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Hilda Patricia Barry
August 21, 1921 - March 12, 2016
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<div itemprop="description">Passed away after a short illness at the age of 94. <br /> <br />Loving wife of the late Frank Barry. Beloved mother of Christopher (Patricia) and Ailsa (Jonathan). Proud grandmother of Alexandra, Augusta and Sidonie. Loving sister-in-law of Sheila Rawlinson and loved by many nieces and nephews. <br /> <br />Born in London, UK, Patricia served with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (F.A.N.Y) during the Second World War. She was part of a highly secret section of the FANYs which worked for the Special Operations Executive. Her unit worked on decoding messages in the French Section, and also with Leo Marks and &quot;the Baker Street Irregulars&quot;, decoding 'indecipherables' at 64 Baker Street. Later in the war she sailed to India to join Force 136 at SOE stations in Delhi and Ceylon, where it had been set up to be closer to the headquarters of the Allied South East Asia Command. <br /> <br />While sailing to India on the convoy she met Frank Barry, a young Intelligence officer in the British Air Force, and after a whirlwind romance they married in India, in 1945. After the war, they moved to the Isle of Wight and Pat worked part-time with the Admiralty at Osborne House, while raising two children. In 1963, ready for a new adventure, the family sailed to Montreal. After arriving in Canada, Patricia worked at Lower Canada College in Montreal as secretary to the Headmaster, where her amazing organizational skills ensured the smooth operation of the school for many years. She retired to Port Credit, Mississauga, where she continued to have a busy social life, and spent many happy years volunteering and pursuing her hobbies of gardening and cooking. <br /> <br />Special thanks to Community Care Access, and the many doctors, nurses, professional and support staff at the Trillium Hospital who cared for and supported Patricia. The family extends particular gratitude to Peel Senior Link for their unwavering care, compassion and dedication to Patricia throughout her last few years. A very special debt of gratitude to Gemma Faustino and Mary Jane Orjeda, who cared for Patricia continually during the last three years. <br /> <br />Funeral Service will be held on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Meadowvale Cemetery and Crematorium - CHAPEL, 7732 Mavis Road, Brampton, ON L6Y 5L5. <br /> <br />In lieu of flowers a tax deductable donation may be made to Peel Senior Link, at https://www.canadahelps.org/dn/11311 or Seniors&rsquo; Life Enhancement Centres. Cheques made payable to Seniors&rsquo; Life Enhancement Centres, 2030 Bristol Circle, Unit 120, Oakville, ON. L6H lP5, or email admin@slec.ca.</div>