Obituary for Donald Sydney McCroome

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In Loving Memory of Donald Sydney McCroome, age 75, who passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer, on April 1, 2023 at Fort St. John, BC with his family by his side. Don was born in Sudbury, Ontario, the only child of the late Mary McCroome (nee Boyd) and the late Sydney McCroome, both of Coppercliff, Ontario. He was the husband of Marlene McCroome (nee Cameron), and the beloved father of Kristin (Rich) Newman, and Mark McCroome (predeceased 2009). She will be lovingly remembered for always having a smile and a toonie in her pocket for her four grandchildren, Jake, Jordyn, Jameson, and Jesse.

Don McCroome is a man of great integrity whose strength of character, empathy and charismatic nature fit him for his chosen profession in the fields of Human Resource Management and Labor Management Relations. He really cares about people. Don began his career with International Nickel in Sudbury in 1970 after graduating from Laurentian University, and went on to work in senior Human Resource management positions, which took him across the country from coast to coast, retiring in Fort St. John, BC from Spectra-Energy in 2016.

Don enjoyed a variety of interests, and in his early years in Sudbury, as a member of the Copper Cliff Highlander youth militia, he competed for Canada in Bisley, UK in the Army Operational Shooting competition. His excellent marksman skills continued to be a part of his life through his love of hunting and fishing. And to the lifelong delight of family and friends he succeeded in the bagpipes becoming Pipe Major for several years with the Coppercliff Highlanders, with his final performance being piping his son from the altar to the reception. All in all, Don McCroome enjoyed a life well lived and will be best remembered for his friendliness, his great sense of humor, his ability to tell you stories, and his sincere interest in the people he met along the way. .

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