Matthew Woodrow PORAY-SWINARSKI

PORAY-SWINARSKI, Matthew Woodrow Sept. 29, 1918 - Dec. 12, 2005 Passed away quietly at Rouge Valley Extendicare at the age of 87. Matt is survived by his sons Mark and Jeremy, grandchildren Andrzej and Jahna (Taylor) and great-grandchildren Jocelyn and Nathan Taylor. He was predeceased by his wife Sophie in July 2005. Matt was born in Poland in 1918. In 1939 as a young artillery officer, he was responsible for shooting down several enemy aircraft before becoming a prisoner of war. In the POW camp he orchestrated the escapes of several other prisoners before escaping himself and making his way back to England where he spent the balance of the war as a captain in the Polish brigade of the British army. Following the war he and Sophie emigrated to Canada spending time in Ottawa and Toronto before settling for the last 15 years in Barry's Bay, enjoying Northern Ontario's beautiful natural scenery, which he and Sophie loved so much. A Memorial Service will be held at THE SIMPLE ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL CENTRE, 1057 Brock Road, Pickering (south of 401) 905-686-5589 on Saturday, December 17th from 1 - 3 p.m. Donations to the Audubon Society or Algonquin Park. Published in the Ottawa Citizen on 12/14/2005