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Thomas Stewart Bell

Thomas Stewart Bell, born July 24, 1941, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, died peacefully on June 29, 2022, in his 81st 12 months in Kennebunkport.

Thomas was the beloved father to Caroline (Raymond Ritchie) and Jamie (Kristina Sumption Bell) and cherished their mom Susan Cleaver Bell. He was predeceased by his mother and father Arthur Cyril and Lillian Jean Stewart Bell and was the humorous and indomitable granddad to Alexandra Lilly, Carolina Rose, and Anna Sophia Ritchie, Luke James and Marit Emily Bell. He was deeply cherished by his cousins who have been like sisters, Theodora Stewart Osgood and Beck Stewart Wharton, and in legal guidelines Stephen Cleaver (Virginia), Jill Cleaver Noftall (late Alvin Noftall) and the late Christopher Cleaver. A loving father, granddad, uncle, cousin and constant good friend, Thomas was cherished by many. He shall be deeply missed by his many nieces and nephews and pals previous and new.

Thomas had an excellent mathematical thoughts. He graduated from McGill College with a level in Honours Arithmetic (1962). Thomas was one of many youngest individuals in Canada to develop into a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries after he accomplished all 10 exams consecutively (1966). Whereas working full time, Thomas taught actuarial science at McGill College and earned his masters in enterprise administration at McGill.

Thomas’s profession was guided by his love for math, loyalty and arduous work. He spent his complete profession at Solar Lifetime of Canada first in Montreal, for a quick stint in Toronto after which Boston the place he was chief actuary of Solar Life’s US Group Division (1981) and retired as chief actuary at Massachusetts Casualty Insurance coverage Firm, a subsidiary of Solar Life (1999).

Thomas cherished his household and cherished his friendships. An enviable character power was Thomas’s capacity to make stable new friendships and nurture the previous. Thomas was happiest when engaged in clever dialog or on the tennis court docket with an keen opponent, little one or grandchild. Studying was a ardour and he valued training above all else. He allowed frequent sense to information his path in life. Thomas learn the entire Shakespeare performs, the Bible, the Historical past of the World and the Encyclopedias along with his kids and grandchildren. Thomas cherished dancing, music and golf. He sang in a barbershop quartet and would all the time be on the dance flooring throughout celebratory events. His smile might heat a room.

Thomas, each on the Mount Royal Nation Membership in Montreal and the Longwood Cricket Membership in Brookline, Massachusetts, had many lifelong tennis pals. Highlights from a life spent having fun with the game embody profitable the Junior Nationwide Tennis Championship of Canada (1959), enjoying on the McGill tennis crew and making an attempt out for the Canadian Davis Cup crew (1960). Thomas gained the MRCC’s Males’s A title 16 instances and served as its president. He sat on the board at Longwood and gained many memorable tournaments together with the lads’s 45 singles and doubles a number of instances. He cherished competing within the Friendship Cup (Quebec versus New England) and made lifelong pals on each groups.

Thomas is remembered by many as clever, diligent, type, joyful and humble; a very good man, a very good good friend and a very good colleague.

The household wish to thank the nurses and employees of Atria Kennebunk, Ursula and Mitch for his or her long-term care and kindness as Thomas fought with dementia and Parkinson’s illness.

Thomas valued training. Donations, if desired, could also be made to McGill College https://giving.mcgill.ca or McGill Donation Companies, 1430 Peel St., Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3T3, Canada or to a charity of 1’s selection.

A personal household gathering shall be held in Kennebunkport. A Memorial Service is being deliberate for a later date in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

To share a reminiscence or go away a message of condolence, please go to Thomas’ E book of Recollections Web page at www.bibberfuneral.com.

Preparations are entrusted to Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer season St., Kennebunk.

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