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Memories and Condolences
for MARY EARL
87 Entries
Gary Blair
June 28, 2024
Fourteen years later, and yet it seems like yesterday. Life goes on, but the love that was shared is as alive as ever. Thinking of you today Mary and of all who loved you so dearly. Hugs to each of you.
Amarjit Chima
July 31, 2011
Dearest Mary:
I miss you soo much. You were my mother figure for so many years. I feel honoured & privileged to have had you in my life. No matter what, you were always there for me when I needed you. I recall our friendship prior to Ismay’s arrival into the world with great fondness. Ismay’s arrival changed our roles from friends to “mummy” & “grandma” and we immersed ourselves in these. I felt that we reclaimed our role of friends in the last year of your life with us, and especially in the last few months, and for that I am most grateful.
I will never forget the time I came to see you at the Senior’s Home and you “insisted” that I join you for lunch and then apologized for being so “pushy”. I laughed and said that I did not take it as anything other than you wanting us to spend time together, and that was fine by me. It was on this visit, on the way to lunch that you gave me the biggest gift of all. Aunt Pat was staying with you at the time and she was ahead of us. Part way to the elevator you stopped, let go your walker, hugged me very tight and told me “I love you”. With tears in my eyes I hugged you back and told you “I loved you too”. I will never forget that moment in time and it never fails to get the tears going whenever I think of it, always with a mix of gratitude, love, sadness and loss.
On Mothers Day May 13, 2007 you gave me the book Mother by Maya Angelou and in it you wrote a note. I came across it recently and I read the note every once in a while, and of course it never fails to bring on the waterworks but it also helps me keep you close. I will now take the words you wrote and give them back to you, because to me they also speak of you:
“Dear Mary:
To one of the best mothers I know – your unstinting devotion and nurturing of your gorgeous children are an amazing example for us all.
With love and admiration for your perseverance and courage.
Much Love,
Am
xo xo
xo xo
xo xo”
Mary, thank you for you love, devotion and courage. I remember sitting with you after Chris’ passing and telling you that I knew what it was like to lose my mom, my dad and my husband, but I could not imagine what it was like to lose a child, and your youngest child, at that. It was such a huge loss for you and it really knocked the wind out of you, in so many ways. I miss you and I miss Chris. I take great comfort in knowing that you are united in some ethereal way on the other side of life where everything is a beautiful emerald green. I envision you, Chris, Aunt Eileen and now, Aunt Sheila, basking in the warmth of the sun in a world where nothing matters and where there is only “PEACE”.
Love to you, light to you, Peace to you,
Am
Ismay Earl
July 31, 2011
Grandma – It’s been a little over a year since your passing, and I miss you so much. I remember sitting in your hospital room for hours, reading, drawing, and most of all talking to you. I feel as if, in a way, you never left. Every morning, on my way to school, I walk by a shrub filled with birds. I always love that part of my walk to school because they’re all chirping and tweeting to one another as if they’re having a conversation. One bird always sticks out to me: a sparrow. I can never see it because the shrub is too dense, but I can always hear it. It seems like it is the chattiest bird for whenever I pass, it’s chirping no matter what. When I’m by myself, it will fly right in front of me, land on the pavement, give me a little chirp, and then fly back into the shrub. This is to me very significant, for I always imagined you as a sparrow, small yet able to raise your clear and powerful voice.
Lots of love,
XOXOXO
Ismay
Eamon Earl
July 31, 2011
Grandma – It’s hard not having you in my life anymore. Ismay and I have no one to bug us about seeing our report cards, no one to give us special treats for no reason and on one to give us the love only you could give us as “grandma”. I wish you were still here with us.
I love you and miss you a ton.
Love,
Eamon
How you can show support
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and her legacy continues
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three generations
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Happy Birthday!!
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Mary and grand daughter Megan
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Amber Earl
July 29, 2011
Grandma,
I miss you and think of you often. I strongly suspect I am the strong, proud woman I am today partly as a result of the women in my family who came before me. You were always a firecracker!
Emma informs me she speaks to you quite often, which I think is a nice way to get to keep you close.
We love you!
xoxox
Amber and Emma
Amber Earl
July 29, 2011
4 generations of Earl women!
Amber Earl
July 29, 2011
Jocelyn Earl
July 28, 2011
Dear Mom,
I miss you so much. Even though I know you are with me always, I miss you. I want to have a cup of tea with you and talk about what is going on in my life. I could do that with any number of people, but I want to do it with you. I miss your smile, I miss the understanding and love in your eyes. I miss the real connection of human to human, mother to daughter, friend to friend. You did a great job being my Mom and getting me ready for my own life. You took pride and encouraged my independance and this is the model for how I mother my kids. I am so grateful for so many things you gave me. The example of how to live. The model of how to parent. The pattern of how to be generous in spirit. The list of gifts is endless and just keeps on giving.
I envision your spirit floating freely, connecting with others and absolutely exuding L-O-V-E.
Till we meet again.
