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- OBITUARY FOR BARRY LEGER
The death of Barry Andrew Donald Leger occurred at the Saint John Regional Hospital on April 26th, 2020. Born in Saint John, NB on October 24th, 1932, he was the son of the late Leo and Lillian (Quinn) Legere.
He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years Patricia (Maber) and his devoted children Peter (Mary) Jensen of Saint John, NB; Mark (Susan) Jensen of Lantz, NS; Andrew (Suzanne) Leger of Dieppe, NB; Trish (Darren) Wheaton of Lower Coverdale, NB and Barry (Lynne) Leger of Upper Golden Grove, NB. He leaves behind ten loving grandchildren - Joseph, John, Nicholas, Jillian, Colin, Nathalie, Noah, Ben, Madelyn and Liam. In addition, he is survived by his two sisters, Elizabeth (Paul) Reid of Huntsville, ON and Catherine ?Kay? Williams of Saint John, NB; two brothers, Paul (Michele) Leger of St. Andrews, NB and Michael Leger of Alberta; two sisters-in-law, Sandra Simpson of Saint John, NB and Amelia ?Toby? Legere of Saint John, NB; and brother-in-law Kenneth Maber of Miami, FL, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Barry graduated as Class Valedictorian in 1949 from St. Vincent?s Boys High School and completed Senior Matriculation at Saint John High School. He went on to graduate with a Diploma in Engineering from St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX) and continued his studies at the Nova Scotia Technical College. He then returned to St. FX and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree.
He worked at the Saint John Shipbuilding Limited in the Planning and Scheduling Department for 33 years and retired in 1992; the later years focusing on building Frigates for the Canadian Frigate Program. One of the highlights of his career was being invited to sea trials on one of the completed ships and taking over the helm, even if only for a few minutes?
Barry was a true gentleman, quick with a joke and full of charm. He enjoyed spending time at the family cottage, working on carpentry projects, listening to musicians from the ?big band? era and visiting car lots picking out his next new vehicle. In his younger years, he enjoyed downhill skiing at Rockwood Park, numerous family camping trips and travelling through the US.
His pride was in his family. He was very proud of who they all became and thoroughly enjoyed each of their successes. He loved being a husband and father. One of his greatest joys came from his grandchildren, and they adored him. It was not unusual to find him on the floor interacting and playing their favourite games, watching cartoons or engaging them in conversations about their latest interests. They will miss him immensely.
Barry volunteered for the Red Cross, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society and Romero House. He was a faithful member of Saints Joachim & Ann Parish and KOC Council #8364.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his son, Eric Jensen; by his father and mother-in-law, Harold and Etta (Foster) Maber; by his step-mother, Margaret Leger Beckingham; by his brother, Edmund ?Ned? Legere; by his sister, Frances ?Fran? Murphy and her husband Douglas Murphy; by his sister, Sister Therese of the Divine Silence (nee Joan Leger); by his nephew, Mark Reid; by brothers-in-law, Donald Maber, Douglas Maber, William Maber, Peter Simpson and Ronald Williams and by sisters-in-law, Sandra Maber, Florence Maber and Fernand Maber.
The family would like to thank the staff of 5CN and NICU at the SJRH, especially, Dr. England and Dr. Kolyvas. Special thanks to Father Doug McNeill.
Arrangements are entrusted to Fundy Funeral Home, 230 Westmorland Road (646-2424). Due to these uncertain times during COVID-19, services will be held at a later date.
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1932 - 2020 (87 years)