Main Surnames: MASSIE, BURCHILL; Also: PARKIN, CLARKE, WRY. (The only date I can find on this clipping is on the reverse side - "y 17, 1937." This seems to have come from the Saint John, NB newspaper, and was folded so that it would fit in a small envelope. There is a picture of Colonel Massie which I have scanned and will send to anyone who requests it.) PASSING BRINGS MANY REGRETS Lt. Col. A. E. Massie Dies Suddenly at East Riverside. With profound sorrow, friends throught the Maritime Provinces will learn of the death of Lieut. Col. A. E. Massie which occurred at his home at East Riverside shortly before last midnight. He had been in poor health for some months but the seriousness of his condition was not generally realized. Born in Scotland, he came to New Brunswick with his parents as a lad of 11 years and had been identified with many different phases of life in this province, besides serving overseas during the Great War. In every phase of community life which he touched as skilled mechanic, commercial traveler, leading business man, a member of the City Council and the Board of Trade and in his membership in St. Andrew's Society he displayed an ability and geniality coupled with the sterling qualities of his Scottish heritage that made him an outstanding figure, enjoying the esteem and high regard of all with whom he came in contact. He was born in Aberdeen on Oct. 14, 1868, a son of the late William and Annie (Soutter) Massie and when the family came to New Brunswick they took up residence in Fredericton. There he received his early education. He graduated from the Fredericton High School with honors and he delighted to recall his association with his famous teacher, the late Dr. George R. Parkin. He made his residence in Saint John and vicinity in 1910. His first business venture was in watch repairing and in that skilled craft he received training in matters mechanical which stood him in good stead when he launched out into wider business endeavors. From watch repairing he stepped out into a field in which he was most eminently successful, that of commercial traveler. He represented Ames Holden Co., Montreal; James McCready Co., Ltd., Montreal, and Merchants Rubber Co., Kitchener, Ont. Eastern Canada and Newfoundland were embraced in the territory he covered and during those years "on the road" he obtained a knowledge of people and conditions through the extended area that were invaluable in later activity. He was advanced in the employ of the Dominion Rubber Company (Maritime) Limited through all the various stages from traveler to that of head of the firm's organization for the Maritimes and Newfoundland. When the firm underwent reorganization, Colonel Massie enjoyed a short period of retirement only to return again to full business activity as a member of the firm of The Jones Electric Supply Co., Ltd., King Street. Enters Politics He first offered as candidate for the City Council in 1934 and was elected at that time. He served with zeal as commissioner of harbor, ferries, public lands and publicity, until the recent election returned the full slate of the Civic Improvement League nominations and the old commission system went down to defeat. Colonel Massie served as a vice-president and as a member of the council of the Board of Trade, being chairman of the entertainment committee. He was among the most enthusiastic members of St. Andrew's Society and had served as president of that organization. Until last year, he held the honored office of "bard," and his exceptional literary gifts were displayed in the writing of the rhymed greeting sent by the Saint John Organizations to sister societies on St. Andrew's Day. He had been a noted singer as a young man. He had served for 30 years in the militia and enlisted shortly after the outbreak of the Great War and went overseas as lieutenant-colonel commanding the 2nd Canadian Divisional Train and won the D. S. O. in active service, being three times mentioned in despatches. He returned to Canada at the end of the war and was for a time general sales manager with the Dominion Rubber Company footwear division in Montreal office before taking up the Maritime appointment under that firm. For a considerable period, Colonel Massie was connected with the Saint John Tourist Association and in 1932 he was appointed director of publicity. When publicity was added to the activities of his department as city commissioner, he continued his enterprising efforts to bring Saint John's attractions before the public and make the city a centre of tourist traffic. The air port was also under his supervision and he was untiring in his endeavors to have the airport facilities keep pace with modern ideals. Colonel Massie had membership in the Riverside Golf and Country Club and in St. Andrew's Curling Club and was a member of the Masonic order. Besides his wife, who was formerly Miss Ada Burchill of Fredericton, he is survived by two sons, Dr. R. A. Massie, Sawyerville, Quebec, and Donald A. at home; two brothers, Stephen of Boston and George, a barrister of Edmonton, Alta.; three sisters, Mrs. E. C. Dyer, South Portland, Me.; Mrs. William C. Clarke, Duke Street, Saint John, and Mrs. F. C. Wry, 127 Wright Street, Saint John.