Susan Alexandra JENKS

JENKS, Susan Alexandra (Myrah) October 3, 1964 - June 21, 2013 Susan died peacefully at home in Pemberton, B.C. surrounded by loved ones after a 9 month battle with cancer. Susan is survived by her beloved husband, Stacey Myrah and their dear young sons, Jack and Angus. She is also survived by her parents, Barry and Barbara Jenks, her brother Timothy (Heather) as well as her grandmother, Iris Jenks, together with aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Susan was born in Vancouver and spent most of her life on the West Coast. After graduating from the University of Victoria she studied broadcast journalism and for many years worked as a news producer for Global TV Vancouver until she left to become a very engaged stay-at-home Mom to Jack and Angus. Susan loved the outdoors and the beauty of coastal life. She was never happier than when she was camping, hiking, skiing or biking with Stacey and the boys who share that love of nature. Susan had many gifts, one being a wonderful gift for warm and cherished friendships. She will be deeply missed by those many friends and her family. She was so very thankful for their great kindness, practical help and sustaining love and prayer over the past months. They walked the journey with her. The family is very grateful for the extraordinary palliative care given Susan by Dr. Rebecca Lindley and her care team in Pemberton and for the special care by her longtime friend, Dr. Sian Spacey of Vancouver. Susan faced her illness with the same inner strength and grace that she faced life and our lives are all so much the richer for having known and loved her. Peace at the last. A Memorial Service will be held at Saint Catherine's Anglican Church, (Capilano), 1058 Ridgewood Drive, North Vancouver on Thursday June 27 at 2:00 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to Childhood Cancer Research Endowment, 938 West 28th Ave. Vancouver V5Z 4H4 or BC Projects Nature Conservancy of Canada, 36 Eglinton Ave. West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ont. M4R 1A1