Avis de décès de Kathleen-Mary Sullivan - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

HALCROW, Kathleen Mary The family of Kathleen Mary Halcrow (nee Sullivan) regrets to announce her death on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. She is survived by her children Bryanne Wood, Liz Harder, Don (Christine) Halcrow, and Rob Halcrow (Susie Campbell); her grandchildren Elizabeth Wood, Tanis (Rob) Bartlett, her grandson David's widow Cathy, Stephanie Harder (Grant Howard), and Aiden Halcrow, along with her great-grandchildren Riley and Connor Bartlett, Tauran Wood, Jasper, Ambrose and Felix Wood, and Bradley Howard. She is also survived by her brother Art (Anne) Sullivan, and her sisters Alma Lawson and Coralie (Albert) Bond. Mom was born in Big Bend (near Innisfail, Alberta) the second of six children. She graduated from Crescent Heights High School in Calgary, where she met, and later married, Lyle Heimbecker, who was killed in World War II. She owned and ran a ranch near Canmore for several years with her second husband, Barry Davidson. After her return to Calgary, she became the first woman in Canada to sell television advertising (for CHCT-TV). She married Sandy Halcrow during this period. She later became a successful Realtor in the city. Beta Sigma Phi, an international women's organization, benefited for many years from Mom's managerial and creative skills. She served in a number of capacities in various chapters, including president of the sorority's city council. She modelled in the major fund-raising annual fashion shows, eventually training models, co-ordinating the show itself and commentating. Strong friendships forged in Beta Sigma Phi lasted her lifetime. Mom enjoyed travel, visiting over thirty countries. She loved opera and belonged to the Opera Society. She played the organ and tried her hand at painting and creative writing. She loved dachshunds, especially that dachshund Willy! Mom had an insatiable appetite for news and politics, was intelligent and articulate, loved words and their meanings, valued education and learning. It was Mom's long-expressed wish to donate her body for education and research to the University of Calgary's Body Bequeathal Program, and we have honoured that. We would like to especially acknowledge Toni Jonit and Judy Stell-Holowa. We are so very grateful for their loving care and companionship to Mom during her last months. We also wish to thank William Hayes, a dear friend she treasured. A gathering to remember Mom is planned for Thursday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. at 20 Norquay Hts N.W. Published in the Calgary Herald from 3/25/2008 - 3/26/2008