Soppitt spent 30 years with the Port before retiring in 2011 at the age of 65.
Current Port CEO Jim Quinn tells CHSJ News many are feeling his loss in Saint John and beyond. Quinn says Soppitt was extremely well known and well respected adding its a real loss to the Port's marine community here.
Quinn calls Soppitt a really decent man and an excellent leader in our Port system.
Soppitt passed away this week after a battle with cancer.
