Jacqueline Ola Trafford

On Friday, September 9th, 2022, Jacquie died peacefully at the age of 89 with her 3 daughters by her side.

She is predeceased by her parents Ben and Lucy and her brother Leigh.

She will be fondly remembered by her children, Cydney (Chuck), Allison (Kirk), Shannon (Lorne), her grandchildren Morgan, Benjamin (Meghan), Maddie (Dane), Max (Mikyala), Olivia and Hudson and great grandchildren Abigail, James, Monica, Xavier, Gabriel, and Elizabeth.

Jacquie was born in West Vancouver in 1933, moving to Summerland in 1947. After high school graduation she attended UBC earning a bachelor’s degree in English. Her married life was in Kamloops living at 31 West St. Paul Street. She was well known in the Kamloops Educational and Arts Community. She started out as a high school teacher, later teaching english at the College before joining the Cariboo Management Centre. She loved her time as the curator of the Kamloops Art Gallery but is possibly best known for Owl Productions and her 7 years as an impresario bringing 1st class performances in theatre, music, dance and opera to the Kamloops Senior Secondary Auditorium.

In 1984 she moved to Kelowna where she built “Picture Perfect” - a successful retail art and framing store. She found her perfect retirement spot at the Orchards Apartments in Victoria where she cultivated new friends and interests and had a full life for the last 15 years.

Jacquie’s was a fearless world traveller – starting with long trips to Europe and Mexico in the 60’s and 70’s through to driving solo to Mexico at the age of 68 (after 7 previous trips) with multiple trips to Central and South America, and working as a volunteer advisor with CESO, an international business development charity in Honduras, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia all up to the age of 77.

However, her heart could always be found at Little Shuswap Lake starting in 1961 in the 2 room original fisheries cabin which she later transformed into “Casa Jacquie” in 1992. Shuswap Lake is where her family has been gathering for more than 60 years and where she loved to host friends, parties and annual events like the Little Shuswap Ladies Invitation Golf Tournament. Everyone is always welcome at the lake!

Jacquie was brave, independent, interesting, generous and collected friends wherever she went – she will be missed by so many.

A celebration of her life will be held at Casa Jacquie next summer.