Irene Louise Amiro 2005 Halifax Chronicle Herald Published: June 3, 2005. >From the collection of Gwen Christie Irene Louise Amiro, 76, Halifax, passed away peacefully in the New Halifax Infirmary, QEII, on June 1, 2005. She was born August 8, 1928, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. At age 10 she suffered a tragic loss, the sudden death of her parents, Hebert McClare and Izetta (Zwicker) McClare and younger sister, Jean. She came to Brooklyn, Queens County, to live with and was adopted by her aunt and uncle, the late Reginald and Charlotte Dickie. Many happy summers were spent with McClare relatives in Hillsvale, Hants County. While still in her teens, she taught in a one-room school in Kempt, Queens County. Primarily a homemaker, she occasionally worked as a substitute teacher in the Chester Basin/Western Shore Schools and with Welcome Wagon in Halifax. She volunteered as a Cub leader in Chester Basin and as a literary tutor in the Halifax Library. After earning a certificate in adult education from Henson College she became a volunteer teacher of English to immigrants. Surviving are her husband of 57 years, Nelson; sons, Gerard (Tona Hennigar) and Michael (Elaine Keller); daughter, Charlotte (Stephen) Penney; grandchildren, Matthew and Daniel Penney; Claire and Fae Amiro; cousin, Ted Dickie. Her sister, Jean McClare; brother, Warren McClare and granddaughter, Jillian Penney, predeceased her. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 5, from 7-9 p.m. in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, Halifax. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, June 6, in St. Mary's Basilica, Father John Williams officiating. At a later date, burial of ashes will be in South Rawdon Baptist Church Cemetery, where she will join her parents, brother, and sister. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or QEII Foundation.