Bert McBride

Bert McBride, 66, of N. Fort Myers, Fla. died Aug. 5, 2010 at the Cape Coral, FL Hospice Center following a courageous battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of 36 years to Marjorie Sylvester McBride.
He was born Aug. 15, 1943 in Burlington, son of the late Robert T. and Alys Myrle (Kinney) McBride of South Hero. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1961 and was a graduate of both the Vermont Technical College in Randolph and the Champlain Business College in Burlington. He served honorably as a medic in the Vermont National Guard.
He and Marge formed and were the owners of McBride Tours which provided quality sightseeing trips locally, nationally and throughout the world to Vermont senior citizens for nearly 18 years.
Mr. McBride was employed at IBM in Essex Junction between 2000 - 2007.
A longtime resident of South Hero, he loved many different sports both as a fan and participant. He particularly enjoyed boating, skating and fishing on Lake Champlain and was an accomplished skier. In his later years he discovered golf and became quite proficient at the game.
He was an active longtime member of the South Hero Congregational Church. In 2006, he and Marge retired to the N. Fort Myers, Fla. area.
He will be remembered for his always kind and helpful nature, ready smile and spontaneous humor which endeared him to his many friends and associates and were fixtures at family gatherings.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a brother, Robert K. McBride and wife, Irene, of Peabody, Mass.; sister, Judith Duval of South Hero; step-sons, James Sylvester and wife, Dolly, of Front Royal, Va., Steven Sylvester and wife, Louise, of Colchester; a nephew, Ray C. Allen and wife, Connie, of South Hero; two nieces, Laura Rasmussen and husband, Tom, of Rowley, Mass., Susan McBride and husband, Paul Brown, of Peabody, Mass.; an aunt, Elinor "Polly" McBride of South Burlington; six grand-nephews, Blake, Brandon, Andrew and Zachery Allen of South Hero, Timothy and Benjamin Rasmussen of Rowley, Mass.; three grand-nieces, Samantha Allen of South Hero, Isabel Rasmussen of Rowley, Mass. and Alden Brown of Peabody, Mass.
Internment will be a private ceremony in Hampton, N.H. A memorial service in South Hero this Fall is being planned.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in Bert`s memory to the Vermont YWCA Camp Hochelaga 1241 Prim Road, Colchester, VT 05446.