Isabel Eunice Young

YOUNG, Isabel Eunice (nee Linton) Born August 7, 1905. Died March 6, 2006 in Victoria, BC at the grand age of 100. Eunice was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and, though she spent most of her life in Canada, was very proud of her Scottish roots. As a young woman, Eunice left her parent's home in Winnipeg to teach in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Manitoba. She loved to reminisce about those times and several of her students became life-long friends. Appropriately, after raising her family, Eunice returned to teaching. Three years of study in her late 50's in Strasbourg, France gave her full fluency in French. With a classroom set up in her home, she became a loved and skilled French teacher and tutor for many years. Eunice was also an independent and avid traveler, seeing a great deal of the world before settling down to tend to her garden in her home of over 60 years in Oak Bay. Euni will be dearly missed by her son Irvine and her daughter Sheila MacDonald, both of Toronto, and her daughters-in-law Isabelle in Toronto and Beryl in Vancouver. She also leaves behind grandchildren David, Bill, Jeremy (Svetlana), Margot (Mark), Brian (Deanne), Brock (Kathy), Graeme, Kevin (Sara), Alix (Roy) and Melinda (Ralph), and great grandchildren Annalie, Ryan (Jackie), Cameron, Emily, Neve, Gordon, Iain, Emily, Christine, Hilary, Andrew, Carolyn, Eleanor, and Michael. Her husband William and her youngest son Walter predeceased Eunice. Eunice was also predeceased by her companion Jack Gogel. The family wishes to thank Dr. Miles for his care and kindness. Granny's last years were spent in the loving hands of the nurses and staff at Glengarry Hospital, Richmond Unit. Thank you for this care. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Walter D. Young Scholarship at the University of Victoria, c/o Political Science Department, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3P5. A service will be held on Saturday, March 25th, 2006, at 2 p.m. at the Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Road, Victoria, B.C. We'll miss you, Gran. 215560