VERNA IRENE CINDY WALSH (ARNOTT)

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VERNA IRENE CINDY WALSH (ARNOTT) Verna Irene Cindy Walsh (Arnott), born February 2, 1920, died June 8, 2004 in West Vancouver, BC. Though stricken with Alzheimers and later, with cancer, she died peacefully, without pain and with a daughter by her side. Born in Darlingford, MB, Cindy lived everyday of her life with vigour and determination. She served during the Second World War in Newfoundland, and recalled the moment when she was on duty to receive news of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Cindy was a dedicated teacher, devoted to her young pupils, first in Manitoba and later in British Columbia. One of the first teachers to retrain as a librarian for North Vancouver Schools, she instilled her students with a love of language, literature, and the arts. After retirement, Cindys energies shifted to volunteer work, Unicef, and The Harvest, for example. Cindy learned to swim in her sixties, plunging into the water with the same zeal she drove into life. Cindy modelled a work ethic that shaped her three daughters upbringing, encouraging personal best in task and professional achievement. Cindys love of the home arts, gardening, sewing, decorating, and cooking were expressed in the dinner parties and other gatherings she frequently hosted in her home. Predeceased by her sisters Ethel Arnott and Beth Harriman, and her grandson Noah Keter, she will be lovingly remembered by her sister Iris Lechner, brother Alan Arnott, former husband, Don Walsh, daughters Kathryn Kennah, Elinor Keter, and Gwynyth Walsh and her grandchildren Leslie, Erin, and Alexis. Memorial Service to be held on Monday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m., at the Boal Chapel, 1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimers Society.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jun 12, 2004