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Condolences
Dear Rev. and Mrs. Waite, John, and Emma,
I have just now on Facebook learned of Janice’s passing. My condolences to all of you on your loss. Janice was my roommate at Banff her first summer there as a student. Sadly, I am the last of that trio that had so much fun together at the age of 15 or 16. (Our other roommate, Adelyn Peck, passed away in 1995 after a long battle with breast cancer.) I last saw Janice in the fall of 1989; and John, I think we met then. My husband and I were driving to Yellowknife and passed through Edmonton. Janice has always been my example of how one can be wonderfully happy as a musician, loving the music, treasuring the students, and having a balanced and positive outlook on life. I have often thought of her over the years as someone whom I wished I were more like! The world has lost a lovely person and musician. Emma and John, my thoughts and prayers are with you as you move on with your lives. I have a daughter Emma, too. May the Source of Peace comfort you all.
Lynn Caddey Schweber
We’ve been attending the Calgary Instrumental Society concerts for more than ten years. We didn’t know Janice but she always has a wonderful smile and greeting for us. Her enthusiasm was infectious. We miss her. Our deep condolences.
I am very sorry to be late with my message, but it was only by accident on Facebook that I even learned of Janice’s passing.
From the Atlantic coast, I offer my sincere (albeit late) condolences to her family, colleagues and friends in Alberta, many of whom were my own friends and partners-in-crime. By hiring me to join the staff of Mount Royal College, Janice helped me build invaluable experience that continues to serve me today… There is not much else I could say that hasn’t already been said here so eloquently by, for example, my past instructor Marilyn Engle, or past colleague Theresa Plotnick, so… Requiem in pace.
John,
Having been away from the Chorus from January to now, I didn’t know Janice had passed until this weekend. We sang for her, known and unknown. I hope you and your daughter received some comfort from the concert, knowing so many loved her and cared enough to show it, to you and to the world. I think you’re a brave man. Keep on, and she’ll be right beside you.
ij
Janice and I shared good times, confidences and friendship when we shared “rustic” accommodation in Banff for a number of summers. What a positive spirit, patient, talented, kind and compassionate person Janice was – and what a good friend during those challening summers, first as program assistants and then as accompanists for the Gifted Youth Program! Despite living in opposite parts of Canada Janice would always call to say “hello” whenever she was in Toronto. My husband David and I did enjoy meeting you, John, and I remember a lovely picnic with you, Janice and Emma on the shores of Lake Minnewanka the day after Shauna Rolston’s wedding! Janice was so happy being a wife and mother and sharing bird-watching experiences with you!
My heart goes out to you and your family and please know that we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.
Margaret (Matheson) Macmillan
John – My condolences go out to you, Emma and Janice’s entire family. May all of your wonderful memories of her provide you with comfort in the days ahead.
Judy
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and Emma as you mourn the loss of Janice, whom we knew through her very musical and sensitive playing and accompanying.
Dear John and Emma,
Please accept heartfelt condolences from all your friends and colleagues at the Mount Royal Conservatory. Janice made a lasting contribution over a number of decades as an educator, performer, administrator and overall wonderful colleague. Janice’s contributions were not just to the Conservatory but to the community more broadly. Everyone at the Conservatory wishes you the very best. Please know that our thoughts are with you.
Your friends at the Conservatory
Dear John,
We are very sad to hear that Janice has passed away. She made such a fine contribution to the Calgary musical scene.
Our thoughts are with you and Emma.
Phil and Rae
My deepest condolences to Janice’s entire family. Mr. and Mrs. Waite I wish you peace and rest in Him, Leslie, to lose a sister, the loss is insurmountable, my heart weeps with you.
Tana
Dear Emma,
I am so sorry to hear about your Mother passing.
You are an amazing girl, my prayers are with you and your Dad.
With friendship,
Jan
When I heard about Janice’s death, my heart just sank. Janice meant a lot to me and I am so forever grateful for the help and support I got from her while I was taking my Music Diploma.
I will always hold Janice in a special place in my heart and she will never be forgotten.
John, my deepest sympathy to you and your family.
“We didn’t loose a friend, we gained an angel”
Dear John & Emma; Our sincerest condolences to you both. Janice was always so gracious and giving; Christina & Sarah absolutely loved their years of lessons with Janice and the joy in music she shared with them. Our thoughts are with you.
I was sorry to hear that your wife Janice had passed away. You are joining our ranks of widowers at much too young an age. My condolences to you and your daughter.
I learned so very much from Janice in my years studying piano with her. Many of the lessons I learned from her have helped shaped my musical career away from the piano, and for that, I will always be grateful.
I will always remember her kind nature, gentle patience and wonderfully bright smile.
John and Emma, I’m sending my most sincere condolences.
~Karmen Ingram
Dear John and Emma,
A few years ago my quartet got together with Janice to read through some piano quintets. I will never forget how happy we all were as we played, and how Janice’s laugh and positive mood affected the whole group. I’m pretty sure we also ate a delicious dessert or two, along with coffee, making the whole experience perfect. Janice knew how to live well and shared this with everyone. I am grateful for her influence in my life and will miss her.
John and Emma, you are in my thoughts during this difficult time.
Megan
Janice: We will always remember our summers of laughing ourselves silly at the Banff Centre. You were the only musician we would entrust our son to for piano lessons. If you were on the gig, we knew there would be stories to tell, laughs to laugh and always your marvelous musicianship. Love and laughter wherever you are.
