Obit (1996) - Dr. Cyril Rodger MATTINSON
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- Subject: Obit (1996) - Dr. Cyril Rodger MATTINSON
- From: "Gerry Mattinson" <Gerry_Mattinson_uid905@yahoogroups_ .invalid>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:23:22 -0000
I don't think the following obituary has been posted before:
Feb. 5, 1996 Halifax Chronicle Herald:
MATTINSON, Dr. Cyril R. (Cy) - 66, Coldbrook, Kings Co., died February 4, 1996, in Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Mount Pleasant, he was a son of Loran Mattinson, Amherst, and the late Verna (MacDonald) Mattinson. He graduated from Queens University in 1950 with a geological engineering degree and was awarded a Ph.D. at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and McGill University, Montreal. He was employed as a geologist with Shell Oil for several years, retiring in 1984. He was an avid bridge player. Surviving are his wife, the former Rita LeBlanc; daughters, Jennifer (Mrs. Terry Fischer), Brampton, Ont.; April Mattinson, Kingston, Ont.; sister, Ghlee (Mrs. Alien Doncaster), Amherst; uncle, Dennis Mattinson, Mount Pleasant; stepmother, Beatrice (Babcock) Mattinson. Burial at a later date in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Hope this helps someone,
Gerry
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