Barry QUON
November 6th, 1928 – July 20th, 2024
A life of giving and sacrifice…a life well lived.
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Barry Quon at Providence Healthcare in Toronto, ON, with family by his side, on Saturday, July 20th, 2024.
Barry was born in Hoi Ping, Guangdong Province, China. He left China for Hong Kong with family and would eventually make his way to Canada to seek a better life in the 1950’s. He would go on to marry Sheran (Der) Quon in 1959 and settled in Avonlea, Saskatchewan, where he and family members owned and ran a restaurant and hotel. Avonlea was a very special place for him as this was where the community opened their arms wide, accepted his family as their own, and helped them navigate their new life in Canada.
From Avonlea, Barry, Sheran and their growing family would move to Shaunavon, SK to work at the Star Café before finally settling in Moose Jaw, SK. He worked at Providence Hospital in Moose Jaw until his retirement. He also worked at the National Café for a time to supplement his income with a growing family.
Barry loved his family and would do anything for them. Even though he would work long hours, he always found time to spend with them. He was very involved in what the children’s interests were and in caring about their friends. He especially enjoyed taking the family for picnics and to go fishing.
Barry loved sports and believed that it was very important to stay active. He played basketball and badminton and learned to curl. He liked going for walks after supper. Upon retirement, he started swimming again. He was an avid Saskatchewan Roughrider fan and cheered on any of the Canadian NHL hockey teams, especially the Edmonton Oilers. He held season tickets to the Moose Jaw Canucks and later to the Moose Jaw Warriors games.
Barry was a very social person. After his morning swims, he would meet with his coffee friends at McDonald’s to solve the world’s problems. He was passionate about fishing and he and his friends would go fishing as often as they could. He enjoyed giving back to the community by volunteering to help with various events (Motif, SK Summer & Winter Games, attending or helping out with fundraising events). He was an active member of the Moose Jaw Chinese Athletic Club and the Chinese community. He enjoyed travelling, especially to visit family, relatives and friends.
He was predeceased by his father and mother, Sau Chu and Mei Kuk Quon; wife, Sheran; eldest son, Norman; and brother, Roy Quon. Barry will be dearly missed by his children: Judy (Jim Yelle), Henry (Lenis), and Corinne (Tim Abellera); daughter-in-law, Sheila; grandchildren: Gabriel and Jared, Mila, Meg and Zachary, Ethan; goddaughter, Margot Keeler; as well as extended family members, relatives, and friends.
Barry’s family would like to thank all the medical and palliative care staff who cared for him.
A Celebration of Barry’s Life will be held on Friday, September 13th, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at Moose Jaw Funeral Home. Pastor Barry Taylor will officiate and a private family interment will take place in Rosedale Cemetery. Those not able to attend may view the service by going to www.moosejawfuneralhome.com/webcast/. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations in Barry Quon’s name to either Toronto City Mission, https://www.torontocitymission.com/donate or Moose Jaw Health Foundation, 55 Diefenbaker Drive, Moose Jaw, SK S6J 0C2. Arrangements are entrusted to Moose Jaw Funeral Home, 268 Mulberry Lane. Michelle Ellis, Funeral Director 306-693-4550 www.moosejawfuneralhome.com
