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BORN
1934
DIED
2021
Alison PRENTICE Obituary
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Memories and Condolences
for Alison PRENTICE
23 Entries
Bruce Kemp;
June 11, 2022
Bruce Kemp;
June 11, 2022
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Bruce Kemp;
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Bruce Kemp;
June 11, 2022
I have some photos from the weekend that I spent at the Cottage the family had near Honey Harbour Ontario. I hope that these images bring back good memories. These photos were taken many years ago. It was a good weekend, I have some good memories of it. I met Doug Prentice when we were both going to Northern Secondary School. These photos may be part of the Legacy of Alison Prentice. I think that she put a lot of effort into organizing the weekend (including arranging the meals).
Bruce Kemp;
June 11, 2022
I remember the times that Doug Prentice hosted dinners at his parents house in Yorkville. Alison was a fine person, I also remember spending one weekend at the ski lodge, and another weekend on the Island Cottage near Honey Harbour. I think that I have photos of the weekend at Honey Harbour. She did her best to make people feel welcome when she was around.
Judith Anderson
August 7, 2021
I first met Alison, my mother’s first cousin, in the early 1950s. A family visit to her parents’ home in Toronto was my first trip outside the United States, leaving gracious memories of Alison and her sister Debbie. They made time in their busy young-adult lives to pay attention to two rambunctious preschool-aged cousins-once-removed who mostly just wanted to slide down the banister in their lovely, dark old home. That openness and generosity remained central to Alison’s character. It was a great serendipity to find her nearby in western Canada, all these years later. Our shared family history, arising from a classic slave-labour plantation on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, gained relevance over the decades. There are so many women’s concerns and human rights issues that can be traced back to those distant days 200 or more years ago. We always found much to talk about and family stories enriched the relationship. Alison will be much missed, but she will live on in our memories and her many publications.
Harvey J and Vicki L W Graff
August 5, 2021
Alison and I were grad students at U of Toronto together in the first half of the 1970s. We were both students of Michael Katz in History and History of Education. My wife Vicki and I became good friends with Alison and Jim, seeing them socially at their lovely home in Yorkville in Toronto near the University.
Alison and I co-authored Children and Schools in Nineteenth Century Canada for the Canada's Visual History series (1977).
We remained in contact with her, through the loss of her son Matthew, the move to Victoria, and Jim's death. Only in recent months did she stop replying to emails.
We miss her deeply but remember her entire family dearly.
alison talbot kelly and sibs
July 24, 2021
It seemed like yesterday we fresh immigrant TKs knocked at Jim and Alison’s door right after the house on Hazleton ave (Toronto '69) caught on fire from the candles in the attic. J & A we’re so gracious and caring about our brood from the start. Alison's passing closes an envelope of love and integrity that she and Jim wrapped around us as two, then as Alison alone. They were such devoted and beloved friends of our mum, Maeve. I am thankful that I had a few dinners out with Alison when I got to Victoria over the last few years: me always in awe of her agility and thoughtfulness facing the challenges of age, caring for family, death, community and her unending interest/concern for history, women and social and eco justice. Ah, she was a remarkable person. How lucky we are to have shared time and laughter alongside her.
Marjory Reitsma-Street
July 24, 2021
I was one of the hundreds of graduate students who was introduced to women in history through the writings of Dr. Alison Prentice. To my delight, Alison and I became colleagues and friends when she became a Professor Emeritus when I was a Professor in Social Policy at the University of Victoria. We worked together on poverty and housing research, and exchanged letters and cards right until her last year. Alison also introduced me to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1999. It became our spiritual home, and a mutual community for putting for faith into action. With gratitude for her life. Marjory Reitsma-Street, Victoria, B.C.
Marjory Reitsma-Street
July 24, 2021
I was one of the hundreds of graduate students who were introduced to women in history through the writings of Dr. Alison Prentice. To my delight, Alison and I became colleagues and friends when she became a Professor Emeritus and I a Professor at the University of Victoria. Alison also introduced me to Quakers in 1999, and the Victoria Meeting House, and the Religious Society of Friends became our spiritual home, and place for faith in action. We worked together on poverty and housing research, and exchanged letters and cards right until her last year. With gratitude for her life.
Pashta MaryMoon
July 10, 2021
Alison was a strong supporter of my work with the dying/dead: more than pretty much anyone else, she helped me to honour my worth. I will always be thankful to her for that -- as well as being a wise, deeply engaged and caring person within my Quaker community (and a friend to my mother, from their joint interest in Jung and dream work). I had the honour of working with both Alison and Jim on their Advance Care Planning, and their home funerals once they died. You will always be in my heart, Alison.
Christabelle Sethna
July 8, 2021
Alison was kind and generous of spirit, a rarity in the academic world. Sincere condolences to her family, friends and students.
Dianne Miller
July 8, 2021
A light has gone from the world.
Grateful always for her scholarly passion, mentorship, and grace.
Anne Moon
July 7, 2021
Aliso's smile said it all--a warm, welcoming presence, eager, curious, caring. I knew her through singing and aquafit and numerous events designed to build a better world. My sympathy to her family.
Elizabeth MIlton
July 5, 2021
Alison and I were friends as girls in Toronto. And then, many years later, we happily picked up again in Victoria. Alison and Jim became treasured friends of my family. We shared interests (CFUW NonFiction Bookclub), values (social democracy) and old friends (especially and memorably, Cynthia Moore). Alison was an exceptional being and a gift to all who knew her.
The impact of her deep intelligence, emotional generosity and profound integrity will continue to resonate in her scholarship, with her legion of friends and, most powerfully, with her beloved Douglas, Guthrie and Theo. Both a loss and a light. Dear Alison.
Janet Teibo
July 5, 2021
I am very sorry to hear this news. I loved Alison. Deepest condolences.
Susan Johnston
July 4, 2021
Alison was an inspiration to me as a close friend of the Prentice family and as an historian who helped me greatly with my work. My condolences to all the family.
Sarah J Hilliard
July 3, 2021
Alison was loved and will be deeply missed. Peace be with you A.
Helen Raptis
July 3, 2021
Alison was an outstanding historian. She was also kind and generous with a playful sense of humour. Rest In Peace Alison.
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