Along with several other pregnant English wives of Canadian servicemen, Pat took a grueling flight in a converted Lancaster bomber to Canada in January 1946, making several stops along the way for refueling. Pat and Bill lived much of their lives in London, ON, but also moved for Bill's career to Ottawa, and then to Oakville, returning to London upon Bill's retirement. For the last nine years Pat made Toronto her home. Pat was an accomplished singer, enjoyed oil painting, bridge, became an excellent tailor, and knitted numerous sweaters for children, grandchildren and other lucky family members. She was a wonderful hostess, and prolific jam-maker, and enlisted her children, and occasionally their friends, to help pit the cherries! Later in life she enjoyed lawnbowling, and applied her lifelong love of fabrics to creating textile artworks, as a longtime member of the Canadian Embroiderers' Guild. For many years, she and Bill were devoted members of St Martin's Catholic Church in London. Pat will be buried beside her beloved Bill at St. Peter's Cemetery, London, ON.
Along with several other pregnant English wives of Canadian servicemen, Pat took a grueling flight in a converted Lancaster bomber to Canada in January 1946, making several stops along the way for refueling. Pat and Bill lived much of their lives in London, ON, but also moved for Bill's career to Ottawa, and then to Oakville, returning to London upon Bill's retirement. For the last nine years Pat made Toronto her home. Pat was an accomplished singer, enjoyed oil painting, bridge, became an excellent tailor, and knitted numerous sweaters for children, grandchildren and other lucky family members. She was a wonderful hostess, and prolific jam-maker, and enlisted her children, and occasionally their friends, to help pit the cherries! Later in life she enjoyed lawnbowling, and applied her lifelong love of fabrics to creating textile artworks, as a longtime member of the Canadian Embroiderers' Guild. For many years, she and Bill were devoted members of St Martin's Catholic Church in London. Pat will be buried beside her beloved Bill at St. Peter's Cemetery, London, ON.
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