Derek Noel Clement Wood
1936 - 2010
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Service Date
Friday August 13, 2010
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WOOD, Derek Noel Clement, 71, Landing Road, Antigonish, passed away at home on August 10, 2010.

Born in Nagpur, India, December 23, 1938, he was the son of the late George and Helen Wood.

Derek was educated at Oxford University and worked as a professor at St. Francis Xavier University for thirty-seven years. He was Chair of the St. F.X. English Department and Nova Scotia Professors Union. Dr. Wood was a John Milton specialist and published a book and many articles on the subject. He coached rugby at St. F.X. for over 30 years and is in the St. F.X. Sports Hall of Fame.

He is survived by his wife Maria Grazia (Bruschi) Wood, daughter, Lara (Jason) Aube and grandchild, Jack Liam Aube, Moncton; son, Marco Wood, Halifax; sister, Anne (Unto) Salvolainen, France; brother, Jeff Wood, London, England.

Visitation in C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm on Thursday. Funeral Mass will be held In St. Ninian's Cathedral on Friday at 1:00 pm. Burial in the parish cemetery.

In Memoriam, donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association appreciated.  Online Condolences:  www.clcurry.com