DARLING, Peter Duncan, QC, LLM

Peter at one of our musical weekends

The family is saddened to announce that Peter died on Sunday, November 2, 2008, in Halifax, following a courageous battle with cancer. The son of Barbara (MacPherson) and the late Frank Darling, Peter was born in Vancouver, B.C., and grew up in Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal. He studied law at Dalhousie University (LLB in 1981) and McGill University (LLM in 1989). Peter and his law partners built the firm of Huestis Ritch, in Halifax. His legal interests were wide-ranging, with particular focus on admiralty and insurance litigation. Alongside his mother, Peter is survived by his wife, Nancy (Cameron), and his children, Sascha (Philippe Clermont), St. Jerome, Que., and Alanna and Rob, at home. Peter is also survived by his four sisters and their families: Francis (Pete Leckie), Duncan, B.C.; Marcia (Mac Scott), Toronto, Ont.; Barbara (David Crowther), Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Mary (Mike Schepp), Los Angeles, Calif. Many friends supported and encouraged Peter and his family throughout his long illness. We thank you. His family offers its thanks to the medical team of the Cancer Care Program, in particular his primary doctor, Wojciech Morzychi; to the doctors and nurses of Palliative Care, in particular to his primary nurse, Monica Flinn; to his nurses and LPNs of the VON, and to his personal caregivers of the Red Cross, for the wonderful care he received.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 6, in The Cathedral Church of All Saints, 5732 College St., Halifax, with a reception in the church hall to follow. There will also be a service celebrating Peter’s life in Duncan, B.C. The family is grateful for the kind thoughts of friends and colleagues, but asks that no flowers be sent. If desired, donations to Peter’s favourite charity, The Salvation Army, are appreciated.

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