Garry was the truest expression of a man fully walking his walk with confidence, compassion, love and uprightness. As a neighbor and a friend, I found him to be ready to lend his support and substantial skill set to any presenting challenge, always with a kind and intelligent spirit. Garry was fun and always happy to share a story and a laugh. He deeply treasured his family yet still always had time for others. A shining star was he!

So very sorry for your loss.  My heartfelt condolences to Melanie, Rich and Emma, and extended family.  The pictures show that he was a warm, fun and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to so many, and his memories shall be cherished forever.  Thinking of you.   

Deepest condolences on the passing of Gary.  He was  kind & gentle man.  He will live on in your thoughts, words & actions within your heart forever.  May you find peace in knowing that you now have a guardian angel looking after you from above. 

Marie,
Gary was a caring and respectful man .His love of his family and his community was always present. I remember and am thankful that he opened his home for myself and my daughter when having medical treatments in Halifax. I know he has helped many people and will be dearly missed.
My thoughts and love are with you
Charmaine

Marie, Mark, Melanie, Betty, Darrell, Earl, and all of the extended Theriault family(ies).  Simply want to pass along our condolences on the loss of Garry.  While I have not seen him in many, many years I do have some fond memories of his playing Friday night hockey with us many years ago at Dal and from the time I spent both living and socializing at #10 Keating Road.  As many have stated, always willing to help or offer advice, no one worked harder.  No doubt about it it, he was a chip off of Bernie's block!  Thinking of all of you.  Mike 

Melanie, Rich and Emma, my most sincere condolences on the loss of your father/grandfather.  I will be praying for your strength and comfort throughout today and tomorrow's visitations/service and in the coming days.  

May I please extend my most sincere condolences to Marie, Mark and Melanie on the sad loss of Gary, husband and father. 
“Gentle strength”. I read those words at the opening of his obituary to describe Gary and I thought how simply and powerfully they pictured this wonderful man. For he was gentle and strong and also wonderful. 
The word most often associated with Gary had to be Marie as in Gary and Marie. That was a unit of love that enveloped family, friends and those with whom they came in contact . Mark and Melanie, and their spouses brought grandchildren expanding that precious unit. 
Garry was a man of the church and numerous other attachments. As charming as it may be to picture Gary and Marie running the roads on his motorcycle , he is the only person I would ride behind on a chopper. Dependable and capable. Gary, it seemed could do anything and well. 
My late wife, Pat,  and I simply loved Gary and Marie.  May God rest Gary’s soul  and give comfort to his loved ones and all who knew him. 

There is no need to search for words to express how lovely, funny, generous, and genius Garry was.   There is also no shortage of tears as we try to imagine our home in Halifax without our beloved  friend and neighbour.

Everyday was the quiet and comfort of Garry close by.  Garry and the bees, Garry and his tool library, and his inventions, his advice, his help, and support, his ideas,  his kind and gentle way of teaching us new things, his gentle spirit with our kids, the adorable way he would say “hmmmm okay, okay” as he walked away from a silly conversation.  He seemed to love  to teach, and Corrie sure loved taking it all in.  Gosh, she learned so much from him over the years.  He gave us the know-how and the guts to pull a ginormous rig half way across the country to see our families after three long years.   We hitched up the 29 foot trailer on his advice and as we turned the corner there he was-  waving goodbye to us from his porch to see us off properly-  so frail, but the biggest boy-like smile, and he had his thumb way , way up-  it was an image that will be locked in our hearts forever.  We left knowing we may never  see  him again.  This didn’t come without fear, and we didn’t get very far before we were scrambling for Kleenex and considered turning around.  But we put on some good old Johnny Cash and  we hit the road. Just as we knew would  want us to.  
Jeez, I think we needed to consult with him a few times en route, but he got us home, safely.

And I guess now, he got home
safely, too.


We love you, Marie.  We will be close by if you ever need anything.  To your kids and grandkids, and the entire extended family Corrie and I send healing and love.

Well Garry, we better start behavin’ because we want to be your neighbours again on the other side!   

Until then we are going to pay it all forward…. 

Rest Easy Garry.  We love you.

Corrie and Alicia xoxoxox


Dear , Marie and family , John and  myself are so sorry to hear of Garry's passing , we are thinking of you all.. Garry was a wonderful  co-worker and friend the best we can do is to Hope , to Believe ,to Care and Remember , Praying you find comfort , God's peace be with you all  Joan & John Harrington

I was very sad to hear of uncle Garry’s passing. I have many fond memories shared with him as a child with aunt Marie and my cousins. He was always so kind, and like so many others have said, quick to lend a helping hand. I remember the family dinners growing up and time spent in Meteghan - these were some amazing memories spent together. Garry is so lucky to have many friends and family who love him dearly. He will certainly be missed but he will never be forgotten 

Garry was my brother-in-law.  His sister, Betty, and I were married in 1975.  Almost immediately, I became like a member of this wonderful family.  Garry was into cars and motorcycles – much like me. I will miss him so much.

