Lynn Margaret Childs

The death of Lynn Margaret (Barrett) (Griffin) Childs, of Saint John, occurred peacefully on December 22, 2005 at her residence. Born 1948 in Saint John she was the daughter of M. Jean (Fraser) Barrett and the late Gerard O. Barrett. Lynn was a graduate of Simonds Regional High School in 1966 and St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in 1969. She received her postgraduate education in Neuroscience Nursing from McGill University via the Montreal Neurological Institute in 1970. Lynn received her Baccalaureate in Nursing from the University of New Brunswick in Saint John in 2000, continuing with her Diploma in Adult Education from St. Francis Xavier University in 2002. She was currently enrolled in the Masters of Nursing program at the University of New Brunswick. She held certification in Critical Care and Cardiovascular Nursing and was a frequent guest speaker at national conferences.
Besides her mother, she is survived by her son Michael Barrett Griffin his wife Laurie (Mason) and their children Allison Maria and Katherine Grace of Saint John; daughter Jennifer Gerene Perry her husband Colin and their son Jacob Griffin Perry of Grand Bay-Westfield; siblings M. Regina Clarke (John) of Saint John, Sybil A. Barrett of Saint John, T. Gerene Steele (Donald) of Moncton and M. Patricia Barrett of Saint John; nieces and nephews Erin Steele, Jarrett Steele, Catherine Steele all of Moncton, Anne Foley (Pat) of Saint John and Randy Clarke (Hayley) of Riverview; great nieces and nephews Brandon Clarke, Morganne Foley and Ashlyn Foley.
Besides her father she was predeceased by sister Catherine Elizabeth and brother Francis Joseph.

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