Peter Haines, shown here during a Rotary Club of Sussex event in February 2013, died on Saturday just days after retiring as Sussex Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist and owner.
Photo: Shane Magee/Kings County Record SUSSEX – Friends, family, and staff of respected Sussex pharmacist Peter Haines mourned his passing Saturday. The 70-year-old owner of the town’s two Shoppers Drug Mart stores and prominent member of the Rotary Club had just retired less than a week before his death. Rhonda Haynes, who took recently over his businesses, said his staffers, some who worked for him for 30 years, were as devastated by the loss as she was. “We’re all shocked and very sad he never got to enjoy his retirement,” she said. by Laura MacInnis, Kings County Record, Mar. 3, 2013...
Peter was inducted into the Rotary Club of Sussex on Nov. 1, 1979, and was President 1994–1995. The Club honoured Peter as a Paul Harris Fellow in 2003 along with fellow friends and Rotarians Kevin Kilfoil and Keri Marr.
Peter had been Chairman of the Coats for Kids program for several years and was Program Chair a few years back. Most recently, he was a member of the Paul Harris Selection Committee for the Club’s 2013 Paul Harris recognition evening.
On Mar. 3, 2014, the Club had a minutes silence in Peter’s memory. The Club and his many friends will sadly miss Peter.