Remembering the Honourable Alan Abraham, former Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor
Posted Oct 3, 2020 11:44:00 AM.
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Former Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor, the Honorable Alan Rockwell Abraham, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Friday.
Abraham was President and CEO of Maritime Warehousing and Transfer, a position he held from 1965 to 1984 when he was appointed the province's Lieutenant Governor by then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He held the position until 1989.
At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest Lieutenant Governor in Nova Scotia’s history. An engineer by training, Mr. Abraham dedicated his entire life to serving his province and its citizens, chairing a number of boards including the Izaak Walton Killam Children's Hospital, the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo and the 2000 Tall Ships Festival.
He also served as the Chair of the Board of Police Commissioners for the newly amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality and was recognized for his commitment to the province with an appointment as a Member to the Order of Canada in 1997. As well, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Civil Law by his alma mater, Saint Mary’s University in 2002. Mr. Abraham’s late wife, Rose, was Acadian, and in recognition of her heritage, he was the first Lieutenant Governor to fly the Acadian Flag at Government House.
In a release, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil said, “the Honourable Alan Abraham served our province as Lieutenant Governor with grace and dignity. He was a true gentleman to all he met and someone all of us could admire and look up to. He was a champion of our capital city, province and country during and beyond his tenure as Lieutenant Governor. On behalf of all Nova Scotians, I pass along my deepest sympathies to his family.”
In recognition and support of the public health and safety measures related to COVID-19, the family will hold a private service. Members of the public may watch the service online at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8.
For more details visit: www.halifaxyarmouth.org/cathedral.
