Our Maritime Ties
Trueman Thomas Stright
1923 - 2005 (82 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
Generation: 3
1. Trueman Thomas Stright was born 1 Jun 1923, Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada; died 21 Sep 2005, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. Other Events:
- Military: WW II
- Occupation: merchant, general contractor and boat builder, president of Stright-MacKay Ltd
- Occupation: Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada; president of Stright-MacKay
- Residence: Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada
- AltBirth: 1923, Little Shemogue, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
- Residence: Aug 1998, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada
- Obituary: 23 Sep 2005, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle-Herald
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Obituary:
Obituary
STRIGHT, Trueman Thomas "Trap" - 82, Pictou, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2005, in QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax. Born in Little Shemogue, N.B., he was a son of the late James Leslie and Greta Maude (Walton) Stright. Trap grew up in Summerside, P.E.I. A veteran of the Second World War, he joined the Navy in 1941, and served on convoy duty in the North Atlantic and Pacific. He moved to Pictou after the war and with his father and brothers, established J.L. Stright & Sons, which later became Stright-MacKay Ltd. A master boat builder, he served as president of Stright-MacKay, was president of Pictou Kinsmen, King Lion of Pictou Lions Club, Commodore of Pictou Yacht Club, a member of Admiral Murray Branch, Royal Canadian Naval Association, and a member of Pictou United Church. Trap's greatest passions were boats, sailing and racing. Surviving are his wife, Ann Young; son, Bill (Kim) Stright, Pictou; stepchildren, John (Tammy) Young, Halifax; Peter (Michelle) Young, New Glasgow; Lorraine (Paul Phillips) Young, Truro; Dria Young, at home; grandchildren, Josh and Tyler Stright; stepgrandchildren, Logan, Grace, Emily, Allan, Molly, Morley, and Madi; sisters, Vivian (Al) MacPhee, New Minas; Helen Campbell, Wolfville; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Olive "Ollie" Jane Cameron; brothers, Herbert and Ivan. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today in McLaren Funeral Home, Pictou. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Pictou United Church, Rev. Mary-Beth Moriarity officiating. Burial will be in Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Pictou Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program, P.O. Box 1295, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0.Trueman married Olive Jane Cameron 29 Aug 1953, Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Olive was born 28 Dec 1927, Pictou, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 5 Nov 1994, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; was buried , Heatherdale Memorial Gardens. [Group Sheet]
Children:
Trueman — Ann Young. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 2
2. William James Stright (1.Trueman1) William married Kimberley Dawn Paynter [Group Sheet]
Children:
Generation: 3
3. Joshua Colby Stright (2.William2, 1.Trueman1) 4. Tyler Logan Stright (2.William2, 1.Trueman1)