.
The funeral service will be held from Brenan’s Chapel on
Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 12:00 Noon. Interment will take
place in Fernhill Cemetery.
For those who wish, remembrances may be made to the
CNIB.
www.BrenansFH.com

Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Thomas Blair Drummie Q.C. – 1931-2017.source

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