ANNE CHARLOTTE BAWDEN

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ANNE CHARLOTTE BAWDEN Peacefully in Guelph, Ontario on Tuesday, February 7, 2016 at the age of 76. Beloved spouse of William Greenaway for almost 50 years. Anne was born in rural Huron County and raised in Windsor, Ontario. Before moving to Guelph in retirement in 1997 she lived 24 years in Winnipeg. Earlier in her life she lived in Goose Bay, Labrador, and Wolfville, Nova Scotia. She served in the Naval Reserve and attended the University of Manitoba where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She worked variously as a civilian employee with the Windsor Police Service, an administrative assistant at the University of Manitoba School of Medicine, and, after university graduation, as the first Executive Director of the Canadian Bar Association (Manitoba Branch), Executive Director of the Manitoba Historical Society, and Director of Alumni Relations for the University of Winnipeg. In Winnipeg she was an active volunteer in community organizations. She received recognition from Manitoba's Premier for her role in the protection of waterways in Southern Manitoba, she served on the Board of Directors of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, she was appointed by the Province as a member of the Manitoba Heritage Council, and by the City of Winnipeg to a special committee investigating urban safety issues. All of her life Anne's primary passion was art. She produced and displayed work in several media - photography, painting, stained glass and chalk. But, she derived greatest pleasure from fabric art. As a relief from the stress of daily life Anne turned to quilting, producing, collecting and completing many decorative pieces. In February 2007 her work was the focus of an exhibition, "A Family of Quilts", at the Wellington County Museum in Centre Wellington, Ontario. Two of her fabric period reproductions are included in a display at Lower Fort Garry Historical Site. A Celebration of Life will be announced to be held in Guelph in the Spring, Anne's favourite time of year. Memorial donations to the Greenaway/Bawden Fund of the Guelph Community Foundation, to the Alzheimer Society, and to Hospice Wellington would be most appreciated.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Feb 11, 2017