NOVA SCOTIA- WOLFVILLE - A TRUE MAYOR OF HONOUR-BOB STEAD- God's Child of the Universe called home- Nova Scotia loses another Warrior Angel.... PEACE OF CHRIST- 2 a man i never met but loved dearly- thank u- miss u... will remember u- a true hero of the everyday people
I never met Mayor Bob Stead, but i knew him..... like we just know decent people who will help another without ever seeing ur face... age... education... or background....
Over many years this great and good man helped thousands and thousands of folks.... and even though he wasn't YUR Mayor.... he was ... everybody's mayor.... the GOTO - MR FIX IT.... AND he'd even help u find ur lost dog.... and that's no lie. \
When we had 2 call Mayor Stead- he answered his own phone.
When moving had hundreds of old and wonderful books- he made a deal with Acadia and schools...
When had an almost brand new washer and dryer.... moseyed 2 the phone to Call Mr. Fix It of Wolfville wondering about L'Arche..... they even came and picked them up and helped a poor old lady move
When a bunch of youngbloods 2 proud 2 ask 4 help getting back on their feet and needing food and some help.... and a place 2 stay.... Bob Stead not only helped.... he participated.... cause - in Bob Stead's World- EVERY KID MATTERS...
... now u ask me on this day.... as I wipe the tears and am so damm sad and angry at the same time..... I still believe in my Lord Jesus Christ.... my tarnished and tattered and torn Faith.... and getting up again... and again... and... again... well... it's because of the Bob Stead's of this world......
... There's never been a pet that didn't love this man.... a kid... old bitchy warrior woman or an broken man..... Bob Stead had the time 4 each and all.... and everybody counted... NOT JUST WOLFVILLE.... Go rest high on that mountain son....... God's holding you dear and close....
Nova Scotia has lost yet another Warrior Angel....... God bless us all..... this one hurts dearly....
CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE (Lyrics) Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UEkzFQRS0
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Updated: Former Wolfville Mayor Bob Stead dies
Wendy Elliott Published on January 18, 2014
Stead to be remembered at Acadia's University Hall Jan. 21
By Wendy Elliott
welliott@kingscountynews.ca
KingsCountyNews.ca
Bob Stead, who served for 15 years as mayor and nine years on Wolfville town council, died Jan. 18 of cancer. He was 72.
Outgoing and organized, Stead involved the town in many projects.
Recently, he was honoured by Annapolis Valley Health for his leadership in healthy communities, with a focus on tobacco and alcohol-related harms.
“What I would like us to do is keep encouraging others to do what we've done,” Stead said then. “Great projects that a lot of you had great visions about and were really keen and concerned about getting on with and making those work as a part of the conscience of this community.
“I am grateful...we have accomplished so much together,” he added.
Related to his work on making a healthier Wolfville, in 2008 he accepted on behalf of the town the Courage in Public Policy Award from the Canadian Cancer Society.
Nov. 7, Stead received the first biennial Ken Simpson Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service and Leadership in Nova Scotia Municipal Government from the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.
Current Mayor Jeff Cantwell noted Stead’s passing on social media Saturday, calling his predecessor “a man of courage, vision and commitment.”
Read more online tributes to Stead here.
Stead had a personal interest in gardens and arranged a formal agreement between Wolfville and Kingstec that declared the entire town an arboretum and led to special plantings in Clock Park and Seymour Gordon Quiet Park. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve.
Stead was also very dedicated to his alma mater. In the spring of 2013, he was honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Acadia University prior to his 50th class reunion.
Stead was not only an Acadia graduate, but also worked or the university for 27 years.
University president Ray Ivany wrote, after hearing of Stead’s passing, “Bob became the face of the Admissions Office, epitomizing the ‘personal touch’ that is an Acadia trademark. He was exceptionally well-liked and well-respected by colleagues and students alike.
“Well-known for his visionary leadership and commitment to community, Bob leaves behind a shining example of a life both fully and well-lived,” Ivany added.
Stead retired from politics in the fall of 2012. His most recent project was heading the fundraising campaign for the new home of L’Arche Homefires.
He recently married his longtime partner, Danny.
The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2 p.m. at Acadia's University Hall.
http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/Local/2014-01-18/article-3581997/Former-Wolfville-Mayor-Bob-Stead-dies/1
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Bob Stead, former Wolfville mayor, dies
CBC News Posted: Jan 18, 2014 4:34 PM AT Last Updated: Jan 18, 2014 4:38 PM AT
Bob Stead, who served as mayor and a councillor in Wolfville for more than 20 years, has died.
The town announced his death on Saturday.
