Dr. Janet (Jinty) McGoey (1918-2017) died peacefully on Friday, January 27. Her distinguished career as a physician, wife and mother began in the village of Aberfoyle, Scotland. She was encouraged by her family and a local physician to attend medical school at Glasgow University, a feat made possible by a Carnegie scholarship and her own determination. She completed her surgical internship in 1941 and was sent to Hairmyers Hospital in Lanarkshire. It was here she was thrown together by wartime chance with her husband-to-be Dr. Paul McGoey. He was senior intern of a Canadian medical unit sent to Hairmyers to help with the wounded. It is recorded that they married on May 10, 1943, with each returning to the operating room within hours of the ceremony. The family will receive friends at the Humphrey Funeral Home A.W. Miles – Newbigging Chapel, 1403 Bayview Avenue from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017. A Mass will be held in ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1171 Clarkson Road North, Mississauga on Saturday, February 4th at 11 o’clock. Reception to follow at the church. If desired, in lieu of flowers, a memorial donation to The Compass Outreach Centre, 310 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga, Ontario, L5H 1G8, may be made. Full obituary
