JAMES BARRY CONDY

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JAMES BARRY CONDY April 24, 1938 - January 27, 2008 Barry Condy passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer on January 27, 2008, at the age of 69. Barry will be deeply missed by Louise LouLou (Fanson) his wife of 28 years and his three children, Derek (Cindy and Joshua) of Winnipeg, MB, Cheryl (Doug) of Edgewater, BC, and David of Winnipeg, MB; and predeceased by his parents, James and Vera and his sister Florence and survived by his sister Betty Pion. Barry will be sorely missed by his two lifelong friends and mates, Jim Alexander and Robert (Bob) McFetridge. Born in Winnipeg, Barry was educated there and went on to work at Investors Group and then Great West Life for many years as a senior financial advisor to group pension funds across Canada. After a very successful career at both firms, Barry founded his own investment firm, Ethicor Financial in Montreal. He will be remembered fondly by colleagues across Canada for his dedication to the investment profession, his tenacity and his incisive judgement. In the mid 1970s while visiting Bob on Lac Gagnon in the Laurentians north of Montreal, he saw an island there for sale, which he immediately fell in love with and bought. There, Barry and Louise spent many years enjoying their friends in the area, sailing, waterskiing, rafting and having evening fires during the summer. Life on the island was a particularly special time for Barry and Louise. A private memorial service will be held in Winnipeg in the spring.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 30, 2008