PARRY – Captain George Ronald Parry (Cdn Army Ret.) July 1, 1920 – February 27, 2004. George was born in Hungary and his family moved to a farm at Lestock, Saskatchewan in 1927. In 1936 George’s family relocated to Port Colborne, Ontario where George and his brothers Les and Joe grew up. During WWII George joined the Canadian Army and in 1940 was transferred to the British Army Intelligence Corps, serving in Africa, Italy, France and Holland. Following the war George married Dora Gould Dickie (widow of Captain Richard Dickie) in 1948. George then attended Osgood Hall in Toronto. George re-entered the Canadian Army at the time of the Korean War retiring with the rank of Captain in 1962. After returning to civilian life George established a career in Personal Planning for several large corporations which took he and Dora to many new locations. Upon retirement George and Dora followed their sons to the west coast and settled in Victoria in 1993 where George remained active with the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s), the Military Museum Society, the United Empire Loyalists and the Royal Canadian Legion. George also served in the Black Watch Regiment. George is survived by his; wife, Dora; sons, Paul (Darlene) and Carl (Ramona); daughter, Georgia and stepson Richard Dickie (Maria); his 3 grandchildren, Parry Dickie, Carmen Parry and Jordan Parry; brothers, Les (Betty) and Joe(Lillian); nieces, Gail, Wendy, Catherine, Jennifer, Lynda and nephews, Bill, Philip and David. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Pauls Anglican Church, 1379 Esquimalt Rd., on Tuesday March 2nd 2004 at 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would be gratefully accepted. Many thanks for the excellent care George received while residing at the Oak Bay Lodge in Victoria.
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