Dr
Wilson R Siddall, Head of St. Margaret's Bay, passed away March 30, 2009,
lovingly attended by his family. He was born in Pubnico, the son of the
late Dr. Alvin and Dorothy (Rudolph) Siddall. He graduated in 1957 from
Dalhousie Medical School and practiced family medicine for 34 years in
Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton. He retired in 1994 and moved to Head of St.
Margaret's Bay to be closer to his family. Although he was a dedicated
physician, his favorite times were spent with his family at "the
cottage" in Marble Mountain on the Bras d'Or Lakes. In his lifetime
he enjoyed many interests and hobbies which included woodworking,
recreational flying, boating, car restoration, hunting, fishing, reading,
cribbage and Texas Hold'Em. Most recently he enjoyed his hours spent at
the computer writing short stories about his family and some of his life's
adventures. He leaves behind a written legacy that will be forever enjoyed
by his loved ones. Those closest to him knew him as a sensitive,
thoughtful man, who never forgot a birthday or family milestone. He is
survived by his wife, Ruth (MacDonald); children, Kevin (Kathy), Halifax;
Wendy (Rick Durkee), Yarmouth; Wade, Halifax; Kim (Felix D'Eon), West
Pubnico; Jill (Lawrence Mason), Hammonds Plains; grandchildren, Kaleigh,
Lindsay, Marc, Holly (Justin Blunden and little Michaela), Mark, Brian,
Matthew, Jacob, and Joel, who will all miss their "Papa";
"little" sister, Sharon, Dartmouth; nieces and nephews, Kelley,
Stephanie, Joanne, James, Dorothy, Greg. He was predeceased by his
brothers, Olin and Graham. Funeral service was held on Thursday, April 2,
in St. Luke's United Church, Tantallon.
Dr Siddall was the owner of Schweizer
TSC-1A2 Teal II, C-GNKQ, s/n 26,
which he purchased new from Canadian dealer Tom Martindale in 1975.
Only four months later, August 11, 1975, Dr Siddall lost his Teal, when
she sank
in the remote lake "St. Paul's Pond" in New Foundland, probably due to a missing drain
plug. Dr. Siddall and passenger were lost for 5 days, before they
were rescued.
