George Arthur Cromwell

Cromwell, Mr. George Arthur - George Arthur Cromwell, husband of the late Mary (Hughes) Cromwell, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Saint John Regional Hospital on January 30, 2002. Born in 1913, he was educated at Halifax County Academy and Dalhousie University. He was a pioneer in Canadian radio broadcasting. Starting as an announcer with CHSJ radio in 1937, he later served as that station's Commercial Manager and then Manager. In 1953, he became the first General Manager of CHSJ Radio and Television and supervised the planning and construction of the first television station in the Atlantic Provinces. Throughout his career, he was producer and announcer for many shows for CHSJ radio. Notably among them were Fundy Frolics, Styled for Strings and Backwoods Breakdown, which introduced Don Messer and Charlie Chamberlain to national audiences. He also served as a Director of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters from 1955 to 1956 and again from 1966 to 1971. He was the President of the Atlantic Association of Broadcasters from 1966 to 1967. He retired in 1977 and was inducted in 1986 into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Hall of Fame. He was predeceased by his parents Harry and Grace (Smalley) Cromwell and a brother, Phillip and Malcolm. He is survived by three daughters, Pamela Daigle (Yves) of Grand Bay, Deborah Doherty (Robert) of Quispamsis and Marsha Cromwell-Brooks (Oswald) of Vancouver; one sister Marion Short (Larry) of Toronto and two nephews, Robin and Rick Short also of Toronto, as well as his grandchildren Jennifer LeBlanc (Raymond), Jill Dodd (Geoff), Monique Daigle, Erika Levesque (Marc), and Matthew Doherty (Krista) and nine great-grandchildren.

Visiting hours will take place at Fundy Funeral Home, 230 Westmorland Road, Saint John, on Friday, February 1, 2002 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, remembrances to the charity of one's choice would be appreciated by the family. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at Saint Pius X Church, Somerset St., on Saturday February 2, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. Following the mass, interment will take place in Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.

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