A deeply conservative, partisan patriarch of a large, talented and politically committed Nova Scotia family — with the good sense to marry a Liberal, I might add, the beautiful and accomplished Mary Eileen Boyd — Dick remained always the fiery and convincing patriot to his city, to his province, to his country, to his church and to his wonderful Irish inheritance.
Patriarche partisan et profondément conservateur venant d'une grande famille talentueuse de la Nouvelle-Écosse engagée politiquement, il a eu la bonne idée, dois-je le préciser, d'épouser une libérale - Mary Eileen Boyd, femme splendide et accomplie. Dick est toujours demeuré un patriote ardent et convaincant face à sa ville, sa province, son pays, son église et son magnifique héritage irlandais.