It is with peaceful hearts that the Rhindress family announces that Allan, father, husband, brother, grandfather, uncle, friend and hard worker, passed away at age 78, surrounded by love.

Allan was blessed with many lifelong friends from his childhood and teenage years around Wallace. His career as an oil drilling supervisor took him to many places, across Canada and the globe, and brought many more dear friends into his life, in Newfoundland, Ontario and Alberta.

In his retirement, he built his dream home with Donna at Wallace River, where he had camped and fished as a boy.  He worked for himself, operating a truck and excavator business, running the roads around Cumberland County and Nova Scotia with his co-pilot Roadie.

Allan enjoyed spending time outdoors, tinkering in the garage, lazing with Izzie, or helping friends in the woods.  He was quick to share a dad joke, or one of many stories from back in the day, again.  Grampie spent many love filled hours with his granddaughters, watching TV in his chair, playing in the snow, riding bikes in the driveway.

Allan is survived and remembered by his wife, Donna, children Vaughn (Danica) and Kim, granddaughters Adeline and Lela, sisters Marilyn (Fred), Donna, Beverly, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Nellie (nee Hosie) and Vaughn, daughter Jennifer Dawn, siblings Sonny, Donnie, Roberta (Bobbie), Wilma and Jean.

True to his humble character, Allan did not want a funeral. He would be honoured for donations made in his memory to be made to the Wallace District Volunteer Fire Department or the Royal Canadian Legion, Pugwash Branch.