Shirley Ruth Crozier

CROZIER Shirley Ruth Loving daughter of the late Agnes and Walter Payne of St. Thomas, passed away peacefully in Windsor on Monday, May 10, 2010 at the age of 86 years. Beloved wife of Dr. Grant Crozier for 62 years. Loving and adored mother of John & Lynne Crozier of St. Clair Beach, Douglas & Cynthia Crozier of London, Donna & Ernest Squire of Amherstburg and Rhonda & her partner Keith Looker of Caledonia. Dear grandmother of Brad Clark of Calgary, and David Clark of Windsor. She was the much cherished younger sister of the late Mildred & Donald Nicholson of Florida, survived by her nephew Donald B. Nicholson and Martha of Maryland and their families. Shirley will also be missed by her brother-in-law Clifford Crozier & his wife Bonnie of Don Mills and their children Patrick & Gina Crozier & their sons of Brampton, Mary Crozier, Stephen Crozier & his partner Chris- each in the Greater Toronto area, as well as numerous cousins throughout the United States. Shirley was an Honours Grad in French & German from the University of Western Ontario and also received her BLS (Library Science) from the University of Toronto. Since moving to Windsor in 1949, she devoted countless hours to the Metropolitan General Hospital Auxiliary for which she was awarded Life Membership for her continuous years of happy service. She was the first recipient of the Windsor Star Volunteer of the Year Award for devoting over 10000 hours of volunteer service to her community, including her time devoted to the Canadian Red Cross. In addition, Shirley was active for many years with the Friendship Centre of Lincoln Road United Church. She was a valued member of the Canadian Federation of University Women and also devoted many hours to the game of Bridge and a dominoes game, Mexican Train. She was a whiz at puzzles and at one time considered applying as a decoder expert with the Foreign Service. Along with her close family and friends, she enjoyed many happy and wonderful years at the family cottage near Sauble Beach. She enjoyed travel and cruise ships, especially with her family "to carry her bags". Visitation will be held at the Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home & Cremation Centre, 1969 Wyandotte St. East on Saturday, May 15, 2010 from 2:00 p.m. until the Memorial Service to celebrate Shirley's life at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapel, officiated by Rev. Dawn Wheeler. Please join us in remembering Shirley by visiting her memorial at walterdkellyfuneralhome.com