- CHITTICK, Donald Raymond — 85, peacefully passed away with family by his side Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Dartmouth General Hospital. Born July 2, 1927, in Sheet Harbour, he was a son of the late Mary Elizabeth (Naugler) and James Frederick Chittick. Donald joined the Bank of Nova Scotia after high school in Sheet Harbour. He went on as branch manager in Halifax, Windsor, Ont. and Barrie, Ont. He travelled Canada wide as a bank inspector and worked at the head office in Toronto for the last 17 years of his career. Donald was an active member of the community in Barrie; a social activist; president of several charitable organizations; spearheaded the first neighbourhood watch program in Barrie; lobbied for the CN VIA Rail commuters program from Barrie to Toronto; and while the president of Barrie’s Red Cross division, he developed the first emergency preparedness plan for The County of Simcoe which was later implemented for the rest of Ontario. After retiring, he took a keen interest in Genealogy and traced his Chittick \'Irish\' roots in detail. Donald was a member of the Masons Eureka Lodge No. 42 at Sheet Harbour and recently received his 55year Membership Pin. Donald was an avid curler, cross-county skier and enjoyed family excursions. He never hesitated to drive \'Home\' to Sheet Harbour many summers to visit his parents and siblings. Donald was a kind and caring man, his strong ethics and integrity defined his life and this is the legacy he leaves for his children. Predeceased by brothers, John Arnett, E. Warren and sister-in-law, Ramona Chittick.
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1927 - 2012 (85 years)
