It is with sadness that I pass along this obituary

BLAKEY, ROBERT GEORGE-68, HALIFAX,PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 1ST 2007, IN THE VG SITE, QE11.  BORN IN ST. CATHERINES ONT. HE WAS A SON OF THE LATE ROY AND MARY ( GOODMAN ) BLAKEY.  ROBERT RETIRED FROM THE CANADIAN NAVY AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.  HE WAS AN AVID GARDENER.  ROBERT WAS A MAN WHO TRULY LOVED HIS FAMILY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDSON JEFFREY.  SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE, THE FORMER DORIS MOMBOURQUETTE, DAUGHTER CATHERINE ( SCOTT ) SIMMONS, AND GRANDSON JEFFREY, KINGSTON.  ROBERT WAS PREDECEASED BY A SON ROBERT, IN INFANCY.  CREMATION HAS TAKEN PLACE.  A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 2 PM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, IN J.A. SNOW FUNERAL HOME, 2666 WINDSOR STREET, HALIFAX.  INTERNMENT IN GATE OF HEAVEN CEMETERY.  IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY OR A CHARITY OF CHOICE.  THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF OF 8A OF THE VG SITE, QE11, AND MANY OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.  EMAIL CONDOLENCES MAYBE SENT TO: condolences.snow@ns.aliantzinc.ca