DIANE KAY WOLCH (WILSON) February 17, 1935 - January 26, 2008 Diane Kay Wolch of Victoria, BC ended her long fight with cancer early on the morning of January 26, 2008. Born in Montreal, Quebec to Muriel Olive and Charles Tappen Wilson. Diane was raised in Montreal where she graduated from McGill University as a Finance major. Diane was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister, Joan Hyland (Wilson). She is survived by her loving husband, Dr. Lorne A. Wolch, children Susan and Bruce (Darcy) and her adoring grandchildren Kaitlyn, Robbie, Holly and Fisher; stepchildren Sara (Julian), Mark (Sandra), and Jonathan; step-grandchildren Ari and Jackson; nieces Tara and Meghan and nephews Sean and Tim. Professionally, Diane was the first female stockbroker at Burns Fry Limited in Winnipeg. She was also a financial consultant at the Exchange Consulting Group and was appointed to the Manitoba Securities Commission. After moving to Victoria in 1994, she was appointed to the British Columbia Securities Commission for 3 consecutive terms. Always generous, Diane's volunteer work was varied and extensive. In Winnipeg, she was actively involved in the Junior League, eventually becoming President. She was a member of the Board of Governors and Treasurer of Balmoral Hall School. And, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for nine years, culminating in her appointment as President of the Board of Directors. She was also the first female Commodore of the Royal Lake of the Woods Yacht Club. In Victoria, she was a member of the Board of Directors for Pacific Opera Victoria. She also participated in the Capital Campaign for the new research facility for the B. C. Cancer Agency of Victoria. In her early years in Montreal, Diane was a track and field star. This led to a lifelong love of tennis, snow skiing, golf, hiking, kayaking and swimming. She was always active and fit, as illustrated by her involvement in Dragonboat racing in Victoria after she was diagnosed with cancer. Her hobbies included poker, bridge, book club, birding and gourmet cooking. The family would like to express our deepest thanks to Dr. Phillip Kelly and the nurses on 7A at the Victoria General Hospital for making the last weeks of Diane's life as comfortable as possible. A service will be held in Diane's honour at 11:00 am on Friday, February 1, 2008 at St. John the Divine, 1611 Quadra, Victoria. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Diane's name to theUniversity of Winnipeg Foundation or the B. C. Cancer Agency of Victoria (Capital Campaign). An online guestbook will be available at www.legacy.com if you wish to send your thoughts to the family. Published in the National Post from 1/30/2008 - 2/2/2008.