CHARLES NISBET PATRICK - 1920-2009 BLAGRAVE
BLAGRAVE, CHARLES NISBET PATRICK - 1920-2009 - Patrick Blagrave, husband of Jacqueline B. Blagrave, died peacefully on Friday, February 20th, 2009 at home in Rothesay, New Brunswick. Pat met and married Jackie in Bermuda, after which they together tended the Anglican Parishes of Trinity (Fonthill, ON), St. Mark's (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON) and St. Jude's (Oakville, ON). In 1972, they moved to Rothesay where Pat was rector at St. Paul's until he retired. Pat is survived by his wife, Jackie; and his children, Dr. David Blagrave (Mary Anne) of Darlings Island, NB, Margaret Wennberg (Michael) of Rothesay, Dr. Mark Blagrave (Sheila) of Sackville, NB and Tim Blagrave (Elke Michel-Blagrave) of Freilassing, Germany; by grandchildren, Dr. Kevin Blagrave of Toronto, ON, Sarah Nichol (Trevor) of Port Dover, ON, Vanessa Kolyvas (Petros) of Montréal, QC, Catherine Blagrave of Dunnville, ON, Megan Wennberg of Halifax, NS, Phillippa Wennberg of Toronto, ON, Harriet Wennberg of St. Andrews, Scotland, Patrick Blagrave (Holly) of Ottawa, ON and Nicholas Blagrave of Kingston, ON; and by great-grandchildren, Everett and Rachel Nichol. Funeral arrangements are through Brenan's Select Community Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John, (www.brenansfh.com). The funeral service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Rothesay, on Tuesday, February 24th at 11am. A private interment will follow the service. Remembrances may be made to The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) or to any wildlife organization favouring species diversity. Snir: a contemplative, compassionate, complicated and gentle soul, with a quiet reverence for all living things, who yearned for simplicity, understanding, grace and truth. Tired of dying. Now at peace.


