Obituary for Rev. Douglas Ward Hallman
Not too many men can say that they entered life with one name and left it with another. On July 28, 1948, a seventh child was born into the Hazlett family in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and they named him Walter Joseph Hazlett. Young Wally was fostered and spent the first nine years of his life in Crousetown, NS. He was then adopted into the family of Ward and Marjorie Hallman, where he chose the Christian name, Douglas, and joined siblings Brian, Cheryl and Shelley, living first in Kingston, NS., later in New Glasgow, and finally in Pictou, NS.
Young Douglas developed a passion for piano. He studied with Vesta Mosher and showed his musical excellence in music festivals. He also attended the first Baptist Church in Kingston, and later New Glasgow. Family times were spent with his grandparents in Waterville, NS, as well as on family camping trips. He visited cousins in Ontario frequently, and several summers were spent at Berwick United Church camp.
Music took Douglas to Acadia University in Nova Scotia, and then McGill, and he stayed to study theology at the Montreal Theological College. He and his wife, Dianne were able to spend a post-graduate year of study at the Faculte de Theologie in Montpellier, France. He returned to Quebec, where he was ordained in 1978. He is a graduate of McGill University, Brock University and the Toronto School of Theology and has done additional post-graduate work at the University of Waterloo.
As a student minister, Douglas travelled west to Vegreville, Alberta, followed by a five-point charge in Kahnawake, LaSalle, Candiac, Ville St. Pierre and Delson, Quebec. From there, he went on to serve several parishes in Ontario: London, where son, Steven, was born, Oakville, Etobicoke, Dunnville, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Hamilton.
In 2009 he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to be closer to his son. Finally, in 2016, he arrived at St. Paul’s in Tisdale, his last charge. He was honoured at Saskatchewan Conference in 2018 with serving 40 years in ministry.
Douglas’s love of music never diminished and he performed piano concerts for many years. He wrote detailed on-line lectionary commentaries, composed a finely researched book on Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code , wrote for the Moose Jaw Times Herald and the Tisdale Recorder, lectured, and developed a huge library. Doug enjoyed many summers playing golf with his son in southern Ontario. During those summers, Doug shared his appreciation of classical music, philosophy and his sense of humour with Steven.
Doug’s parents, Ward and Marjorie Hallman, as well as his foster sister, Jean, pre-deceased him. He leaves siblings Brian, Cheryl and Shelley, their partners and children; first wife, Dianne; son, Steven (Courtney), and wife, Deanna, as well as dear friends across the country to mourn his passing.
Young Douglas developed a passion for piano. He studied with Vesta Mosher and showed his musical excellence in music festivals. He also attended the first Baptist Church in Kingston, and later New Glasgow. Family times were spent with his grandparents in Waterville, NS, as well as on family camping trips. He visited cousins in Ontario frequently, and several summers were spent at Berwick United Church camp.
Music took Douglas to Acadia University in Nova Scotia, and then McGill, and he stayed to study theology at the Montreal Theological College. He and his wife, Dianne were able to spend a post-graduate year of study at the Faculte de Theologie in Montpellier, France. He returned to Quebec, where he was ordained in 1978. He is a graduate of McGill University, Brock University and the Toronto School of Theology and has done additional post-graduate work at the University of Waterloo.
As a student minister, Douglas travelled west to Vegreville, Alberta, followed by a five-point charge in Kahnawake, LaSalle, Candiac, Ville St. Pierre and Delson, Quebec. From there, he went on to serve several parishes in Ontario: London, where son, Steven, was born, Oakville, Etobicoke, Dunnville, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Hamilton.
In 2009 he moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, to be closer to his son. Finally, in 2016, he arrived at St. Paul’s in Tisdale, his last charge. He was honoured at Saskatchewan Conference in 2018 with serving 40 years in ministry.
Douglas’s love of music never diminished and he performed piano concerts for many years. He wrote detailed on-line lectionary commentaries, composed a finely researched book on Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code , wrote for the Moose Jaw Times Herald and the Tisdale Recorder, lectured, and developed a huge library. Doug enjoyed many summers playing golf with his son in southern Ontario. During those summers, Doug shared his appreciation of classical music, philosophy and his sense of humour with Steven.
Doug’s parents, Ward and Marjorie Hallman, as well as his foster sister, Jean, pre-deceased him. He leaves siblings Brian, Cheryl and Shelley, their partners and children; first wife, Dianne; son, Steven (Courtney), and wife, Deanna, as well as dear friends across the country to mourn his passing.