It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of David Andre Marie on December 17th, 2018, at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Helen, cherished father of Shannon (Don), Andrea, and Mark (Amy) and loving grandfather of Madison, Megan, Mikaela, Ethan, Ayden and Abigail.
He will be greatly missed by his 7 brothers and sisters and many relatives and close friends in Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, Trinidad and Barbados.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 47 Reynolds St, Oakville.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Please visit www.koprivataylorfuneralhome.com/obituary/david-de-verteuil to sign the Book of Condolences.
As a Crusader member from the early 1970’s Dave was a regular and reliable player, pulling on the gold jersey at all levels of the club. He would gladly play where ever needed and was an enthusiastic tourist – Montreal, Windsor and various US destinations. Dave played well into the 1990’s and enjoyed both the physical and social aspects of rugby. In the 2000’s and 2010’s Dave was a regular attendee at home matches, always accompanied by his dog.
Born in Trinidad, Dave was a well respected photographer, avid fisherman and family man.
Helen and Dave were strong club supporters, attending and contributing to various club functions and events. In the early days, Dave’s influence with Mayor Ann Mulvale helped secure our present home on the Ninth Line.
The DeVerteuil family are planning a celebration of Dave’s life – details will be posted.
Congratulations to the following Crusaders Junior Athletes on their 2018 Canada Selections!
This summer Taylour Hurd was named to Canada’s U20 Roster for the Tri Nations Series against the USA and England.
Taylor Black recently played in the Youth Olympics in Argentina and subsequently received her first Senior Cap for Canada against Wales!
Lizzie Gibson joined Taylor on the Youth Olympic Team.
Well done Lizzie, Taylor and Taylour, what a bright future in the sport!
U19 Athlete EJ Rerri has been named to the Canada Team participating in the World Schools Sevens Tournament in Auckland. The Tournament Dates are: December 14-15th. If we get broadcast details, we’ll pass them along! Congratulations also to Canada Head Coach, Nigel D’Acre, who assisted our U15 Sevens players this fall. EJ is returning to the Canada side which last year also included Cru players Jack Shaw and Kaleb Delaney.
The Crusaders had 6 boys evaluated for Canada U18 and 5 were named to the team. Congratulations go to: David Scollon, Nick Harrington, Liam Bowman, Sean Snyman and Deklan Williamson on their selection! This team travels to San Diego after Christmas to take on the Americans.
Finally, former Crusaders Juniors Adrian Wadden (Extended Squad), Djustice Sears-Duru, Jamie MacKenzie, Andrew Ferguson and Oakville native Matt Tierney (Mississauga Blues/Pau,France) helped our Senior Men’s Team qualify for the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. Canada will play in a pool with NZ, South Africa, Namibia and Italy. Congratulations guys and look forward to seeing you around the club next summer!