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BARR, The Honourable Mr. Justice John Roderick (Rod), Q.C., L.L.D.
Born in Toronto on September 9, 1921, died in St. Catharines,
Ontario May 30, 2003. Devoted and loving husband to the late
Rhoda Marshall
BARR.
Predeceased by infant daughter Jane. Dearly
loved by his son Peter, daughter Elizabeth and their spouses,
Sharon BRODERICK and Stephen
PERRY.
Adoring grandfather to John
BARR and Nicholas, James and Christopher
PERRY.
Brother and great
friend of his sisters, Margaret
RHAMEY and the late Isabelle
MARSH. As dear as a brother to sisters-in-law, Helen
CAUGHEY
and Nellie
MARSHALL.
Rod was grateful for a full and happy life. He grew up in Hamilton,
Ontario and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force at the outset
of World War 2. Rod first served as a Flight Instructor in Trenton,
Ontario, where he met his future wife Nursing Sister Rhoda
MARSHALL.
Obtaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant, he served in 426 Squadron
as a pilot with Bomber Command at Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire.
At the end of the war, Rod studied law at Osgoode Hall Law School
in Toronto and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1948. At that
time, he and Rhoda established their home in St. Catharines where
he enjoyed many years practicing civil litigation and where as
a trial lawyer he earned the respect of his colleagues. Rod served
as a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and was a member
of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Advocates Society.
He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Ontario, Trial Division
in 1983.
Rod received an Honourary Doctorate of Laws from Brock University.
He was an active member of the St. Catharines Flying Club and
proud member of the St. Catharines Rowing Club. He took up sculling
at the age of 52 and participated in Masters Rowing in Canada
and the United States.
He supported a large range of charities. No one less fortunate
was ever turned away. Rod's insight and kindness was matched
only by his wonderful, inimitable sense of humour. Above all,
he loved and was loved by his family.
The family is deeply grateful to Dr. R.
MacKETT, Dr. F.
MacKAY,
Dr. J. WRIGHT,
Dr.
FERNANDES and Dr. W.
GOLDBERG, and to gentle
caregivers Virgie
PEREZ,
Marylou and Risa.
''Pray for me, and I will for thee,
that we may merrily meet in heaven.''
The family will receive Friends at the Hulse and English Funeral
Home, 75 Church Street, St. Catharines, on Sunday, June 1, from
7-9 p.m. and Monday, June 2, from 7-9 p.m. A funeral service
will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, 51 Church Street, St.
Catharines, on Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at 11 a.m. A service will
also be held in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Amherst Island,
on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 3 p.m. Interment to follow.
Donations may be made in Rod's memory to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation or Knox Presbyterian Church.
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