Valerie M. Law

With family, and dogs, by her side, Valerie Margaret Law, aged 77, died peacefully in her home on Monday, April 21, 2014.

Pre-deceased by son Robert (Kimberly), she is survived by husband Andrew, sister Wendy (Harry), daughter Sharon, son James (Sherry), daughter Joanna (Sheldon), grandchildren Matthew, Aysia, Jessica, Sara, Jennifer, Colton, great-grand daughter Isabel, and nephew Matthew.

Valerie met her husband on a blind date - he fell in love at first sight. A sailor for the British Merchant Marine, she told him, "It's either the sea or me." There was no question which one he would choose.

After living in Westerham, Kent she and her young family moved to Canada in 1967, settling in Vancouver - a city she loved, even though it wasn't in England.

Valerie trained as a nurse at the Royal Masonic Hospital in London, and after taking 16 years off to raise her family she re-certified in Canada and returned to nursing, spending 20 years at Evergreen House at Lions Gate Hospital.

She and Andrew have great tales of travelling with Wendy and Harry to far away lands visiting the sphinxes in Egypt, boating down the Seine, and aboard cruises to both arctic and tropical locales.

She loved tending to her beautiful garden, often emerging hours later with scrapes and scratches - proud war wounds from digging around and pruning her rhododendrons, clipping the top of the huge cedar hedge that ran the length of the front and back garden, and moving mounds of soil into planter boxes.

Valerie remained Britishly polite throughout her life and always kept in touch with the many friends she made. She was devoted to her family, loved her home, and was an ardent supporter of animal welfare. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the BCSPCA.