Myrna Yolanda WRIGHT

WRIGHT, Myrna Yolanda October 13, 1942 - December 11, 2012 December 11, 2012 marked the sudden passing of an exceptional soul. Myrna was born in Quezaltenango, Guatemala, and first came to Canada in 1960 to attend boarding school in North Bay, Ontario. In 1966 she moved to Toronto, where she met her soul mate, Colin. Married in 1971, they began a slow trek west, living in Sudbury and Calgary, and closed the decade by adopting Victoria as their home. Myrna personified grace; she lived simply, but elegantly and well. While her open heart and adventurous spirit ensured a passion for travel, her exquisite home and garden in Oak Bay were the twin canvasses upon which she wrought her art; throughout the years she graciously opened both for the benefit of various charitable fundraising tours. Myrna was loyal, wry, salty, generous, opinionated, and profoundly humane. She had an extraordinary capacity for friendship, and cemented those bonds over endless pots of tea and conversations that spanned gardening, politics, heritage, conservation, art, and everything between. Even among those who did not know her by name, Myrna was a cheery and familiar sight as she pootled around Oak Bay in her tiny vermillion Austin pickup truck bristling with gardening gear, a sight that rarely failed to raise a smile from young or old. For those who knew and loved her, the loss is incomprehensible; we will never see her like again. Myrna is survived by her much- beloved husband Colin, cherished son Nigel, dear daughter-in-law Cheryl, grandson Braydon, and her diverse, but fiercely loyal, group of friends now united by grief, but honoured to have shared in her all too brief life. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the S.P.C.A., Women in Need, or the Dandelion Society.