Chronicle Herald July 14, 2007 GILLIS, Dr. John Hugh - 72, R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home, Antigonish, formerly of Pleasant Street, passed away peacefully July 13, 2007, in St. Martha's Regional Hospital, Antigonish. Born in Antigonish, he was a son of the late John Joseph and Catherine Marcella (MacDonald) Gillis, Doctor's Brook. John Hugh received his early education at Malignant Cove and graduated from high school in Glace Bay. He received his B.A. and B.Ed. degrees from St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, and his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta. He taught in several areas in Nova Scotia, before his appointment as principal of Antigonish High School, then as superintendent of the Antigonish Regional High School, later to be named the Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional School. Surviving are daughters, Ann (Tom) van de Reep, Calgary; Donna Gillis (John Andrea), Dartmouth; sons, Joe (Cindy), Calgary; Donald (Barbara), Yarmouth; Ian, Halifax; 11 grandchildren; brothers, Ronald and Bernie, both of Doctor's Brook; sisters, Annabel Cameron, Antigonish; Kay Williams, Guysborough; Jean Clifford, Florida and Doctor's Brook; Sister Loretta Gillis CSM, North Sydney; a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Isabel (Rogers); brother, Donald. Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in MacIsaac Funeral Home, 61 Pleasant St., Antigonish. Liturgy of Christian Burial 2 p.m. Monday in St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Arisaig, Rev. Andrew Boyd presiding. Burial in the parish cemetery. Family flowers only, memorial donations to the Antigonish Care Van. www.MacIsaacs.ca