It is with great love and sadness that we announce the passing of Barbara Ann Jordan-Knox on June 6, 2025 at the age of 79. Barbara was a loving mother, nana, friend and mentor.
After graduating from the School of Social Work in Calgary in 1972, Barbara began her career in social work in Calgary and continued her lifelong commitment to helping others through her work at Victoria General Hospital and as Director of the Salt Spring Community Centre, among other roles on Salt Spring Island and in Victoria. Barbara ended her career as a therapist with a focus on human sexuality after obtaining her PhD.
Barbara loved her friends and family deeply and would engage in long, thoughtful conversations with them. She was always keen to learn new things and took great joy in gardening, long walks, riding her e-bike, listening to music and spending time with those close to her. Barbara will be remembered for the way she saw beauty in the world and for her fierce loyalty and generosity, her strength, her humour and her unwavering sense of self.
Barbara was pre-deceased by her long-time partner, Gina Quijano, and is survived by her daughter, Erin Baker and her husband, Kieran Ryan; her stepsons, Kevin and Paul Baker and Paul’s wife Kelly Brown; her grandsons Sam and Grayson and grandpup Lenny; and her brothers Jim, Andy, Rick, Chris and sister Terri.
A private Celebration of Life will be held in Victoria on July 27, 2025 for close friends and family.
Condolences may be offered to the family at mccallgardens.com
Our family remember well the good times spent with Erin and Barbara on Salt Spring when the girls were young. Sending love
Sally, Charles, Pip and Becky Bazzard