Wolfville was the first municipality in Canada to ban smoking in vehicles when a child is present.
He also opposed the use of non-commercial pesticides, which led to provincial legislation.
A funeral will be held on Tuesday at his alma mater, Acadia University.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bob-stead-former-wolfville-mayor-dies-1.2502127
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Former Wolfville mayor Bob Stead dies
GORDON DELANEY VALLEY BUREAU
Published January 18, 2014 - 2:09pm
Bob Stead, the former mayor of Wolfville, has died. (Light and Lens Photography)
Bob Stead, the former mayor of Wolfville and a community health pioneer recently recognized for his health-related leadership, died early Saturday of cancer.
He was 72.
“What a tremendous loss to the community,’’ Wolfville Mayor Jeff Cantwell said in an interview Saturday in Wolfville.
“Bob and I were first elected to council in 1988. We served nine years together on council and in 1997 he was elected mayor.
It was 15 years of great vision and leadership.’’
Cantwell said he visited Stead on Friday night, but was informed Saturday morning that he had died overnight at home, surrounded by family.
“Every community has troubles, but he was one who was able to look above all of that to the greater good of the community,’’ Cantwell said.
“Bob was one who always had a good feel for the community. I think that’s one of the reasons Wolfville is the vibrant and progressive community that it is today,’’ said Cantwell, who knew Stead for nearly 30 years.
“Words that come to mind for me are courage, respect and dignity. He was one who reached out to others,’’ he added.
If he was committed to something, such as the town’s no-smoking policies, he followed through, Cantwell said.
“He did not suffer fools lightly but he was inclusive of everybody.”
Stead was diagnosed with bladder cancer last year, shortly after retiring from town politics. His deterioration was quick, Cantwell said. “It shocked all of us.’’
Prior to becoming mayor, Stead had a long and successful career at Acadia University. He graduated from the campus in 1964 and then worked for years as head of admissions until his retirement in 1997 when he was elected mayor.
He was involved in the community in so many ways, in the arts and policy development, Cantwell said.
After deciding that he would not reoffer as mayor, he took on the head of fundraising for L’Arche Homefires.
Stead married his iongtime partner Danny Chandler late last year in a ceremony attended by a small group of family and friends.
He was a local politician who took community health concerns to heart.
Last month, he was honoured at an event at the Eastern Kings Memorial Community Health Centre. He was recognized for his work on trying to reduce the harm of alcohol and tobacco in his region of the province.
Stead often said it took many like-minded people to help bring positive changes to the community.
Cantwell said many of the former mayor’s close friends are devastated at the loss.
“We have lost someone who gave most of his adult life to Wolfville and Acadia,’’ he said. Stead had an Acadia University licence plate on his car.
“He was committed to the university with his heart and his soul,’’ Cantwell said. “We are terribly saddened to lose him.’’
Dave Corkum, mayor of Kentville and president of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities, knew Stead for many years.
He said his deterioration was quick but his death was not expected this soon.
“I’m certainly glad that we got to spend some time together,’’ Corkum said.
Stead was presented last November with the union’s Ken Simpson memorial award for outstanding public service and leadership in Nova Scotia municipal government.
“I know it meant a lot to him,’’ Corkum said. “When I told him he was going to be the recipient of that … he had tears rolling down his cheeks and he said, ‘I’m hope I’m still here, and that you’ll be able to present it to me.’’’
“There we were standing in his living room bawling,’’ Corkum said.
“Bob was a true gentleman. He showed the rest of us, and everybody he came in contact with, a tremendous amount of respect. I wish I had half the patience Bob Stead had.
“Even under fire from the rest of us, he held his composure and was nothing but a first-class gentleman. Not everybody can do that.’’
Stead was a mayor that he looked up to, he added. “He was someone that I could always call on.
“He had a little bit of a dry sense of humour. We could work together, but we could always have a little bit of fun.’’
A funeral is scheduled for Acadia's University Hall Tuesday at 2 p.m.
A private family burial will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory may be made to the L’Arche Homefires “Building Our Dream” campaign, 10 Gaspereau Ave., Wolfville, N.S., B4P 2C2.
With staff reporter Michael Lightstone
http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1180662-former-wolfville-mayor-bob-stead-dies?from=most_read&most_read=1180662
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Bob Stead, former Wolfville mayor, dies
Toronto : Canada | Jan 18, 2014 at 12:44 PM PST
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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AT Bob Stead was the first recipient of the Ken Simpson Memorial Award at the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in November for outstanding public service. (Courtesy Wendy Elliott) Bob Stead, who served as mayor and a councillor in Wolfville for more than 20 years, has died. FULL ARTICLE AT Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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