Obituary of Harold T. JAMIESON

JAMIESON, Lcdr. Harold T., CD, (Ret.) 1923 - 2016 Harold left us peacefully on March 11, 2016 at The Westbury Long Term Care Facility in Etobicoke, ON. Harold was born in Toronto on October 19, 1923, and later lived with his family in Ottawa from 1935 until World War II. He served with the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II on the corvette Napanee and, after the war, obtained his degree in pharmacy from the University of Toronto before returning to the Navy to serve as a hospital pharmacist in Halifax, Victoria, Ottawa and, finally Kingston, ON. On retirement from the Navy, Harold continued to practice pharmacy at the Ontario Hospital in Kingston. Throughout his life, Harold was an excellent athlete, and played football, hockey, basketball and gymnastics. In his youth, he took up golf and, when he moved to Kingston, he joined one of the local golf courses. In golf, a hole-in-one is the event of a lifetime for a player. Harold had 3 holes-in-one, all at Amherstview Golf & Country Club. Harold married Norma Alice Jamieson on August 3, 1948 and they enjoyed 52 happy years together. They shared a love of golf and vacations in the sun and formed many enduring friendships through the years. He will forever be remembered for his warmth, humility and sense of humour. He is survived by his sons Ron (Jane) of Etobicoke and Murray (Heather) of Elkin, NC, and by his grandchildren Ross (Melissa) and Nicola of Toronto, Haley (Andy) of Gastonia, NC and Savannah of Carey, NC. He has two great-grandsons, Aiden and Harrison in Gastonia. He is predeceased by his brothers, David, Gerald and John and by his sister, Ruth. Visitation will be held Friday, April 22nd from 2 to 5 pm at JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME, 1900 John Counter Boulevard in Kingston, ON. There will be a celebration of his life at STRATHCONA PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 244 McMahon Ave in Kingston on Saturday, April 23rd from 11 to noon, followed by a reception. Interment will be at Cataraqui Cemetery, where he will join his beloved wife, Norma, who predeceased him in 2000. We wish to thank the staff at The Westbury for their care, attention and compassion during Harold's stay. We also wish to thank Mr. Maurice King, who was Dad's personal caregiver during his stay at the Westbury. The two of them had many good times together on outings to the zoo, aquarium, Niagara Falls and the Toronto Islands. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to The Alzheimer Society of Kingston to further research into the causes of Alzheimer's and to develop programs to enhance the lives of Alzheimer's patients.