Barry Thomas Coates Obituary

With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Barry Thomas Coates (Cambridge, Ontario), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Barry left this world on February 2, 2026 at the age of 67, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Barry farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Barry is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Maura Coates and Norman Coates of Cambridge; his sisters-in-law, Lynda Coates of Cambridge and Janet Butts of Cambridge; and his nephew Mark Coates of Cambridge.

He is survived by: his brothers, Al of Cambridge, David (Jane) of Toronto and Martyn of Kingston; his niece Amanda; and his nephew Christopher (Melissa) of Toronto.