A BEMROSE BOY & A DARBY LAD

To know Barry Pipes was to know his passion for rousing conversation.,his respect for the English language.challenging crosswords,
jazz music and the Sunday New York Times.
He was an enthusiastic piano player, an accomplished Scottish country dancer, an avid gardener, a consummate host and above all, he loved his many cats and a good Single Malt.
Barry came to Canada from Darby, England in 1953. His business career was spent as a public relations executive at Procter & Gamble in Toronto, where his deep sonorous voice served him well as the company spokesperson.
Upon his retirement in 1991, Barry and his wife Kathryn threw themselves into Scottish Country Dancing where they formed many lasting friendships, and to his delight was warmly adopted as an honorary Scot. He generously devoted his time to others as a tireless Boy Scout/Rover leader, a volunteer driver for the Canadian Cancer Society, and serving as a Warden of Thornhill’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church. A great pleasure was writing a monthly column for the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society newsletter.
Barry leaves his soulmate of 43 years Kathryn McCallum, and his three sons, Martin, Tim, and Stephen, his extended Kruspe and McCallum families, as well as cousins and friends overseas.
Abiding by Barry’s wishes, funeral service will be private, with a memorial service planned in the coming months.
Online condolences may be sent to Mount Pleasant Group.com.

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun,
Nor the furious winter’s rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust.

Shakespeare (Cymbeline)