23-11 2017 16:00
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My colleagues and I followed Harold over several years after a hand injury brought him to the occupational therapy department at the Halifax Infirmary. He may have been short in stature, but his personality was larger than life. His stories and enthusiasm held our attention as he "held court" when he came for therapy. He had us all hanging on every word. Stocks, bonds, politics, socialism, movies, travel, we covered it all. I still smile when I think of the shared garden at Caribou which he initiated, referred to by him as "failed Communism". He believed in the potential of youth and had hope for a better world and did his best to make it happen for his family as well as those less privileged. Long after he made a complete recovery, several of us would gather at the old Fireside and resume our discussions on everything.Through Harold, I learned respect for the past and hope for the future.
A giant of a man, and I feel honoured to have been able to serve and get to know him.
23-11 2017 16:00
wrote:
My colleagues and I followed Harold over several years after a hand injury brought him to the occupational therapy department at the Halifax Infirmary. He may have been short in stature, but his personality was larger than life. His stories and enthusiasm held our attention as he "held court" when he came for therapy. He had us all hanging on every word. Stocks, bonds, politics, socialism, movies, travel, we covered it all. I still smile when I think of the shared garden at Caribou which he initiated, referred to by him as "failed Communism". He believed in the potential of youth and had hope for a better world and did his best to make it happen for his family as well as those less privileged. Long after he made a complete recovery, several of us would gather at the old Fireside and resume our discussions on everything.Through Harold, I learned respect for the past and hope for the future.
A giant of a man, and I feel honoured to have been able to serve and get to know him.
Steve Bunbury
Steve Bunbury
Harold Crowell January 28, 1927 - November 19, 2017 Hailing from Shag Harbour on Nova Scotia's south shore, Harold grew up with his younger brother, Eric, in a closely knit fishing community. Harold left to attend Acadia University, eventually attaining a degree in social work. He married Joan MacGinnis and moved to Windsor, N.S where he worked in social services while raising their 3 children, Richard, Eric & Krisanne. Moving to Halifax in 1968, he became Director of Social Planning, a position he held for 28 years. Harold enjoyed international travel, lively discussions, innovative business scheming, bicycling through the city he loved, gardening at his beloved Caribou Island summer residence, encouraging people to live up to their potential, watching the Blue Jays, bartering produce for pie and baking bread . Undaunted by Parkinson's disease, he was a well known character strolling the Halifax waterfront and Spring Garden Road, making new friends easily. He spent his final years at Parkland at the Gardens where he maintained his acuity til the end.
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