Andy Barrie’s Wife Passes Away
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Andy Barrie’s wife, Dr. Mary Barrie, died of cancer yesterday. Andy Barrie, the host of CBC’s Metro Morning in Toronto, had been on leave to attend to his wife’s illness for the last couple months.
In an interview with Post City Magazines in 2007, Barrie explained how he met his wife-to-be in Montreal while he waited for his date to get ready:
Mary was sitting at the table. And we started to chat, and I just never saw the other date,” he says. They married three years later.
Dr. Mary Barrie retired as the director of the School of Continuing Studies at U of T in 2007.
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Never easy losing a loved one. My deepest sympathies Mr. Barrie during this challenging time for you.
The headline for this story would never be allowed on our CBC news websites or on the air. It is proper journalistic style to use the word died and dead, never “pass way.” Death is serious and final. In our newscasts we don’t mince words or use polite euphemisms. We owe dead people a certain degree of professionalism in our writing. It may seem harsh. But our journalistic integrity depends on accuracy and clarity.
Dear Mr. Barrie:
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. Our deepest sympathies upon the loss of your beloved.
Mr. Barrie:
We’ve never met in person. I don’t know if we ever will. But know that I’m sorry for your loss…and for ours in the wider world.