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The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, October 23, 2006

DICKS, John Bartlett "Jack"
DICKS, John Bartlett "Jack" - 86. This notice is to mark the passing and to honour
the life of Jack Dicks, who passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2006. Born
in Harbour Buffett, N.L., on August 9, 1920, he was a son of the late Alfred and
Grace (Bartlett) Dicks. After spending his formative years in Harbour Buffett, he
came to Halifax to join the R.C.A.F. and go to war as his father before him had done
in the Great War. During a bombing mission over Luxembourg, his plane was shot down
and a few weeks later, he was reported as missing in action, presumed dead. During
his time, he was twice mentioned in newspapers as having paid the ultimate price, yet
his family and friends never lost hope that he was still alive. He moved through
enemy territory evading capture for over four months, first making his way through
occupied France and then crossing the Pyrenees Mountains on foot before entering
Spain, where he was interned for three weeks. He arrived back in England before
returning to Canada where he served with the NO 1 N.A.G. in Yarmouth as a Flying
Officer Pilot and then as Squadron Adjutant. He was mentioned in a dispatch for
Distinguished Service by the late King George VI. After the war, Jack returned to
Halifax where he attended Dalhousie University and TECH - Nova Scotia Technical
College, graduating in 1950 with his P.Eng. After graduation, he worked with Nova
Scotia Light and Power, and later on for the Nova Scotia Power Corporation. During
this time, he successfully completed the Harvard MBA Advanced Management Program.
Before his retirement, he was manager of the Thermal Division. Jack was very active
in his community, working in his church, St. Philip's Anglican, and with the Boy
Scouts. He was a member of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society, Canadian Branch;
Honorary Life Member of the Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia and past president
of the Rotary Club of Halifax Northwest. In his retirement, he enjoyed camping and
always maintained a list of friends who he visited, especially those in Camp Hill
Hospital.