Obituary of Shirley Eileen Pratt
Pratt, Shirl Bradley
March 21, 1931 – June 29, 2022
Shirl’s beloved partner of 70 years, Hugh Pratt, was holding her hand when she passed peacefully in Newmarket. Mom of Vicki Hoskin of Newmarket, Dave, Norm and Steve Pratt all of BC. Devoted Nan of 6, great Nan of 3.5 . Mom-in-law to Brenda, Doug, Kim and Marie-Claude. Sister of Beth Bradley, sister-in-law of Bernice Wallace, Polly Bradley and Elaine Bradley.
Education was extremely important to Shirl. She was the first member of her family to graduate from university. She started teaching at age 18 and took courses during her life as a mom of 4 to complete a BA in 1976 and an M. Ed. from Queen’s shortly before retirement in 1985.
Travel was a huge part of Hugh’s and Shirl’s lives starting with camping trips around North America as a young family to international travel in later years. They spent 26 wonderful winters in Largo, Florida and 26 summers on Loughborough Lake. Frequent family gatherings in BC built bonds.
Shirl was a 60-year member of the Crossroads Church community in Kingston.
Shirl’s grandchildren describe her as a trail-blazer, strong and loving.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday July 11 from 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. at Kingston’s James Reid Funeral Home in the Reception Centre. Words of Remembrance will be at 11.
Donations are welcome to support women’s education: the Charitable Trust of the Canadian Federation of University Women of Aurora/Newmarket (www.charitabletrustcfuwauroranewmarket.com )
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Shirley
Eileen
Pratt 1931 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Kingston, Province: Ontario
I live in the Roxborough but I never knew Shirley’!. It sounds like she was a wonderful person a great wife, mother and grandmother and will be a great loss to
her husband Hugh and the whole family. My deepest heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone and your memories will be treasured forever. I only moved here in April last year and I know Hugh , a great man too! Deepest sympathies. Frances Russell