DEBORAH MARGARET (HAY) GRIMES (DEB)

Condolences & Memories (5 entries)

• So sorry to hear of Deb's passing. We were neighbours for many years on Tache avenue in Winnipeg. She was a wonderful lady and we had many good parties both at her house and ours and on the street. My late wife Liane loved Deb's dogs and envied her very much for having them. We were very fortunate to have known her. - Posted by: Aurele Teffaine (friend) on: Dec 16, 2020

• I was saddened to hear of the passing of Debbie. Cherished will be the memory of her gifted piano playing and her beautiful long blonde hair. My sincere condolences to you Aunty Kareen, cousin Phil, David and Darren and your families. - Posted by: Robin Mayer (Brown) (Cousin) on: Dec 14, 2020

• Deb and I first crossed paths in high school, where I knew her as a skilled athlete who competed across multiple sports. Go Titans! But it was about 10 years later -- when we coincidentally ended up as neighbours in Norwood-- that I really came to know her. We reconnected (not surprisingly) while walking our dogs and that led to many "adventures" (some good, some bad, all memorable) involving Deb, Bruce and I. It was on one of those adventures that I came to understand the true depth of Deb's inner strength. The three of us had decided to hike the Mantario Trail one fall. It was raining hard when we left the parking lot but under the always optimistic leadership of Bruce, off we set regardless. The temperature dropped and the rain became sleet and then heavy, really wet snow. Yet on we trudged, carrying way, way too much stuff on our backs over steep hills and across muck filled swamps. It was miserable. My vivid memory of that trip is reaching the top of one impossibly steep, slick climb, turning around and seeing Deb coming up behind me -- the snow piling up on her pack, her face barely visible from under her hood -- and her looking up at me with her face set in grim determination, her teeth visibly shattering. She reached where I was, looked over, smiled and asked me if I knew if the Tim Horton's was around the next bend. That was Deb. Whether it was chasing Bruce down a double black mogul run (on GS skis), bashing across to Bingo Bay against a fierce headwind in the pitch black in an overloaded open boat of questionable reliability (but WuzBeechs was free!) or out walking her dogs in a blizzard at -35, Deb met life with her quick wit, her infectious smile and that quiet, deep inner strength. The world is a poorer place without her. She will be missed, - Posted by: Tom Saunders (Friend) on: Dec 13, 2020

• We were so sorry to hear of Deb’s passing & were grateful for updates for the Victoria crew. Deb was a wonderful woman & it hurts that she is gone so soon. We were all going to Victoria in April but due to COVID, our Déjà vu party was postponed, it would have been nice to see Deb one more time. She had a wonderful life with both Bruce & Derek, but it was way to short. Rest In Peace... Jenith & Tim Dack - Posted by: Jenith & Tim Dack (Friends) on: Dec 12, 2020

• We were so sorry to hear of Deb’s passing & were grateful for updates for the Victoria crew. Deb was a wonderful woman & it hurts that she is gone so soon. We were all going to Victoria in April but due to COVID, our Déjà vu party was postponed, it would have been nice to see Deb one more time. She had a wonderful life with both Bruce & Derek, Rest In Peace... Jenith & Tim Dack - Posted by: Jenith & Tim Dack (Friends) on: Dec 12, 2020