It is with broken hearts that we announce the sudden death of our Heather on December 7, 2019 at the Victoria General Hospital. Heather faced many health challenges throughout her life, always with courage and determination. A proud moment for all of us was when she graduated from UVIC with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Anthropology.
Heather worked for the Motor Vehicle Branch and then ICBC until her retirement. She loved her family and in turn we all loved her. Heather is predeceased by her parents Bill and Ruth Collier and many aunts and uncles. She is survived by her loving sister Ann (Ken) and cherished nephews and their spouses Ryan (Kathy), Andy (Bianca) and Nick (Jill) and her beloved great nephews Austin and Connor. She also leaves her Uncle and cousins. Heather’s lifelong friends, Corinne, Kim and Cynthia will miss her.
Heather was a proud board member for The Turner Syndrome Society of Canada. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Turner Syndrome Society would be greatly appreciated. Cheques may be sent to: Unit 7A-2100 Thurston Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 4K8, or log onto Canada Helps and follow the prompts to Turner Syndrome Society of Canada.
We would like to thank Dr. K. MacMillan and Dr. C. Bacsu for their kindness.
Rest in peace Hattie. You are deeply missed and loved forever.
A Memorial Service will be held in the Sequoia Centre at McCall Gardens, 4665 Falaise Drive, on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 10:00 am.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Rae, Jaye & Zane Kerzner To Heather’s Family,
Our condolences on the loss of Heather. She worked tirelessly to help girls and women with TS to become connected and better informed and, in doing so, helped others immensely. She was a kind and generous person, always easy to chat with. She will be missed by the TS community. Our thoughts are with you.
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Gary & Wendy Pope Dear Ann and Family, we were very sadden to hear of Heather’s passing. She was a very friendly, happy person, we often had many conversations when delivering her Saanich News. She will be dearly missed.
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Stephen Howell Dear Ann: I was so sorry to read about the loss of your dear, brave sister Heather. It brought back a flood of memories of Homer Road and Hampton School. You were wonderfully and mutually supportive sisters, and I hope you and your family will find some peace in knowing that she grew up and lived in the embrace of great love. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Steve Howell
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sharon escher Dear Ann & family, I am very sorry for your loss of Heather. She was a great lady and treasured member of our weight-loss group. There are 5 of us left and we feel her loss very much. Personally, I was inspired by Heather’s motivation to keep active, with the different walking groups and even her walking with her walker to our meetings lately. Family was everything to her and she treasured you all, as you must know.
My heartfelt condolences to you all.
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Maureen Martin I was so sorry to hear the news about Heather. I have memories of her starting from the days I attended school at Hampton Elementary with her older sister Ann and the years afterwards. I know how much she will be missed by all her extended family. Heather was always a loyal sister to Ann and a great friend to all who took the time to get to know her. Her life was difficult from early on, but she never allowed it to stop her from enjoying it.
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Trish Kirkman To the family, So shocked and sorry to hear about Heather. She was an amazing person. Very loving, caring, generous and giving and in return everyone loved her back. She will always live on in our hearts and memories. Wishing you all to keep smiling through this tough period of time by replaying all the good times you shared, she is always with you. My heart goes out to you all.
I knew your heather through the turners syndrome society.
She was an easy person to talk to if we meet.
Please accept my condolences.
I did not know she died. Until I read about her on the internet which I called her name up and got the obituary about her.
I know turners have a lot of issues to deal with which the doctors do not know about.
This is late in coming to you. I lost my mom about the same time as you lost heather.