December 30, 1931 - November 14, 2019
Feisty until the end, Mom never hesitated to share
her opinion and didn’t suffer fools gladly. She was
keenly independent, especially after the death of
our beloved father, Paul, in 1999, with a hard shell
that sometimes overshadowed her very soft heart.
She had a wonderfully eclectic artistic sensibility
and a special talent for making things with her
hands. Mom sewed all of her own clothes, knitted
and needle-worked voraciously, and happily
dabbled in painting and fabric printing. She also
created beautiful interiors decorated with treasures
collected at home and abroad.
Mom was born in Toronto and lived in Ontario until
relocating to the West Coast for Dad’s work in
1965. She lived in both West and North Vancouver,
and spent a number of years in Asia, again for
Dad’s work, making homes in Hong Kong and
Bangkok.
Mom fiercely loved her children and grandchildren,
and was deeply loved in return. She was predeceased
by our dear brother Paul in 2013.
Mourning her loss are daughters Kate and Alison
(Marcel), sons Dick (Lesley) and Ned (Jacquie),
daughter-in-law Chloe, and grandchildren Daniel,
Sam, Nicholas, Silas, Sophie and Ansel. No service
by request.
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