Avis de décès de Virginia Lee - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

HARRIS , Virginia (nee Lee) It is with sadness, that the family of Virginia Harris announces her passing on Sunday morning, July 19, 2009 of complications from a recent illness. She is survived by her husband Art, her daughters Jocelyn Wilson (Stuart) of Calgary, Karen of Strathmore, and the most important loves of her life, her grandchildren, Cayla Wilson Saby (Jon), Tom Wilson, Kate and Luc Harris. She was especially thrilled with the arrival of her great-granddaughter - Dylann Saby, and loved to be beckoned with the call "GG"! She was predeceased by her sister Marjorie and brother Jack and is survived by her brother Bill. Virginia was born in Chinook in April of 1931. She completed her schooling in this small village school, and often proclaimed to have the third highest math mark in her class (there were only three in class!) She then went to Calgary to complete her teacher's training. She taught in several small schools where her students were either almost the same age as her, or taller. She met Art while she was teaching in East Coulee. They were married in 1954 and moved to Canmore where Art worked for Calgary Power. Jocelyn and Karen came along and kept them very busy. Virginia taught in Canmore for many years and looked fondly back on her time in the classroom. In 1975, Art was transferred to Calgary and Virginia looked forward to shopping at the malls and eating out at a variety of restaurants. In 1977, Virginia was diagnosed with breast cancer, and beat it!! She was a thirty-two year survivor. As Mom never did "goodbyes", there will not be a Funeral. We would invite you to come celebrate her life at the Calgary Winter Club, 4611 - 14 Street N.W., on Tuesday, July 28 at 1:30 p.m. Please come with stories to share! In lieu of flowers, and in honor of her victory over breast cancer, donations may be made to the Canadian Breast Cancer Society. Mom left a little note for each and every one of us, and it ended with this statement: "If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you.". Published in the Calgary Herald from 7/23/2009- 7/26/2009