David P. BARLOW

January 08, 1931 - October 17, 2018

Born Winchester, England 08 January 1931. Died peacefully at home 17 October 2018 in Victoria BC, surrounded by his family. Survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Mary (nee Emmerton); children Richard (Karen), Rosemary (Christopher) and Peter (Janeth); brothers Christopher and Anthony; sister Lucinda (Chubb); grandchildren Alex, Frances (Du Plessis) and Rosamund; and great grandson Charles. A resident of Victoria since 1956, David was educated at Eton and served with the Gloucesters prior to coming to Canada. He worked initially as a surveyor for Shell and other oil companies in Northern Alberta; from 1958 onwards, he served as a civil engineer for the CPR, Ministry of Public Works and latterly the Ministry of the Environment until retirement in 1996. He enjoyed hiking, sailing, music, carpentry and gardening; his retirement included a spell as a SALTS volunteer and during the last 15 years he was a familiar sight on Dallas Road, training for annual 10 km walking races, which he kept up until his last race in April this year. A long-time parishioner at Christ Church Cathedral, David was a warden there in the 1980s, a director of Cathedral Buildings for 37 years and had the honour of being the first recipient of the Order of the Diocese of British Columbia. He and Mary ran a well-known Saturday morning charity breakfast for 20 years, first at the Cathedral then from 2007 to 2015 at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church.



David will be remembered as a loving father and husband, faithful friend, steady colleague and source of good counsel to all who knew him. The family wishes to thank the Victoria Community Care team and especially Joan Doerksen. His funeral service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday, October 26 at 3 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in David's name to Christ Church Cathedral.