Garry was the smartest guy I’ve ever met when it comes to fixing things.   He was also the most willing to help out with anything that needed doing.   His knowledge seemed to be infinite – from installing a dishwasher to repairing a cranky engine, his knowledge and ability seemed endless.

I remember early in our marriage he and Marie visited us on Cape Cod.  One morning, I couldn’t find him and asked, “Where’s Garry?”  Nobody knew, but I soon found him outside, scraping paint off my rusty oil tank and prepping it for repainting.  And he was on vacation?  That’s the kind of man he was…always giving, always helping, always looking for something that needs fixing.  

I’m honored to have known this wonderful man.  Love you, Garry,

George 


Dear Marie and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this  difficult time.
Rod & Brenda Kirby



I  certainly will miss my brother. I’ll miss our motorcycle rides together. I’ll miss visiting him at home. I’ll miss watching the Blue Jays or a hockey game with him. I’ll miss our phone calls.  I’ll miss his help and his knowledge.  I’ll miss his enthusiasm about his bees and playing pickleball and I’ll miss his love and his companionship.  I’ll miss much, but at the same time I know some things will not change.  Much of what made Garry special will carry on. His willingness to help a neighbour or a friend or a stranger. His sense of duty and responsibility. These qualities were cultivated during the 50-something years Garry and Marie spent together and  nurtured in Mark and Melanie and spread to anyone who experienced his kindness and generosity.  As I read his beautiful obituary, which tries so hard to sum up a life well lived in a few paragraphs, I’m struck most by the final sentence. “in lieu of flowers….to a charity of your choice”. It could just as easily have read, “In lieu of flowers, help a neighbour, hug your grandchild, call your brother…”, because that’s what Garry would have done.

Dear Theriault family,
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my Dad’s cousin, Garry. Our family with five young children,  often showed up at your family home unannounced and probably a nuisance but what you don’t know is how much we looked up to your family. The memories of learning to skate on your amazing backyard rink and playing pool bring such happy memories. Garry came to our Dad’s funeral a few years ago and it meant a lot. We admired the love you all had for each other. Thinking of you all at this difficult time. Darlene Comeau Berhow

My sincere condolences to Marie and the Theriault family.  I met Gary when he came to work at the Halifax dockyard. An extremely skilled hard working tradesmen. Who with his friendly smile was always ready to lend a helping hand both at work and after. Your life on earth leaves us all with many fond memories Rest In Peace my friend .  Blair Hill

i known u all my life when u and your wife would come for a visit  in metegan   u were very kind to me   u will be missed hugs  gail dugas

Our condolences to Earl and all Garry's family. We didn't know Garry personally but Alex worked with Earl many years  We will pray for Garry and for the family .
Alex and Anne Gagnon

Earl Theriault and Family, Please Accept Our Deepest Sympathies for your loss. The loss of a loved one is hard.
Wayne and Brenda Wilkins 

We will miss Garry’s kind and gentle way. He was a “grandfather” to our entire family. Sending you love and strength. Xo The MacLellans. 

It is difficult to find the words that say just what we feel; and yet we hope that somehow this message will reveal how much our thoughts are with you as you face the days ahead. Our deepest sympathy our prayers are with you. Hugs from your New Brunswick cousins.  Brenda,Anne Marie,Margaret, Catherine, April and Barbara 

Vernon and lorenda  Gavin want to express our deepest condolences To Marie and family. So sad . He surely will be missed . Sending hugs Marie.

Dear Marie, I’m so very sorry to read of the loss of Garry. May your many wonderful memories bring you and your family comfort and strength in the days ahead.  Love, Fran

Dear Marie & Family:
I’m so sorry for your great loss. Thinking of you today in prayer. Garry is now in the company of the Angels, where he can see the face of God. 
My deepest sympathy,
Elaine Bowie

Garry was the type of person who would drop everything to come and help you when you needed something. No matter what, he showed up to help. I cannot possibly count how many times he did this for me. We love you, Garry.

Our hearts are broken because we have said goodbye to a wonderful man.  Garry was what every man should be—loving husband, father and grandfather.  He was my brother and my friend and I will miss him every day now that he is no longer here.  I cherish the times we spent together as children and my love for him grew as we grew up.  I know he would not want those who loved him to be sad because he always wanted the best for everyone.  He was just that kind of guy.    Love you Garry, Betty

Love and sympathy goes out to Marie and family . New Gary as a school mate also for many years at , St.Agnes . Marilyn and Eugene &. Son’s Himmelmann. PEI 

Garry will definitely be missed by his Pickleball family.  He always arrived early to either set up nets or secure a court for us!  And if we couldn’t get to a ball, somehow Garry was able to!
We will miss his kindness and caring nature not to mention his gifts honey!
So glad we had many chuckles together!
RIP my friend.  Kathy & Doug

OBITUARY

Garry Bernard Theriault

December 14, 1949 – May 14, 2022

JA Snow Funeral Home

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