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Colleen Levis Obituary
Died on October 14, 2016.
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Memories and Condolences
for Colleen Levis
16 Entries
Diana Koyanagi
January 24, 2017
Colleen and I worked together at BCIT. She shared stores about her life, and family. I'll always remember Colleen's enthusiasm for learning and the love of the outdoors. Rest in peace Colleen.
Carolyn Goodall
January 23, 2017
I worked with Colleen at BCIT, she was full of life and we loved her joy. You will be missed Colleen. Love and Light Carolyn
November 30, 2016
she left a legacy for women and workers alike. I remember her well during my youth when I travelled to Toronto in the 60's and wish I had known she moved to Vancouver where I have been living all these years.
Diane Courneyeur
Nicola Joseph
November 13, 2016
Colleen was such a compassionate woman and had such a nurturing quality with animals. I remember her lovely smile and how comfortable she made people feel.
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John Riddell
November 11, 2016
Colleen was an inspiration and teacher to me and a wide range of socialist activists. She was a sparkling presence, able to present contentious ideas effectively while linking up with everyone in a fraternal spirit. It is very sad to hear that she is no longer with us. Her great contribution lives on among all of us whom she influenced.
Katie Curtin
November 10, 2016
I was very saddened to hear about Colleen's death. I first met her in the early 70's through our participation in the Young Socialists and League for Socialist Action. Later I worked alongside her in the CN yards in Pointe St Charles as apprentice machinists. She was a natural leader, and always full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination. She was a warm, caring person who I remember always having a big smile. My condolences to her family and friends.
Suzanne Chabot
November 2, 2016
I was very sad to learn about Colleen's death. During the second half of the 1970s, I worked with her full time during two years as she was the organizer of the Montréal Ligue socialiste ouvrière branch and I was working on our newspaper, Libération, and on the publications of Les Éditions d'avant-garde. I remember her especially for her great intelligence, her organizing skills and the nice discussions we had on about every topic.
Brenda Dineen
October 31, 2016
I lived with Colleen in her family home near Toronto's High Park in the summer of 1966. I was just out of high school and Colleen was one year older. What a wonderful person she was to be around. Always positive, fun, determined, committed to important causes. She had a wonderful laugh and bright smile. She was a leader of an antiwar group that was growing in Toronto at the time. I have a special place in my heart for Colleen. She was a shining light in this world and will certainly be missed. I send my heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.
Brenda Dineen, Vancouver
October 30, 2016
I was very saddened to hear of Colleen's death. She was one the people that had a great influence on me politically in 1973 when I joined the Jeunes socialistes and soon after the Ligue socialiste ouvrière/League for Socialist Action. She was a leader of the branch then in Montreal and also editor of Libération the French language socialist newspaper.
She was such a great example of dynamism and was a leader to follow in different areas of work that we were involved in whether it be in the fight to defend women's rights to abortion and the defense of Dr. Henry Morgentaler or supporting worker's struggles and the movement for the Québécois national rights. She was able to express herself perfectly in French and English.
I am not surprised to learn that she fought her disease, she was a very determined person and was always ready to surmount obstacles in her life. She will be remembered as a real model.
Marie-Claire David, Montreal
Al Cappe
October 29, 2016
I had the good fortune to work closely with Colleen in the Ligue socialiste ouvrière in Montréal in the 1970s. She led by example, by her determination, her energy and her warmth.
When Trudeau declared the War Measures Act in October 1970, the army was patrolling the streets and two members of the Ligue were arrested, Colleen and other leaders, including the Ligue's candidate for Mayor of Montréal, responded not with trepidation but with boldness, organizing a protest right in the face of the army at the Black Watch Armoury.
Colleen and I were also neighbours for a time, living in tiny $55-a-month apartments that had been servants quarters over an old horse stable turned garage in a laneway behind some fancy homes. With our companions we often celebrated the end of a day of activism with music, fine food and perhaps an alcoholic beverage -- or two.
Colleen Glynn
October 24, 2016
I only met Colleen once but her energy and beauty stuck with me all these years. We met at a YS convention in Montreal during the War Measures Act. I remember being so impressed with her energetic spirit and organizing skills.
October 24, 2016
I met Colleen several times in Montreal. She always seemed to be on top of events and well organized. I appreciated these qualities as well as her friendliness.
I will miss her.
Chris Schenk (Huntsville, ON)
Gary Porter
October 23, 2016
I remember Colleen as a very caring and intense person. I knew her in Toronto and in Montreal as a Young Socialist. I thought she was a wonderful person.
Gary Porter
Colleen 70th Birthday Collage
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Colleen As a Young Woman
Colleen Levis
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Colleen How We Remember Her: Smiling
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