Woodrow, Jean Clover

Jean, born April 26, 1907, left this life on June 11, 2004 at Vancouver General Hospital. Born in Vancouver, the daughter of Jessie MacLean and John Woodrow, Jean has MacLean relatives in Prince Edward Island and Ottawa. Jean graduated from the University of B.C. in 1926, took graduate studies in Library Science at the University of Washington (Seattle) and further post-graduate studies at L'Universitee de Paris. As Librarian at King Edward High School, Jean also used her musical and teaching skills in directing many of the school choirs and operetta productions. Jean encouraged many young people to continue Music. The last few years of her teaching career were at Eric Hamber Senior Secondary. She was an avid reader to the end of her life. A life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, and lover of good music, Jean was for many years soprano soloist in church choirs. Jean had many friends at Fairview, Central and Kerrisdale Presbyterian Churches, as well as at Crofton Manor, her residence since 1996. Jean will be lovingly remembered by many close friends, notably Thelma Hill, Leone Templeton, Graham Cumpston, and local relatives Edith and Robert McLellan. She will be sorely missed by all of us.

Jean's life will be celebrated at Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church on Thursday, June 17th at 2 pm the Reverend Glenn Ingles officiating. Donations in Jean's memory may be made to Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church, 2733 West 41st Avenue Vancouver, BC V6N 3C5.

Walsh, Verna Irene "Cindy" (Arnott)

Born February 2, 1920, died June 8, 2004 in West Vancouver, BC. Though stricken with Alzheimer's and later, with cancer, she died peacefully, without pain and with a daughter by her side. Born in Darlingford, Manitoba, Cindy lived every day of her life with vigour and determination. She served during WWII in Newfoundland, and recalled the moment when she was on duty to receive news of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cindy was a dedicated teacher, devoted to her young pupils, first in Manitoba and later in British Columbia. One of the first teachers to retrain as a librarian for North Vancouver schools, she instilled her students with a love of language, literature, and the arts. After retirement, her energies shifted to volunteer work, Unicef and The Harvest, for example. Cindy learned to swim in her sixties, plunging into the water with the same zeal with which she dove into life. Cindy modelled a work ethic that shaped her three daughters' upbringing, encouraging personal achievement. Her love of the home arts, gardening, sewing, decorating, and cooking were expressed in the dinner parties and other gatherings she frequently hosted in her home. Predeceased by her sisters Ethel Arnott and Beth Harriman, and her grandson Noah Keter, she will be lovingly remembered by her sister Iris Lechner, brother Allan Arnott, former husband, Don Walsh, daughters Kathryn Kennah, Elinor Keter, and Gwynyth Walsh, and her grandchildren Leslie, Erin, and Alexis.

Memorial Service to be held on Monday, June 14, 2004 at 10:00 a.m., at the Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Society.