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Barbara Poole
October 2, 1920 - March 28, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Poole, Barbara (n&eacute;e Greey) <br /><br />Confident in the faith of Jesus Christ which sustained her in this life, Barbara Poole entered into eternal rest on March 28, 2015. <br />Our mother was born October 2, 1920 to into the loving family of Allan and Mary Greey she adored. With her younger sisters Suzanne (deceased 1996) and Lucille (Ralph Tulloch) she was nurtured in the Christian faith at St. Clement&rsquo;s Anglican Church, Toronto where she taught Sunday school and was active in the Girl Guide Movement as a member and a leader. Mom was a proud Clementine, never missing an opportunity to tell us how fortunate she was to attend St. Clement&rsquo;s School. Later she would gain a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College, University of Toronto, at a time when few women pursued post- secondary education. Barbara taught at Shaw College in Toronto and worked for the Anglican Church of Canada at Church House in the area of mission. The summers of her youth were spent at Greeycroft, the family cottage on Lake Muskoka. Mom loved Muskoka, the water, canoeing and sailing but above all the joy the cottage brought to her family. Barbara met and married a clergyman, The Reverend Canon Maurice Poole (deceased 2004), who had come to St. Clement&rsquo;s from Winnipeg and they shared the delights and challenges of ministry. She helped to lead a bible study from their cramped second floor apartment they referred to as the Upper Room and handled all the duties thrown at ministers wives in those days. Later they would serve together at All Saints Peterborough, St. John&rsquo;s West Toronto and in retirement assisted at St. Thomas Bracebridge, St. Paul&rsquo;s Lorne Park and St. Bride&rsquo;s Clarkson. They enjoyed travel, the Probus Club and their ongoing relationship with Invitation to Live Crusades. Wherever she went, Mom displayed a gracious love of people, a compelling humility, a warm smile, infectious humour and a passion for sharing her faith. Mom loved the world of the arts, was an accomplished painter, pianist, ceramics creator, guitarist and musician. She was also a formidable competitor during family game nights. She wrote Bible Studies, a book of poetry, hymns and at the insistence of her family an autobiography. Her life impacted so many people of every walk of life, always putting others first. She spoke with pride of meeting the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace and always had a sandwich for those in need who knocked on the rectory door. Mom&rsquo;s influence touched her son Philip, his wife Karen and their children Michael (Lisa) and Christopher (Carly); her daughter Mary (Bruno Siemiesz) and son David (the late Suzanne Rooke) and his children Megan, Iris (Stuart Kingston) and Bridget and her great grandchildren, Verity Poole and Eilidh and Eamon Kingston. She adored her extended family, her cousins, her nephews and nieces. Barbara lived for her Lord and her family. Mom resided at Sunrise Assisted Living in Oakville for the past 13 years and was so grateful for the love and care she received. A heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful, dedicated caregivers, especially those who brought comfort to her in her last weeks. Visitation at Turner &amp; Porter Peel Chapel, 2180 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A Celebration of her Life will take place on Thursday April 2 at 11am. at St. Bride&rsquo;s Anglican Church, 1516 Clarkson Road Mississauga, Ontario L5J 2W9. Mom left strict instructions that it was to be a celebration of faith in Jesus Christ. Mom practiced Christian Stewardship and took seriously her charitable giving. If you wish, she would be pleased if you made a gift to St. Bride&rsquo;s Anglican Church, Clarkson, the church which cared for her for the past two decades or FaithWorks, an outreach ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto.<br />Thank you Mom xox<br /><br />&ldquo;May Christ give her rest in the land of the living and open for her the gates of paradise, may He receive her as a citizen of the Kingdom and grant her forgiveness of her sins: for she was His friend.&rdquo;<br /></div>