Love you
Caroline Earl
July 28, 2011
Mom, it is 13 months ago today since your 4 girls stood around you in a circle, touching you gently, as you moved on. I like to think you are with 2 of your sisters and your baby boy Chris, having gin and tonics and playing crib. The last conversation I had with you alone, about 2 weeks before you passed, I had had a disappointment at work, from where I had come directly to see you in hospital, and I told myself on the way not to say anything, but of course I did because it was you, and I cried a bit, and then said that God was doing for me what I couldn't do for myself. And you told me that I was making your heart sing. I will cherish that memory always and hold it in my heart as a hallmark of my relationship with you. In the end, I made your heart sing. Mom, this sentiment was shared by many. I feel very blessed to have been mothered, loved and guided by you and it continues to carry me. You did your job as a Mom so well, I believe you were done and it was time to go home.
I love you,
Your baby girl, Caroline (Carolina) Earl.
John and Sue are added family and Mary's winter home
July 27, 2011
Fellow nurses from Mary's working days
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Mary and Allison sharing a moment
Allison Earl
July 27, 2011
Mom - On one of our joint car trips down Rosedale Valley Road toward one of your numerous medical appointments in the last year of your life here, you told me about how you had set out with intent to get pregnant with me and succeeded in your plan quite quickly and how happy you were with your success. I was delighted by this recall!
From the moment I connected with who you were to me, I always knew I was wanted and special. Your dedication and love was constant and obvious.
So now, one year after your loss, I do miss you, in so many ways. But I will say that it's not with a feeling of aching or lacking but with a sense that you are still with me, in me, a part of me that will never go away, keeping me well and in step with the life I have - the one you started me off on.
I think you had a way of getting so deep into the people in your world, and in such a non-invasive way, that your mark remains - the true purpose of a life well lived.
There are many ways in so many days that I am reminded of you - and smile.
Always in my heart
Your daughter Allison Grace
our gentle giant
July 27, 2011
our example of love - and this is after 6 kids!
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our family togetherness was constant from day one
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so many wondrous family get-togethers
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Gorgeous - inside and out!
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The twinkle in her eye says she knew she would have more
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A joyful embrace - and hilarious pas de deux
July 27, 2011
Twins? Or mother/daughter? No wonder we adored her. She was so cool!
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She and Chris spent lots of time together
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Weren't we lucky to have her as our Mom? Look at her joy!
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another baby is touched by Grandma - I think this one is Ismay
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Fashionable ahead of Vogue
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The bathing beauty in the early years
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Sharing birthday joy with her 2 sons
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no wonder dad fell in love with her - what a babe!
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The ham in her had ways of surfacing
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with buddy Jocelyn Cowper in Florida and Old Montreal with Allie and Chris
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Old Montreal with Joci
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one of many Stratford trips - a hunger for culture
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winter in Bromont with her youngest, Chris
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with her youngest girls and Irish kin
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when life was a beach - in Florida
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getting acquainted with great grandson Kai
July 27, 2011
Mary and Ted and daughter (in-law) Amarjit
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Mary and her sisters Pat and Eileen
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Mary with a young Debbie, Tom and Joci
July 25, 2011
4 generations of Marys
July 25, 2011
Mary and Ted in the beginning
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Mary and her first three children
July 25, 2011
We'll think of you with every gorgeous sunset and feel blessed by the power of your reach
July 25, 2011
The clan that Mary and Ted built at Christmas 2006
July 25, 2011
Mary and youngest Chris. Family feasts and functions were all important but the conversation and company were the real reasons for our get-togethers
July 25, 2011
Mary and her daughters Debbie, Allie and Joci on a visit to one of her many hometowns, Kingston, Ontario
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Mary and beloved son Chris
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Mary could dissemenate wisdom through her eyes
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Mary and grand daughter Ismay
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Mary and grandson Eamon
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Mary and great grandson Kai
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Pippa Chorney
July 25, 2011
I think of you everyday. I feel your love when I need it. I sense your advice when I struggle. I am wrapped in the power of your spirit. I am so grateful to have known you in life and been so deeply impacted by your being. I continue to strive after your example of personhood, Gram... you're the BEST. xoxoxox Pip.
July 24, 2011
Dear Allie, Carrie, Debbie, Joci and Tom,
I miss your mom very much. I miss our lunches with a glass of wine and our intimate chats about the ups and downs of family life.
I am so grateful to have had her as a friend and confidant for over 20 years.
God Bless
Love
Florence D.
Laura Horsman
July 21, 2011
To the family, it has been a year now and I thought it would be easier to write something witty and it's not but I will try. Thank you all for letting me be part of your family for the last 45 years. Mary and I never did have that cup of tea we had planned on but we will enjoy it on the other side. I wish I could find the roast I wrote for Mary on her 60th birthday because that pretty much sums it up. Mary, I no longer stick my fingers in the butter and always think of you when I eat cereal or scrambled eggs. All the sleepovers and all the breakfasts will never, like you, be forgotten. Rest in peace.
Much love and respect,
Laura Queenie Horsman. xoxo
August 19, 2010
I too just learned of Mary's death and send condolences. She was a great spirit at MidCity and she'll be missed.
