Patrick FitzGerald

And dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings;

Sunward to climb, and join the tumbling mirth

Of sun-split clouds, - and do a hundred things

You have not dreamed of – wheel and soar and swing

High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,

To chase the shouting wind along, and fling

My eager heart through footless halls of air…

Up, up the long, delirious burning blue

To top the wind swept heights with easy grace

Where never lark, or ever eagle flew –

And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ll tread

The high untrespassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand, and touch the face of God.

~adapted from High Flight by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.

The Lord is my Shepherd;

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down

in green pastures;

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul;

He leadeth me in the paths of

righteousness for His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the

valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me;

Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me;

Thou preparest a table before me in

the presence of mine enemies;

Thou anointest my head with oil,

my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall

follow me all the days of my life;

and I will dwell in the house of the

Lord forever.

When I must leave you

For a little while-

Please do not grieve

And shed wild tears

And hug your sorrow to you

Through the years,

But start out bravely

With a gallant smile;

And for my sake and

In my name live on

And do all things the same,

Feed not your loneliness

On empty days,

But fill each waking hour

In useful ways,

Reach out your hand

In comfort and in cheer

And I in turn will comfort you

And hold you near;

And never, never

Be afraid to die,

For I am waiting for you in the sky!

FITZGERALD, The Hon. Patrick Stanley C.D., Q.C., retired Justice of the Superior Court of Ontario, on the 7th day of May, 2015, aged 97. Born in Calgary October 6, 1917 to the late Arthur and Winifred, he is predeceased by his beloved wife and partner of 67 years, Olive (Linda) nee Saxby and survived by their four children, Christopher (Patricia), of Sault Ste. Marie, Jane of Toronto, Timothy of Simcoe, and Sarah (Tim Wade) of Calgary, as well as grandchildren, Richard, Sarah Jane, Sean, Heather, Scott, Bradley, Jeffery, Gregory, Melanie, and great grandchildren, Ella, Charlotte, Chelsea and Bennett. Following a BA in Law at University of Toronto in 1940, Pat served in Britain, France, Belgium and Holland with the 6th Anti- Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, being discharged in 1946 in the rank of Captain. He married Olive Mary Letham Saxby on April 1st, 1944 at Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. While in the army, he learned to fly the Austen monoplane, used to direct artillery fire from the air, and continued this passion by later in life becoming a licensed glider pilot instructor. After discharge, Pat completed the 18 month bar admission course at Osgoode Hall and in May, 1947 joined Arthur A. Wishart, Q. C. to practice law in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. During his career, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1959 and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and served for 10 years as President of the Community Concert Association of Sault Ste. Marie. He joined Rotary in 1956 and was involved in many other community activities, including service with the 49th Field Artillery Regiment at Sault Ste. Marie. Appointed to the District Court in 1974, he served in Fort Frances and then in Thunder Bay where he was appointed Senior Regional Justice until 1987 when he elected supernumerary status at Sault Ste. Marie until his retirement in 1992. Following retirement, he served as a member of the Ontario Parole Board and as a mediator. He also joined the Board of the Algoma Arts Festival Association. He was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 in recognition of his services as Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Legal Aid Plan in its formative years. Friends may call at the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial service celebrated from St. Luke’s Cathedral on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at 11 a.m. The Very Rev. James McShane officiating. Inurnment St. Luke’s Columbarium follows. Gifts in his memory to St. Luke’s Cathedral or the Veterans Commemorative Monument or the charity of your choice would have earned his grateful approval. (Arrangements entrusted to the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre 705-759-2522). Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.arthurfuneralhome.com.

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FITZGERALD, The Hon. Patrick Stanley C.D., Q.C., retired Justice of the Superior Court of Ontario, on the 7th day of May, 2015, aged 97. Born in Calgary October 6, 1917 to the late Arthur and Winifred, he is predeceased by his beloved wife and partner of 67 years, Olive (Linda) nee Saxby and survived by their four children, Christopher (Patricia), of Sault Ste. Marie, Jane of Toronto, Timothy of Simcoe, and Sarah (Tim Wade) of Calgary, as well as grandchildren, Richard, Sarah Jane, Sean, Heather, Scott, Bradley, Jeffery, Gregory, Melanie, and great grandchildren, Ella, Charlotte, Chelsea and Bennett. Following a BA in Law at University of Toronto in 1940, Pat served in Britain, France, Belgium and Holland with the 6th Anti- Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, being discharged in 1946 in the rank of Captain. He married Olive Mary Letham Saxby on April 1st, 1944 at Wadebridge, Cornwall, England. While in the army, he learned to fly the Austen monoplane, used to direct artillery fire from the air, and continued this passion by later in life becoming a licensed glider pilot instructor. After discharge, Pat completed the 18 month bar admission course at Osgoode Hall and in May, 1947 joined Arthur A. Wishart, Q. C. to practice law in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. During his career, he was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1959 and was elected a Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada and served for 10 years as President of the Community Concert Association of Sault Ste. Marie. He joined Rotary in 1956 and was involved in many other community activities, including service with the 49th Field Artillery Regiment at Sault Ste. Marie. Appointed to the District Court in 1974, he served in Fort Frances and then in Thunder Bay where he was appointed Senior Regional Justice until 1987 when he elected supernumerary status at Sault Ste. Marie until his retirement in 1992. Following retirement, he served as a member of the Ontario Parole Board and as a mediator. He also joined the Board of the Algoma Arts Festival Association. He was awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 in recognition of his services as Vice-Chairman of the Ontario Legal Aid Plan in its formative years. Friends may call at the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre on Friday, May 15, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial service celebrated from St. Luke’s Cathedral on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at 11 a.m. The Very Rev. James McShane officiating. Inurnment St. Luke’s Columbarium follows. Gifts in his memory to St. Luke’s Cathedral or the Veterans Commemorative Monument or the charity of your choice would have earned his grateful approval. (Arrangements entrusted to the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre 705-759-2522). Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.arthurfuneralhome.com.