ANN SHORE

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ANN SHORE Passed away peacefully on December 31, 1999, following a stroke, at Seven Oaks Hospital. Ann was born in Winnipeg on May 1, 1919, but moved to Saskatoon at age 5. After graduating from high school, Ann spent the first part of her long career in the civil service working in Ottawa during the Second World War. After the war, Ann returned to Winnipeg. Following the death of her father, Samuel, in 1953, Ann spent the next 15 years caring for her mother, Rebecca, who died in 1968. At the same time, Ann continued her career with the federal government, working for the department of Veterans Affairs until her retirement in 1974. Ann lived a life characterized by love of freedom and independence. She never wished to marry, but this was hardly an obstacle to her enjoyment of life. Ann loved to spend time with her close friends, Doris, Edith, Harry and Laila, and Rose. She was always ready and willing to get together for all family gatherings, regardless of where they were taking place. She was at all the weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and family reunions. Ann was also an aficionada of the arts and was often seen at the symphony and ballet. She was interested in world affairs and kept right on top of local and international news. Ann loved to learn; she took several adult education courses from the University of Winnipeg. In retirement, Ann travelled to Israel, Hawaii and throughout Canada on numerous occasions. Ann was good-natured, warm, generous and easy to talk to, and always made everyone around her feel comfortable. Furthermore, she was blessed with a heart of gold. She loved to do for others and never wanted to put anyone out. If there was anyone who needed help, Ann would be the first to offer it. When her eyes began to fail and she lost her ability to drive, it was more than a blow to her independence. Because she was the designated driver for her various outings, she lost an important way of giving to others. Ann was uncomfortable accepting favours from other people. However, if you prevailed on her, and helped her in some way, you would be repaid many times over. Her biggest fear was that she might become dependent on others. She often said that she would rather exit the world quickly than go gradually and become a burden on others. Her wish to depart the world with dignity was fulfilled. Ann was the last surviving member of her generation of the Shore family. She is survived by five nephews: Fred and Neil Shore, sons of her brother Hy; David Bookman, son of her sister Clara; and Ronald and Sheldon Shore, sons of her brother Ben. She also had a brother Percy. It is a tribute to the type of person she was that all her nephews attended her funeral, in each case travelling over 1,000 miles, from various locales in Canada and the U.S. A service was held at the Hebrew Sick Cemetery on January 2, 2000. Pallbearers were Fred Shore of Toronto, Neil Shore of Toronto and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, David Bookman of Toronto, Ronald Shore of Potomac, Maryland, Sheldon Shore of Quincy, Illinois, and Morley Walker of Winnipeg. A donation in Anns name can be made to a favoured charity.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 22, 2000