Gault, John Edwin – aka “Jack Wild”, aka “The Man in the Red Hat”. John passed away peacefully on April 9, 2018, at the home of his daughter, Kimberley, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Upper Musquodoboit, he was one of five children of the late Sinclair and Nina Gault.
At the age of 19, he joined the Navy and proudly served for 13 years on the Algonquin, the Nipigon, and the Kootenay. After leaving the Navy, he pursued a career in auto mechanics. John loved going to car shows and had hopes of some day once again owning his dream car, a 1965 Starfire convertible. He finished off his career at Crossley Karastan where he worked for 25 years, proudly never missing a day of work. He was a kind and generous soul and was always thinking of others. He would often leave notes on cars telling people that their tires were not safe or recommending that they check their air pressure as he was genuinely concerned for their safety. He would even go so far as to offer to buy them tires.
John was a loving brother of sisters, Joyce (Earl) Taylor, Alberta; Gloria (Calvin) Brown, Truro; Linda (Gordon) Black, Tatamagouche; brother-in-law, Ben Harnish, Hilden. He was a loving father of Kimberley (Doug) Cross, Lesley (Al) Webster, Shane (Sherie Green) Gault; devoted grandfather of Joshua, Drew, Madison, Olive, and Natasha. He recently celebrated his 75th birthday surrounded by his family. John was predeceased by sister, Della.
The most important relationship in his life was with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. His faith was very important to him and carried him through his final days.
In lieu of flowers, get your tires and oil checked; Dad would have liked that. In keeping with Dad’s wishes, cremation has taken place and the family will have a private celebration of his life.
Arrangements are under the direction of Arimathea Funeral Cooperative, Upper Musquodoboit.
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