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In memory of those who have Crossed the Bar
WALLER, Harold Taylor - age 73, passed away suddenly after a brief battle with cancer. Harold, or “Hal” to almost everyone, was born in Kingston Ontario. He was the son of the late Mary (Taylor) and Clifford Waller. Hal was very proud of his youth spent growing up the Portsmouth area, but when he moved to the East coast he never looked back. He considered Nova Scotia his home. Hal joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1958 and served as a cook on many ships including the Fort Erie, the Assiniboine, the Nipigon and the Preserver during his 25 years. After his naval career, Hal worked at the Autoport in Shearwater for another 10 years. In 1959 Hal’s friend Ken set him up on a blind date, and that’s when he met the love of his life, Cecilia. Hal and Cece were married in 1961, and they raised their family in the beautiful Woodlawn area of Dartmouth welcoming sons David, Jeffery, and after a wee gap, daughter Patricia. Hal was a Lifetime Member of the Kinsmen Club of Dartmouth and K40. Joining shortly after the club’s inception, Hal worked tirelessly on multiple community projects to benefit the residents of Dartmouth. Hal’s efforts to establish the Kinsman rink that stood on Caledonia Road won him the first ever “Dartmouth Kinsmen of the Year” Award. Hal also chaired the Kinsmen Christmas Miracle for many years, and more recently could be found working at the very successful Kinsman Community Brunch at the East Dartmouth Community Center. If Hal loved anything as much as his family and his beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, it was spending every summer at the family cottage in East Linden, NS. The family spent many years enjoying BBQ’s, bonfires, crib games, family celebrations and long conversations, all with Hal – as usual – in the middle of it all, louder and larger than life. When people ask me about our Dad Hal – the first word that always occurs to us is “big”. Hal was a big, burly man. He had a big laugh, and a big voice and a big appetite. He had a big temper sometimes, and the big opinions that sometimes went with it. People didn’t mind it much though, because he also had a big heart and he gave the best big hugs. He was fiercely loyal. He had lots and lots of friends whom he loved dearly. And when Hal loved you, you knew it. He will be very, very missed. Hal was predeceased by his brothers, Edward and Donald, and son David. He leaves behind beloved wife Cecilia, son Jeff and daughter Patti and daughter-in-law Michelle. Hal also leaves 6 grandchildren who were his absolute joy: Edward, Margaret (his “favorite-est granddaughter”), James, and Thomas Waller, Benjamin and William Tabor all of Dartmouth. Cremation has taken place. No visitation by request. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, October 15th at St. Thomas More Church, 1 Kuhn Drive, Dartmouth at 11 am. A reception in the church hall will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. (Dartmouth Funeral Homes Ltd.)
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