Lyle L. Haggerty, CD
1919-2012
Lyle L.
Haggerty, CD - 92, of East Hall’s Harbour, Kings County,
passed away peacefully, Monday, January 23, 2012 in the
Veteran’s Memorial Building, QEII Health Sciences Centre,
Halifax. Born at Mountain Front, Kings County, he was the son of the
late Nell (Haggerty) Shaw. He attended school at Mountain Front. He
joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1940, served in Canada and
overseas, having a very colorful career, and retired in 1961, having
served for 21 years. He was awarded the Coronation Medal and the
Defence of Britain Medal, among others. He was appointed the official
clerk for the 1959 Royal Tour of the Maritimes and in recognition of
his service, received a citation from the Canadian Secretary to Her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, as well as the Canadian Decoration. Upon
retirement from the R.C.A.F., he was employed by Fairey Aviation
Aircraft Company in Dartmouth, following which he accepted the
position of Personnel Manager at the Canadian Linen Supply Company,
later joining the Public Service of Canada, from where he retired in
1989. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion and since retiring,
was involved in volunteer work at Camp Hill Hospital and was Secretary
of the Veteran’s Council. He is survived by and will be
truly missed by his many cousins and a nephew. In addition to his
mother, he was predeceased by his grandparents, several aunts and
uncles and a half-sister, Gloria. There will be no visitation, by
request. A combined Royal Canadian Legion service and funeral service,
followed by a reception, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 27,
2012 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, Reverend Michael
Shreve officiating. Burial will take place in the East
Hall’s Harbour Cemetery, Kings County. The family wishes to
express their sincere appreciation to all care givers and staff of V4
West for your care, kindness and compassion. Lyle had a life long love
of animals and donations in his memory may be made to the Kings County
S.P.C.A. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family
Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.
Condolences
Please accept my condolences and regrets for not being able to attend Lyle's service in person. I will continue to smile every time I think of or hear Lyle's name. He was a kind, generous and happy person that went out of his way many years to extend kindness to my parents and myself when I was growing up.
— Nora Haggerty
Please accept our deepest sympathy on the passing of Lyle.
Becky, Donnie, Ashley and Bradley
— Becky & Donnie Llewellyn & family
JACK MARY AND ALL FAMILY I AM SENDING MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES DURING THIS MOST VERY DIFFICULT TIME KNOWING LYLE SINCE 1994 HE WAS A TERRIFFIC MAN WITH A HEART OF GOLD AND WOULD ALWAYS BE THERE FOR ANYONE IN NEED ESPECIALLY THE PETS AS WELL
SINCERELY
TODD J HANNAM
— TODD J HANNAM
I met Lyle just as he was finishing his career in the Public Service with DND at the Data Centre in the Dockyard. Although he was quite a bit older than most of us at the time you would never know it by the way he acted. He was vibrant, genuine, helpful, caring and that sense of humour of his was contagious. We really needed someone like that during those days and I'm truly grateful to have had the pleasure of experiencing it firsthand. I must say though, he never did talk much about his past accomlishments, to me anyway, and I am the poorer for that. What a career and life he had. Although I did not know him long I always remembered his passion for life, his positive attitude and the true vitality that seemed to exude his every action.
We have all lost a good man here so to the family, please accept my heartfelt condolences.
Respectfully,
-Barry Stevens
— Barry Stevens
My deepest sympathy for your loss. Sounds like he led a very full life and I'm sure will be greatly missed.
— Margo Banks
Lyle was a great man, I worked with him at RCAF Torbay in the late 50's early 60's. I visited him in Halifax with my wife a few times while travelling. I lost track of Lyle and tried thru the internet a few times was very surprised to see the Obit in today's paper. He will always be remembered as a good friend to everybody. Many regrets that I didn't get to see him and with the forthcoming storm will not be able to trave. Bob Woodman
— Robert (Woody) Woodman
Please accept my condolences on your loss.
I found comfort in the hope the Bible offers for our loved ones at Psalms 37:29 which says, "The righteous themselves will possess the earth, and they will reside forever upon it."
We are assured by God in His Word the Bible, that after the earth is cleansed of current troubled conditions, it will be restored to a paradise like the Garden of Eden as He originally purposed. Then our loved ones will return to life on earth in good health. (Isaiah 33:24)
John 5:28,29 tells us that "The hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out..."
In the 'Lord's Prayer' that most of us are familiar with, we ask for God's Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Then there will be no more sorrow or pain as we are promised at Revelation 21:4. It reads, "He will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."
I hope these words will bring you a measure of solace in your time of loss.
Sincerely,
Sandra Sullivan
(902) 679-4815
— Sandra Sullivan
