Saturday, November 2, 2024
Gail and I met as "parent to teacher" when Meagan was in Grade Three. Our friendship developed at various professional development events, and later as colleagues during our teaching days. When Christopher was born, we met up with a small group of teaching friends at the house in Woodham on November 11, a day off from school at that time. Gail and I signed up together for beginner's watercolour lessons years ago. We enjoyed that time tremendously, and Gail continued to pursue her art with a gifted talent. For the past three decades, we have stayed connected with an annual "Christmas Tea" group of teaching friends. Gail traditionally gave each of us a new book mark every year, featuring her original paintings...this collection is a much treasured and well-used keepsake. Gail's distinctive voice and laugh, along with her fierce love and promotion of literacy and reading will be in my head and heart for always. Dick, Meagan, Chris, Garth, Ramona, Lauren, Eirin and Henrik, for your immeasurable loss and grief, I am profoundly sad and sorry.
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