Deborah Goddard

Deborah Hetty Goddard (Adcock) of Surrey, BC. passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer at the age of sixty on Tuesday, January 29, 2014 at Laurel Place in Surrey. She was affectionately known to close family as Mom or Grammy. She was the daughter of Thomas and Susan (Kingston) Adcock and was born in Gimli, MB., on August 24, 1953. She attended many schools because, as she put it, she was an “air force brat” meaning that the family moved quite often as her Dad was enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. She met her husband, Ray in Portage la Prairie, MB. They fell in love and eloped to Edmonton, AB where they had three beautiful daughters. It was here that she became interested in health care and decided to take medical terminology courses. Upon their completion, she began working at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. In 1986, they moved to Surrey, BC. She immediately got a unit clerk position at Peace Arch District Hospital and, during the next 27 years, made many lifelong friends. She loved her job and was loved and respected in return and retired from the position in September of 2013. She also took leaves of absence from the hospital to teach the unit clerk course for Kwantlen College and to do the practicum with her students. Students spoke highly of her and many remain friends still. She loved gardening and small worry stones but her pride and joy were her grandchildren. She loved to spoil them (sometimes by introducing them to things their moms did not want them to know about) and got great pleasure out of all of their shenanigans. Both good and bad. She proudly displayed their artwork like it was done by the masters themselves. Deb was generous to a fault and always saw the good in people. Friends became family and family became friends and family was what you always came home to. She was a kind and gentle soul and we will all miss her dearly. She is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, Ray; her daughters Nadine (husband Jody) of Delta, BC; Alexandra of Sechelt BC; and Kimberly (husband Gerry) of Surrey, BC; her grandchildren Darius and Linkoln (Kimberly’s); and Hayley (Nadine’s); her mother Susan of Innisfail, AB; her brothers Terry Adcock (Marsha) of Calgary, AB; Bruce Adcock (Colleen) of Red Deer, AB; and sister Firth Adcock of Red Deer, AB; along with numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her father Thomas Adcock. The Celebration of Life is to be held at Victory Memorial Park at 14831 28 Avenue in Surrey, BC on Saturday, the first of March at 2:00pm. This is a celebration of life and as such, please dress casually or in whatever clothes that you feel comfortable wearing to the event. Be prepared for some AC/DC and other favourites. Refreshments will be served afterwards. In lieu of flowers, please send donations, in her name, to your favourite charity.