Donoghue, Thomas "Tom", age
85, of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, passed away on September 11, 2024, in
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital,
Antigonish.
Born in Lancastershire, England, he was
a son of the late Kenneth and Alice (Warburton)
Donoghue.
Tom was a proud Officer of the Royal
Canadian Air Force. He enlisted when he was 17 and was posted to CFB
Rockliff outside of Ottawa, Ontario where he met his wife, Gail. They
were lovingly married for 64 years and had two beautiful
children.
By all accounts, Tom lived an
extraordinary life. He had a successful career, traveled the world,
and built his dream home in Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
where he and Gail lived for 20 years. He dedicated his free time to
charity work for Friends of Bequia Hospital and Sunshine School for
Children’s Special Needs. Tom loved to make people laugh and
smile. He will be missed by friends around the
world.
He is survived by his wife Gail
Donoghue (Provost); children, Catherine Meery (Darrell) - Antigonish
NS, Steve Donoghue (Gerri) - Halifax NS; grandchildren, Adam (Bettina)
- California USA, Daniel (P.J.) - Toronto ON,
Caitlyn (Ben) - Halifax NS; great grandchildren, Stella, Rosie, Kane;
and siblings, Eric (Julia), Anne (Mirza), and Alan
(Beverly).
A celebration
of life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 59 in the
East Coast Credit Union Social Enterprise Centre, 75 St. Ninian
Street, Antigonish, NS on Tuesday, September 17th, at 2pm.
There will be a Legion Remembrance Ceremony at 2:30 followed by
remembrances of Tom, and this will be streamed live on the funeral
home website.
In Memoriam,
donations can be made to the Salvation Army or the Heart &
Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Funeral
arrangements are under the direction of C.L. Curry Funeral Home,
Antigonish. Online condolences:
www.clcurry.com