Carl Russell Rumley

Carl was a loving family man, devoted friend, and an exceptional accountant—or Bean Counter, as he would say.

Born in Middleton, Nova Scotia, to Stanley Russell and Esther (Borden) Rumley, Carl was raised in the North End of Halifaxand graduated from Queen Elizabeth High School in 1964. He went on to study at Berkshire Community College in Massachusetts, and received a B.Sc. in Accounting from San Diego State University in 1969, where he was a member of Beta Alpha Psi. While in San Diego, he met his beloved wife of fifty years, Margot (Faulconer).

Carl had more than 40 years of public practice experience, with many concentrated in personal and corporate tax planning. Carl began his career at Clarkson Gordon (later Ernst and Young) in Halifax, where he received his Chartered Accountant designation in 1971. In 1974, he transferred to their Montreal office where he began specialising in tax. He subsequently served as Office Director of Tax for Thunder Bay, and later led tax practice for Halifax. Beginning in the mid-nineties, he worked for Thompson Wallace Bond and then independently until 2000, when he joined White Burgess Langille Inman (now MNP), from which he later retired.

Carl was generous with his expertise—mentoring colleagues, lecturing in federal taxation at Lakehead University, and supporting professional and community organizations. He was a past President of the Northwest Ontario Association of Chartered Accountants, the Thunder Bay Estate Planning Institute, and treasurer of Magnus Theatre Association. He also served as Treasurer for the Canadian Mental Health Association (Thunder Bay branch) and the Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association of Nova Scotia.

Family was always a priority for Carl, not the least of which raising his son, Russell (Kate Sherwood), and daughter, Rachel (Chris Giacomantonio). Later in life, spending as much time as possible with his grandson, Jacob, brought him tremendous joy. He remained close with and is survived by his sisters, Ruth (Jack Legge) and Evelyn Noble,and their families.

Carl cherished many life-long friendships, nurtured through years of lunches, sharing of “tall tales,” vacation reunions, and birthday club gatherings. An avid hockey fan and card collector, Carl was, for many years, a regular feature at local card shows and fairs. His dry humour was appreciated in all such circles, as much as he appreciated being welcomed into them.

Donations can be made in Carl’s memory to Hospice Halifax(https://hospicehalifax.ca/ways-to-give/donate/), who so kindly and generously cared for Carl in his final days.

A visitation will be held at a later date to be determined.