SALLY MARIE KNOX

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SALLY MARIE KNOX On June 14, 2003 at St. Boniface Hospital, Sally, wife of Keith Knox, mother of Allison and Douglas Guest, David Knox and James Knox and grandmother of two precious grandchildren, Sarah Marie and John David Guest. She is also survived by her brother Marshall Wansbrough, his wife Jane and niece Gillian, and by many supportive cousins in Canada and the United States. Sally was born in Toronto on April 6, 1936 to Frederick and Elizabeth Wansbrough and spent her early years in Windsor, ON. During the war when her father was overseas, the family went to live with her maternal grandfather in Boulder, CO, where Sally grew to love the mountains. In 1948 the family moved to Winnipeg. Sally obtained her Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1957, a Bachelor of Pedagogy in 1958 and a Bachelor of Education in 1961. She began teaching at Silver Heights Collegiate in 1958, the year she and Keith were married. From 1962 to 1972 she became a "stay at home" mom, returning to teaching in 1972 at Golden Gate Junior High and subsequently at St. Marys Academy. In 1976 she began teaching fitness classes for Winnipeg and St. James Departments of Recreation, which she continued to do until 1985. For a number of years Sally enjoyed being a volunteer interpreter in the school programs of the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, where she felt she grew in appreciation of our wonderful part of the world. She also volunteered in the E.S.L. program of Winnipeg School Division and delivering Meals on Wheels. Sally served her church in a number of capacities over the years, as a teacher and superintendent of the Sunday School, as a member of the vestry, as a member and president of the Altar Guild, as a member of St. Aidans Quilters and latterly as a lay reader. Sally loved the outdoors; walking, hiking in the mountains, trekking in Nepal, looking for wildflowers around Churchill, camping in the Australian Outback, playing golf and tennis, cross-country skiing, gardening, bird-watching, just being at the Victoria Beach cottage. For this reason, should friends desire, instead of flowers, donations in her memory to the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, 190 Rupert St., R3B 0M8, or the Fort Whyte Centre, 1961 McCreary Rd., R3P 2K9, would be appreciated. Sally and her family wanted all her friends to know how much she appreciated their prayers and other support over the past five years and their companionship in the years prior to that. The family and Sally also wanted to thank those at Home Care and all those in the Oncology and Palliative Care Departments at St. Boniface General Hospital for their compassionate care over the years of her illness. "God of Pilgrims teach us to recognize your dwelling place in the love, generosity and support of those with whom we share our journey, and help us to worship you in our response to those who need our care; for all the world is your temple and every human heart is a sign of your presence, made known to us through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." A service in celebration of Sallys life will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 1:00 p.m., at St. Aidans Anglican Church, 274 Campbell St., Winnipeg, MB R3N 1B5. NEIL BARDAL INC. 949-2200

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 17, 2003