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Vivian FITZPATRICK Obituary
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Memories and Condolences
for Vivian FITZPATRICK
5 Entries
Kelly Durkin
June 15, 2016
To all the Fitzpatrick clan, my condolences for the loss of your Mother, Grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She has left a great legacy. May her soul rest in peace.
June 9, 2016
I will always remember Mrs Fitz's ( and Mr Fitz's),kindness and generosity towards me as a girl friend of her children. At that time I had recently lost my parents and had emigrated to Canada. She took me under her wing and there was always a welcome for me at their home. Mrs Fitz included me in family Christmases and I received a Christmas stocking along with everyone else. What a woman ! She taught me her special recipes when I embarked on sharing a house with 5 other girls. My turn to cook was always welcomed thanks to her. In all my life I have not met a more generous and loving person.
My sympathy to the family.
with love,
Jill King ( Heath).
Erin OBrien
June 5, 2016
There is nothing like a Mother's love! You have such wonderful memories of your Mom, to always hold close to you heart.
So sorry for your loss, but glad you can find comfort in knowing that she's at peace re-united with your Dad.
Take care of you. Big Hugs.
Derek
June 4, 2016
To the family of Vivian,
I guess Danny and Jen are having a. Date night so I'm not sure what I'm doing yet. So just let me know if you want a girls night tonight. If you do, I will prob go watch the game somewhere with Chris. Hope you're having fun
Helen Williams
June 3, 2016
To the Fitzpatrick Family. Vivians death brings an end to an era. My name is Helen (Grayston) Williams and I lived across the street from the Fitzpatrick family on 39th Avenue in Dunbar. I was the babysitter for you all. I earned 25 cents an hour. Vivian didnt have a sewing machine and so I did all the family mending on my mother's old black straight-sew Singer. I earned 5 cents for buttons, 10 cents for seams, and 25 cents for replacing zippers. Our family did not have a television set, so it was a big deal for me to come and babysit and watch the black and white big box TV in the corner of the living room. I remember helping Vivian get ready for the first B.C. Lion's game. She was wearing her hair in a chignon and wanted an expandable collar to hold it in place. Each segment of the collar was to be decorated in orange or black and that was my job. I barely finished it in time for your parents to leave for the game. My father, Ted Grayston, owned his own shipchandlery business on Vancouvers waterfront. He supplied deep sea freighters with everything they needed except the cargo. Because he was regularly on the docks, the fishermen would call up from their boats and ask my father if he would like a fresh salmon. Of course, the answer was always yes, and my father was prepared with a stack of newspaper in his trunk to wrap a salmon that was still flipping! Dad would slice off a bit for our small family and take the rest across the street for yours, especially if it was a Friday. Because my dad dealt with wholesale grocers, he would get sacks of potatoes, carrots and onions for Bob to make one of his fabulous meals. I can close my eyes and see Bob with his business trousers, his white shirt (without a tie) and a tea towel wrapped around his waist as he cooked in the kitchen. Such great memories. I also remember the little green Morris Minor that Bob bought for Vivian. I often used it for family errands and it always needed a brake job! Your family was the first one I knew to have an automatic washing machine. It was a front loader and sat to the left of the kitchen counter. I would like to come to the funeral in Ladner, but since my stroke I am no longer allowed to drive the freeway. I will be thinking of you all.
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