Stuart Drysdale

April 29, 1919 – March 20 2015. Stuart “Dick” (Dixon) Drysdale was born in Ottawa Ontario, the eldest son of the late Norman and Ruth Drysdale, and was brought up in Montreal West with younger brother Douglas. Stuart was married in 1942 to Florence Ruth (nee Morris) who currently resides in Halifax.

Stuart lived a full and rewarding life enjoying activities including hockey, squash, curling, studying the stock market, fishing, boating and model trains. His ability in mathematics brought him to a 40 year career as a draughtsman with the Dominion Bridge Company in Lachine P.Q. He worked on buildings including Place Ville Marie and the Canadian Pavilion at the 1967 World’s fair, and several bridges across eastern Canada.

His employment at the “Bridge Company” was interrupted when he enlisted during World War II and served as a Royal Canadian Navy Chief Petty Officer stationed out of Esquimalt, B.C.

At war’s end Florence and Stuart moved back east to Lachine Quebec where they started a family. Son Clifford Dixon (wife Alice) and daughter Susan Margaret now reside in Nova Scotia. In their later years Stuart and Florence moved to the Maritimes to be close to family. His grandchildren include David (wife Daphne) and John (wife Sarah) and three great grandchildren Mary, Olivia, and Andrew.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the JA Snow Funeral Home, 339 Lacewood Drive, Halifax, N.S. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 2-4 in JA Snow Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest at the Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.