Harry McGee was born in Kilcooley, Tipperary, Ireland in 1861. He attended a business college and completed his apprenticeship in Ireland before coming to Canada in 1882. He spent a year with family in Huron and Bruce counties before moving to Toronto. In August 1883, he secured a position at Eaton’s Department Store where within a few months he became a department head, and then the supervisor of several departments. He was made a director in 1906, Second Vice President in 1907, and later First Vice President.
In 1930, Harry was made an Honorary Colonel of the Irish Regiment of Canada. He donated a large amount of money to equip the regiment during the First World War and was affectionately known as “the father of the regiment”.
The upper part of the window depicts the angels of the Lord and the heavenly host as they appeared to the shepherds in the fields. The Adoration of the Magi (the three wise men) is the theme running through the lower prat of the window. In the center light is Mary, seated within the door of the shed with the Holy Baby in her arms. The start of Bethlehem rests directly overhead, between two baby angles. Above is the angle of the Lord proclaiming the birth of the Messiah to the shepherds in the fields, with the heavenly host in the background. The Virgin's crown occupies the head of light. To the left of Mary, two of the wise men are bearing gifts. To the right is Joseph, and with him the third wise man, bearing the gift of a crown. In the tracery are the sun, emblem of immortality, and an interlaced triangle, emblem of the Trinity.
