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BORN
June 15, 1964
DIED
November 17, 2022
Allison Marr Obituary
Thank you to the BC Cancer Centre, the Royal Jubilee Hospital, the Lady Minto Hospital and the various paramedics met along the way. A special thanks to Dr. Holly Slakov and nurse Israel who restored the power and dignity taken from Allison by this illness. She will be deeply missed.
Memories and Condolences
for Allison Marr
6 Entries
GM
April 26, 2024
I met Allison during the good ole' days when we all played squash at both Cook St. and Quadra St. Nautilus. I was a fairly new immigrant to Canada and Allison was always a good friend to me,. She was good enough to offer me weekend work with her landscaping company in Victoria.
Many great memories of playing squash (very competitively) with her, watching/coaching each other at tournaments and attending the various social events after tournaments. Allison truly loved sport and fully realised the importance and true benefits of being involved in such a competitive game and at a high level.
I'm sorry that we lost touch after I moved up island and she moved to SSI. Very saddened to hear about Allison passing; I'll always remember her fondly.
Robert Marr
January 7, 2023
Dear Allison, What happened? This was not the plan when we parted 15 years ago. I would naturally pass first being older, and of course with your youth and vitality you would live long and prosper. I am truly shocked and surprised at your passing and I do regret we did not stay in touch...if that meant I could have been a support or a compassionate ear for you at the end.
It is January 6, 2023 and I have just found out about my ex-wifes´ passing. I am truly shocked. It seems totally surreal. Considering her age, her innate energy level, her sporting prowess and restless psyche, to imagine her at rest forever seems impossible. I am stunned at her passing.
Allison and I met in 1997 at the Quadra Street Nautilus Sports Club, at a squash tournament. We met and married that year, and were together until 2007 in Victoria. My skills as a renovation contractor and her talents as a Horticulturist / Landscaper paired nicely and we proceeded to "flip" houses in and around Victoria. We processed 8 houses in 8 years, in a rising market, before there were television programs about the business. This afforded us a certain lifestyle and looking back I am pleased to know that Allison experienced those good years beside me.
Allison´s mother was an avid gardener and Allison picked that bug up from her. She had a terrific eye for landscape design, knowing how the plantings would fill in the space, how big or small they would become, colours complementing perfectly, seasonal trends considered.
She designed and landscaped my mother´s backyard in Burnaby and my mother never stopped commenting on how great a job and design it was until the end of her days.
As an English Major from UVIC, Allison was always writing me notes, letters and diatribes about whatever was on her mind. I retain some of these to this day and her intelligence and passion are impossible to miss.
We both played several racquet sports, she at the top of the women´s level, and I remember clearly the time we played in the Racquetlon Tournament at Cedar Hill Rec Centre (2002 ?). This tournament pitted you against your opponent first in Ping Pong, then Badminton, on to Squash and finally in Tennis, all one after another. She ended up in second place at the culmination of that tournament.
Allison´s mother was a national badminton champion, and her father also lived to play badminton at the Cordova Bay Badminton Club which was some 50 steps from the backyard of the Currie home. As the youngest child of 3, Allison was raised with a badminton racquet in her little hands. She often used the term "precocious" to describe herself in her earliest years.
As someone else has mentioned she never hesitated to tell people her thoughts, which was very true. She did not mince words, she was very direct. This was a two- edged sword sometimes, but my favourite part of that trait was when she dealt with those who deserved a good telling off. One example of that is the Police Officer who pulled us over for speeding on Shelbourne one day. She stops and rolls down the window. He approaches the window and opens with "Do you know what the speed limit is in this area Ma´am? Allison responds with "Just write me the ticket" and rolls up the window. Classic Allison.
Allison and I divorced amicably and remained friends, even sharing a real estate investment property for a year or so. Ultimately however, it was not feasible for me to continue to have a relationship, even a friendly one, with her and to have a romantic relationship with someone else. She was just too powerful a person to be in a peripheral relationship with. With Allison it was "all or nothing".
She loved her Father, her Cats, her Sports, and Me, in that order. I was okay with that.
When my 2 grown daughters were experiencing difficult times back in Alberta, Allison invited them into our home without a second thought. Over the next couple of years, we proceeded to get them sorted and back on their feet. This was an example of how her kindness and generosity were expressed and my daughters and I really appreciated that.
So Allison, even though I was no longer connected to you, I always expected that you were out there somewhere in this world, being Allison-like with whoever, doing Allison-like things where ever, and that I could always just pick up a phone and talk to you if I desired.
That opportunity is gone now and for that, I am sad.
I am trying to think that where you are is a good or better place, and perhaps compared to being sick it is, but I still miss the feeling in my heart that you were in this world somewhere, being happy. Goodbye Allison, I miss you already.
Robert Marr
ex-husband
Nancy Hook
November 28, 2022
Dear Allison, you entered my mind on a few occasions over the last couple of years. We last texted in April 2020. You thoughtfully reached out in the early days of the pandemic to see how I was doing. Our exchange was brief, and unfortunately the last. I regret not keeping in touch better over the last 2 years.
Allison and I knew each other through squash. Although we were not close friends, she was one of my `regular´ matches for a period of time, up until early 2020, playing at both the Victoria Squash Club and Panorama Recreation Centre. I always knew that I was in for a hard, competitive workout playing Allison. She was a tough, skilled player. I also knew I was in for a good story and a laugh with Allison. She was a firecracker! She never hesitated telling people her thoughts, in that sense she was true to herself. I admired that about her.
I am still in shock learning the news of Allison´s passing. She had a larger than life personality. I feel fortunate to have known her and sad that she is no longer with us. My heartfelt condolences to Allison´s family and friends.
Allison, you are missed.
Megan Ellis
November 25, 2022
Very sorry to hear of this. Allison engaged with life with grit and determination, and with her own vision. I never saw her kite-surf but I imagine her sailing into the wind, glancing back on what she has left behind.
Ruth & Gord Smith
November 25, 2022
Sorry to hear about Allison`s passing . She was our neighbour when she lived on Reynolds Road in Saanich during the 90s'. Allison had a full time position with Canada Post , operated a landscaping business , was renovating the house and still had time to play sports ! . No shortage of energy and desire to get things done !! .
We kept in touch after she moved away , usually by bumping into her at the grocery store or seeing her in one of the regional parks . Always some new adventure going on in her life !.
RIP Allison. The japanese maple you gave us in the pot over 22 years ago for the birth of daughter is still thriving on our patio .....a nice reminder of your kindness everytime we look at it .
All of us. Xoxo
November 23, 2022
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