Pauline Deanna Law

Pauline was born as World War II was ending to two wonderful loving parents and not long after there was a baby sister. Times were very hard then as everything was rationed due to the war ending and the little family wanted for nothing. Pauline had many happy childhood memories.

Pauline was married at 19 to the love of her life, Michael, together they had two children. Steven in 1967 and Yvonne in 1968 and their family was complete. In 1967 the family immigrated from England to Canada.

One of Pauline’s greatest passions in life was animals, especially dogs and horses and over the years she had many.

She enjoyed various disciplines in horse riding. In the early 70’s she first enjoyed riding in gymkhana, then later on successfully competed in areas of English and Western Show Riding.

Pauline‘s interest in dogs focused mostly on the German Shepherd breed. She connected with the Edmonton police force dog unit and was involved with providing that unit with pups from one of her own dogs. One of these pups became Canada‘s top police dog in 1991. Pauline also enjoyed various dog sports, including tracking and agility where she was also successful at the trials with her dogs.

Besides her love of animals Pauline had a green thumb and could grow just about anything. She enjoyed gardening, and planting perennials and annuals in her flower gardens. She would be out every morning walking around, looking for new flowers that had opened up overnight - she greatly enjoyed watching and waiting for them.

In the early 1970s when the family lived in Fort McMurray, Pauline recognized a need for veterinarian services within the town as in those days no vet services existed. She reached out to various vets in Edmonton and succeeded in getting a commitment from one, who would travel once a month to Fort McMurray, this vet, then trained Pauline to be his assistant. Through this act of bringing this vet to town, she saved thousands upon thousands of cats and dogs being needlessly born, through the spay and neuter clinics alone.

Pauline had a kind heart and was loved everywhere she went. She had a wonderful ability to just smile and make people feel loved. She had a strong sense of community and would do volunteer work and donate to various charities in every community where she lived over the years. She loved nothing more than connecting with people and learning about their lives. She always had a the ability for making you feel like you really mattered.

She was courageous and brave right until the very last day, she never complained about her declining health instead, she would give you a smile and tell you that she loved you.

The loss of Pauline is a huge one in all our lives, especially that of her husband and her daughter who will miss her eternally.

Pauline was predeceased by her son Steven, her mother Joan, and her father Charles. She leaves to mourn her husband Mike, her daughter Yvonne (Adrian), her grandson Kevin (Ashley), her great granddaughter, Elise and great grandsons, Ash and Reed. Also, various relatives in the United Kingdom and New Brunswick.

Many thanks to Dr. Kind for helping Pauline have a good quality of life for the last 10 years during her journey with breast cancer. Thank you to her Nurse Practitioner, Brittany Van Viegen and Cindy and Charlie at the Cumberland Village Health Clinic. Thank you to Dr. Hopwood and Holly Anderson of the palliative care team, North Island Nursing team and the staff at Comox Valley Health Centre. She also appreciated the great quality of care at the North Island Comox Valley Hospital.

She wishes instead of flowers that all donations go to the Comox Valley SPCA .

Rest sweetly, our angel, love always and forever Mike and Yvonne XXXX