Susan S.
July 31, 2010
Allison & Carrie:
Just learned of the loss of your mother and want to offer our sincerest condolences.
Wanda & Larry
Mid-city
Lori M.
July 31, 2010
So sorry for your loss. I just learned of Mary's passing this evening at the Saturday Night Open. I knew Mary from Mid-City and admired her spirit and strength - she was a real force of nature. I'm blessed to have made her acquaintance. May she rest in peace.
DO NOT STAND AND WEEP
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that swiftly blow.
I am the diamond glint on new fallen snow.
I am the sunlight
on ripened grain.
I am the soft and gentle autumn rain.
When you wake from sleep in the early morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft, starlight at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there.
I do not sleep.
the heart and center of our family......
July 29, 2010
as colorful as the houses of Burano, Italy
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guess where now?
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Mary and Allie in Rome's coliseum - what a trip!
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Mary's motherland....Dublin, Ireland
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Beth A
July 21, 2010
I just heard this news from Am. I'm sorry for your loss. I didn't know Mary, but I knew and loved Chris, and though I know he was his own person, I also know that he must have had an extraordinary mum to help him be the person he was. I wish you all love and peace.
Perry L
July 6, 2010
Mary's absence from Mid-City will be missed. She has shared her experience, strength, and hope with complete honesty and many has benefited. I'm grateful to have known her.
Jan W
July 5, 2010
Allison, Carrie, Debbie, Jocelyn and Paul: I'm one of Mary's many fans from Mid-City. Her message was always clear and direct. No beating around the bush with Mary. A straight-shooter. So glad she shared her experience, strength and hope with us all. We will miss her. She was so wise. I'm grateful to Mary and know all of you will continue to make her proud! Lots of love in program.
July 5, 2010
Hello Joci and Paul,
Les and I want to offer our sincere condolences. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Jacqueline Desilets - Brockville, Ontario
Pauline Desilets
July 5, 2010
To Joci & family:
We hope that the support of friends and family will help you through this difficult time. Only met your Mom once...but, I could tell that even though she was small...she was very tall in many aspects! So glad I got to meet her at least that one time!
Diane Giusto
July 3, 2010
Family, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Mary's grace and independent spirit shines through in all you.
Gurnek Chima
July 2, 2010
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.
Kathy Batz
July 2, 2010
Hi Carrie and Allison;
I think about you right now and how much you must be going through... I met you all 21.5 years in Mid City. And I saw your mother 5 years ago, but have thought about you all over the years...
They are all great memories, but brought me back to a time when I had much struggle and strife in my young life.
Mary told me she'd pray for me. That is what made me think that there are decent people out there in the world.
Thanks for always making me feel welcome, it got me on a better path to becoming whole.
Your mother has touched many in her life, and so have you all.
July 2, 2010
I did not know your mom well but I have the delight in knowing both Debbie and Carrie - two of her amazing legacies. I wish all of those who were so close and connected to her the peace that she already has.
Love and Peace,
Jane Hurley, Whitby
Lynda Jackson
July 1, 2010
Death is inevitable; an exemplary life is not. Love surrounded her as a reflection of herself. This is the most powerful lesson that I have learned from Mary and will cherish forever. Her example and spirit in life will continue to be carried by many and in turn passed on to countless others. Never underestimate a short person! Rest in peace Mary, you deserve it.
Love, Lynda Jackson
linda grow
July 1, 2010
What we see will last only a short time, but what we
cannot see will last forever.
- Corinthians 4:18
All my love
Linda Grow
Kim B
July 1, 2010
A tower of strength, hope and recovery in action - all five foot nothing of her! She gave back ten-fold what was so freely given to her. Light was brought back to the lives of so many as a result of her devotion and wisdom. She told it like it was, straight up. She changed my life and to those of you lucky enough to have called her mother, grandmother,great-grandmother or friend, may it be of some comfort to know that she will continue to be an inspiration to those of us in the rooms who will form the next link in the chain of service. God bless you all.
July 1, 2010
You will be greatly missed by your family and the many friends you have touched with your wise words and kind heart. So happy I had the chance to meet with Mary for lunch on a visit to Quebec last September.
My sincere condolences and love to all of the Earls, from the youngest to the oldest.
With love Jackie xoxox Saint Eustache, PQ
July 1, 2010
She will be greatly missed by her beautiful family and the many friends she has touched with her wise words and kind heart. So glad I had the chance to visit for lunch with Mary on a visit to Quebec last September.
My deepest condolences to all the Earls, from the oldest to the youngest.
Love Jackie xoxox Saint Eustache, Quebec.
Amber Earl
July 1, 2010
You have danced, and lived,
and traveled well
you've journeys to take
stories to tell
You are abundant spirit
flying free
a piece of grace
in memory
at the end of it all
after the dance
after all the joys
and all circumstance
after the song
after the words
your love and spirit
will always be heard
A.E
06-29-10
I love you grandma! Emma and I miss and love you so much!
xoxox
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