BROWN, Norma Shirley (nee Johnson). Very peacefully on April 20, 2007 aged seventy-nine years. Shirley was born in Montreal on October 26, 1927 and was predeceased by her loving husband and best friend Charles Knox Brown. She is survived by her adoring daughters Ann (Bill Ritchie) and Debra (Daniel Lessard). She will be sorely missed by her grandchildren Alexander and Darcy Ritchie, Christian and Charles-Adrian Lessard. She is also survived by her sister Jill Johnson of Toronto. We will never forget her amazing sense of style, her inner strength and her courage. Special thanks to Drs. Douglas Kinnear, Michael Laplante and Laurence Green and to Drs. Veronique Chaput and Krista Lawlor in the Palliative Care Department of the Montreal General Hospital for their kindness and dedication to our mother. Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Mount Royal United Church, 1800 Graham Boulevard, Town of Mount Royal, Montreal, Q.C. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Montreal General Hospital, Palliative Care Department in her memory would be greatly appreciated. Published in the Montreal Gazette from 4/24/2007 - 4/26/2007