Margaret Morris Cameron

1923-2013

Margaret Isobel Cameron (nee Morris) passed away peacefully in her 90th year on July 7, 2013 with her family at her side. Her last few weeks and months involved lots of quality time with her family and expressions of love.

Loving daughter to JR and Belle Morris, Marg was raised on the shores of Lake Erie in Leamington, Ontario. Predeceased by her parents and brother Allan, she is survived and loved by her daughters Sue, Anne and Cathy, sons Allan and Colin, their spouses and partners Syl, Russ, Maxine and Felix, grandchildren Syl, Amy, Gillian, Jen, Kaley, Taryn, Fernando, Jason and Justin, great grandchildren Luca, Alessandro, Syl and Mathilda, and numerous friends.

Graduating from Havergal College in 1943 and University of Toronto in 1946, she spent her formative years in Toronto. Subsequently, she raised her five children in Valois and then in Hudson, Quebec. She obtained her teacher's diploma from McGill in 1977, and did substitute teaching for a number of years in Hudson.

Marg always contributed with energy and modesty to the broader community and social fabric of every place she lived, and she loved helping people. She was a founding member of St. Columba by the Lake Presbyterian Church in Valois. Marg was an active member of Whitlock Golf Club, Hudson Yacht Club, Hudson Travel Club and Wyman Church. Her volunteer work included helping seniors in Hudson and Pierrefonds, working as a librarian at War Memorial Library in Hudson, teaching Sunday School, leading Brownie packs and many other pursuits. She felt blessed for the life she had, and believed always in helping out those less fortunate by quietly and consistently practising compassion and charitable giving over the years.

Marg loved her big band music, gardens and British comedies. She was an avid reader who especially liked biographies. She was a pioneer in her generation to master eMail and Skype. Marg enjoyed swimming, aqua fit, cross country skiing and walks in the woods. She practised yoga for several years, and even went to a class two weeks before she passed. She was a loyal lifetime friend who remained close to several childhood, college and university friends throughout her life. She loved visiting with people, whether over a dinner, a drink or a game of bridge. She liked to travel and also to welcome people into her home from near and afar, and she was always curious to learn about the lives of others. She loved nothing more than time with her family, especially when it involved little kids.

Marg will be dearly missed and remembered with love.

Visitation will be on Thursday, July 11, 2013 from 7-9:00 pm at Collins Clarke MacGillivary White at 222 Highway 20 (exit 49), Pointe-Claire, Quebec (Tel. No. 514 483-1870). A Celebration of Life will take place on Friday, July 12, 2013 at 2:00 pm also at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White with a reception to follow at The Wellesley, 230 Hymus Bvd, Pointe-Claire.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated to Plan Canada, Christian Blind Mission, Montreal Chest Institute or West Island Palliative Care Residence.