Peacefully with his family by his side at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday, November 24, 2016 of Robert Francis “Bobby”of Charlottetown age 79 years. Born in Charlottetown, he was a son of the late John and Georgie (nee Carr) Dillon.
Bobby Dillon (Photo from PEI Sports Hall of Fame)
Beloved husband of Cathy (nee Bolger) and dear father of Tracey Dillon. Bobby is survived by his brother George (Leah) Dillon; sisters Shirley Dillon, Peggy (Jack, deceased) MacKinnon, Joan (Brian, deceased) Kelly and Patsy Dillon; brothers-in-law Ronnie (Joan) Bolger and Brian (Glenda) Bolger; sister-in-law Phyllis (Wilf) Burke; uncle Rev. Francis Bolger; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his brother Earl Dillon.
Resting at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Charlottetown Funeral Home until Tuesday morning, then transferred to St. Pius X Church for funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment will take place in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Charlottetown.
Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 3 – 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of PEI.
Bobby was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1974, the PEI Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and was an inaugural inductee into the PEI Curling Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. His brother George and wife Cathy are also members of all three Halls.
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Here is the PEI Curling Hall of Fame induction citation:
Bob Dillon has been prevalent on the Provincial and National Curling scene since the early 1960’s, achieving extraordinary distinction in the sport. His playing ability, sportsmanship, and character have brought honour to the sport of curling in this Province and in Canada.
Bob’s major accomplishments include representing Prince Edward Island at the Brier in 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1973 and 1974.
At the Canadian Mixed Championships in 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, and 1978. And at the Canadian Seniors Championships in 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994 and 1995.
He received the Mixed Sportsmanship Award in 1976, and has also been a recipient of the Seniors Sportsmanship Award. At an International Invitational Tournament of Champions in Toronto in 1965, he skipped the runner-up team.
Bob Dillon was elected to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in the “Curler” category in 1974, at the age of 37. Since then, he has continued to excel in the sport by representing our Province at many National Championships….. in 1999 he was inducted into the Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame.
He has contributed towards the development and advancement of curling in Prince Edward Island in other ways as well. He has served on the PEI Curling Association as the “Mixed Representative” to the National Championships for three years…. 1977 to 1979… and as the Junior Representative in 1980 – ‘ 81 and ‘ 82. He ‘s been part of several Host Committees during National Championships held in Charlottetown… including the National Mixed in 1973 and 1996… as well as the Scott Tournament of Hearts in 1984 and the McCain Skins Game. He’s been a member of the Charlottetown Curling Club since the late 1950’s, and, in fact, is an Honourary Life member of the Club.
Curling in this Province has been a part of our sports heritage since the early 1900’s and tonight we capture more of that rich heritage, as we induct, in the Curler Category, Robert Francis ” Bobby ” Dillon into the “Prince Edward Island Curling Hall of Fame and Museum”, this 15th day of November 2007.