Clark, James Robert "Bob"

James Robert "Bob" Clark

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Life Story

Born at the family homestead in Clarksville, Bob was the youngest of five boys. Bob moved to Rawdon with his mother Elsie and attended Rawdon School where he completed Grade 11. At age 17 he began working for the Dominion Atlantic Railway in Windsor where he met his future bride. They married in 1956 and moved to Waterville, Kings County where Bob held the position of Station Agent. In 1958, daughter, Kathleen was born and Bob and Polly were living in Hantsport. The position of Station Agent in Brooklyn, Hants County allowed the family to move back to the Clark family homestead in 1960. When the Brooklyn station closed, Bob and family moved to Kentville in 1971 where Bob held the position of Operator until he took early retirement in 1987. They moved back to the homestead in Clarksville in 1989. Bob and Polly enjoyed winters in Florida from 1991 through 2003 when a spring tornado delayed their departure from Orlando airport and Bob vowed he'd never fly again. Gardening and mowing lawns kept Bob busy for three seasons a year and winters were spent with odd chores and plenty of TV watching. Declining health in 2020 meant he could no longer work in his garden and by May 2021 he was admitted to hospital where he spent his final days.

Vital Statistics

• Date Born: 1932-10-08
• Place Born: Clarksville
• Date Died: 2021-07-22
• Place Died: Windsor
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• Link to obituary: White Family Funeral Home, 2021-07-23
• Link to genealogy: Source, Name

Life before the D.A.R.

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  The Clark family house across from the station, unknown date.

Life with the D.A.R.

First Position Held

• Position: Waterville Station Agent
• Date Started: 1956-MM-DD

Second Position Held

• Position: Brooklyn Station Agent
• Date Started: 1960-MM-DD

Third Position Held

• Position: Kentville Station Agent
• Date Started: 1971-MM-DD

Retired

• Date Retired: 1987-MM-DD

Life after the D.A.R.

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