Allister Carter
Dr. Allister (Al) Watson Carter of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the age of 75.
Born and raised in St John’s Newfoundland, he was the son of the late Ethelred and Beatrice (Pond) Carter. He graduated from Memorial University and then went on to Dalhousie University Medical School class of ‘71.
Allister is survived by the lucky lady of his life, Heather (Hewitt) Carter, who was married to him for 50 years. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Melanie Carter Northcutt of Ooltewah, TN and Angela Carter of Hixson, TN; his sons, Jason Carter of Greenville, SC and Jonathan Carter of San Francisco, CA and his grandson Carter Northcutt of Ooltewah, TN; his siter-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Hewitt of Manchester, NH; and several nieces and nephews from the Manchester, NH, St. John’s, NF and the Toronto, ON areas; and countless friends and colleagues. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his late brothers, Allister and Walter, late sisters, Kathleen (Kay) and Mary, and recently his brother in law, Alex Hewitt.
Most recently, Allister was a family practitioner in Miramichi, New Brunswick and worked side by side with his wife, Heather, for nearly thirty years. In 2002, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Brunswick Medical Society. Before relocating to the “Chi”, he served as a family practitioner from 1979 until 1990 in Tennessee.
Allister answered to a few nicknames, most notably “Dishmaster”, “Big Al”, “Peepaw”, “AW”, “Dr. Carter” or simply “Al”. His hobbies included flying, traveling, DIY home/car repairs, tampering with electronics, model plane building, salmon fishing, tossing shrimp, fireworks, Fox News and all things Trump. Al’s favorite pastime was retelling (and embellishing) stories about his adventures. He traveled far and wide and always came back with stories that would have his listeners doubled over with laughter, hanging on his every word. His close friends knew they could depend on him to bring smiles to their faces with his dry wit or political incorrectness. Al’s happy place was “the camp” in Blackville, New Brunswick where he spent many hours mowing, building, rebuilding, catching mice, playing with multiple dogs, and “relaxing”. He loved the solitude and peacefulness so much, he refused to carry his cell phone at camp, which caused much controversy with Heather.
Due to COVID-19, no visitation or service has been planned at this time. If you would like to honor “Big Al”, please make a donation here: https://www.diabetes.org/donate or here: https://www.heartandstroke.ca/.