Dorothy Mabel Cartwright

June 18, 1927 - June 18, 2017

Dolly Cartwright passed away peacefully at Lions

Gate Hospital on her 90th birthday, surrounded by

her loving family. She is survived by her sisters,

Ruth Fisher, Bea Snelgrove and Nora Haaland; her

sons, Barry Cartwright and Mark Cartwright; her

daughters-in-law, Lynn, Rosa, and Linda; her

grandchildren, Nina, Gary, Lisa, Stacey, Cameron,

Lynnsey, Ana Paula and Angelina; her greatgrandchildren,

Casey, Jadon, Rylee, Noah, Lillian,

Caiden, Aleah, Gabriel, Nicholas and Zachary; and

nieces and nephews, John, Tom, Arlene, Christina,

and Rick. Dolly is predeceased by her husband,

Douglas Cartwright in 1996, and by her sons,

Michael Cartwright in 2010, and Paul Cartwright in

2015.

Dolly was born on the North Shore, and lived in

West Vancouver almost all of her life. She was

active in the Royal Canadian Legion, serving two

terms as President of the Women’s Auxiliary BCYukon

Command, and 10 years as the President of

the Women’s Auxiliary for the West Vancouver

Branch of the Legion. She was keenly interested in

seniors’ housing, seniors’ health, and veterans’

affairs. She sat on the Board of Directors of North

Shore Health, Cedarview Lodge, North Shore

Volunteers for Seniors, and Lionsview Seniors

Planning Society, and was Co-Chair for the North

Shore Adults at Risk Support Network. Her

dedication to volunteer work and to the community

were recognized through many awards and

distinctions, including two Queen’s Jubilee Medals,

two Brock House Society Senior Awards, the Royal

Canadian Legion’s Meritorious Service Award and

Lifetime Members’ Award, the Commemorative

Medal for Canada’s 125th Anniversary, a BC

Community Achievement Award, and in 2005, the

West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen

of the Year Award. Dolly lived life large, loved her

family above all else, and will be sorely missed by

family, friends, neighbours, fellow volunteers and

Legion members.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM on

Monday, July 3rd, 2017, at St. Christopher’s

Anglican Church, 1068 Inglewood Avenue, West

Vancouver, BC. A reception will follow in the Parish

Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to

St. Christopher’s Anglican Church or Lions Gate

Hospital.