Douglas Barry Munro

MUNRO, Douglas Barry
Douglas Barry Munro, born to Fred and Fritzi Munro in Michigan on December 7, 1931 - died in Victoria, BC on September 23, 2025 at the age of 93+. He was much loved and will be very much missed by his wife, Carol, his children, Christopher and Leslie, and his heart-kids, Barrie, Celeste and Merina, and all their families. He was predeceased by both his parents, and his former wife, Mary. His brother, Neil, spouse, and his family also survive Barry.
Barry was educated in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, then attended both Duke and Queen's Universities, before being called up to serve in the US army during the Korean conflict. After his time in the army, he came to Toronto, where he did his Engineering degree at the University of Toronto, met and married Mary, had two children, and worked on various projects in Ontario, before spending his last 23 years of employment with The Canadian Portland Cement Association.
In the mid-70s, Barry and Carol met at the Victoria Tennis Club in Toronto. They married on January 30, 1982 in a snowstorm. Two house renovations, and gardening took up a lot of their non-tennis time, and then came retirement in 1993. There was also a lot of travelling: visiting Carol's family in the UK, as well as trips to Pakistan, India and Jamaica on engineering trips, and holidays in various warm places in the winter. After retirement, a permanent mobile home in Tucson, Arizona became an annual 'snowbird' trip, and both of them made good friends and volunteered in the community there. Barry was an enthusiastic barbershop singer for over 20 years, joining choruses in Toronto, Tucson and Victoria, and attending many barbershop conventions around the world.
Barry left so many positive memories for all of us. Even as his strength was going, he still had a twinkle in his eye and a great sense of humour.
Our sincere gratitude to all the professional and caring staff at The Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, who helped us through Barry's final weeks.

At his request, there will be no funeral. However, a celebration of a life well lived will happen next spring when all his family will gather again to inter his ashes.