I am grateful that I got to know Janice in her last few years, to hear her and experience her radiant personality. My deepest sympathy and condolences.
I will remember Janice for her fine musicianship and her winning smile. While this is a time of loss and sorrow, I know that the support of your family and friends as well as your own strength will carry you through and to help all celebrate her life.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Rolf and Cynthia
I am so grateful for the support and encouragement which Janice offered when I joined this musical community. Her dedication to the Instrumental Society was inspiring and I personally, and we as a Society will do our best to continue her work with the same passion for sharing the gift of music and of life. It was truly an honour to know Janice and have my life touched by her joyful presence. May she rest in peace after such a courageous struggle.
God bless,
Gianetta
We’ll always remember the cheerful greetings and bright smile from Janice whenever we ran into her in the hall way. She’s such a wonderful and beautiful person – caring, understanding, generous with her time and talent.
Our thoughts and prayer are with you, John and Emma. May time heals the sorrow of our loss.
Hope Lee and David Eagle
What a great musician! Professor Janice Waite was a brilliant mentor! Such qualities come from within. I was amazed how well she heard and corrected how we deliver each note or phrase in chamber music class. Both kindness and strictness in her eyes inspired us to do better. I wish I spent more time with her.
Dear Emma,
I also lost my Mom at an early age. The first year was a bit hard, but it slowly gets better. My prayers are with you.
Such a lovely pianist, such a lovely person. She will be missed by so many.
I spoke with Janice this past fall – she relayed to me how much she was enjoying driving Emma to all of her extra curricular commitments and spending time with her over the previous year.
My deepest condolences on your loss John and Emma – she was an amazing woman.
Nola
Dear John, Emma and the Waite Family,
I was So sorry to hear of Janice’s recent passing. My thoughts and prayers have been with you the past couple of days and trust that all the special memories you have will sustain you through this difficult time. You do not know me but I grew up in Grande Prairie and have known Janice since we were 12. I have fond memories of her as my rival contestant in the Kiwanis Festival – we studied piano with the same teacher, Mrs. Kazakoff. We played in the high school band, orchestra and sang in the choir all through high school. I lost contact except for a few ‘coffee dates’ here in Calgary.
she was a very gentle person, fun and always kind to everyone she encountered.
The music community in Calgary and lost a truly great musician and person.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Judy Elliott (nee: Jones)
I was fortunate to be able to collaborate with Janice during my first stint at the Banff Centre, and I was immediately struck by her kindness, musicianship, humor and vitality. She will be greatly missed!
Love to you both,
Liza
Dear John and Emma,
What a great privilege we have all had to share our lives with someone so brilliant, kind, and generous as Janice. She was a strong, inspiring influence during my early years as a pianist. I will never forget the patience and grace with which she tried to steer me in the right direction. Her memory will always inspire me. We are so very sorry for your loss, and at the same time, so grateful that she is no longer suffering. Our family will keep your family in our prayers.
Marianne, Sarah, Mary and Leonard Bleile
Dear Rev. and Mrs. Waite,
You may or may not remember me from Janice and Ina’s and my U of A days. My name was Pam Braaten (now Ludwar) and Janice and Ina and I were the inseparable “3 Musketeers”,as some of our friends liked to call us. I wanted to extend to you both my most hearfelt sympathies. I received a phone call from Ina today, and am so immensely shocked and saddened. I so wish I had known that Janice was sick, as I surely would have visited her, since both our children live in Calgary, and we visit there from time to time. I now of course regret so much, that I didn’t take the time to do just that, over the past few years.
Janice and Ina were my two closest friends in Edmonton. We shared so many of life’s experiences together, through the growing pains of trying to become the best pianists that we could be, as well as enjoying many discussions about our mutual classes. I remember well Janice’s extraordinary abilities as a chambre pianist, as well as her fine scholarship as a student. Mostly, though, I remember her warmth and her kindness. We also spent one summer together at Banff studying chambre music with Isobel Rolston, who I grew to love just as much as Janice did. Janice and Ina were my bridesmaids at my wedding in Aug. of 1980 – I believe you sewed Janice’s bridesmaid dress.
I regret that we didn’t stay in touch over the years. I never met John nor Emma, but I know from Janice’s occasional letters at Christmas, how happy she was. I will be thinking about her for many days to come, and hope that you both, (as well as your other children) will be able to remain strong and that your pain will ease a bit, in the years to come.
Sincerely,
Pam Ludwar (nee Braaten)
John I am so sorry to hear this sad news.
Janice was such a wonderful person to work with. Truly good natured and naturally positive.
My condolences on your loss. jean l
The world will feel a little less a fine place without Janice but she will continue to live in all our hearts.
Sincere condolences, John
What a great achievement it is to live one’s life well. As a mother, a wife, a teacher, a musician, a mentor and a dear friend to so many, Janice wholly and selflessly put her life to splendid use. With gratitude to my friend: I will miss you, our gardening outings, our shared memories. To John and Emma: “Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. ” ~Emily Dickinson
I am so sorry John. Janice was a wonderful, accomplished woman. Her smile always lit up the stage. My deepest condolences. Ellen Borak
I will always remember Janice as a warm and vibrant person with a wonderfully infectious energy about her. She was a sensitive musician, caring teacher, and loving person. Her love of life, gentle humour, and caring for those around her shone through in everything she did. We will miss her greatly. Please know, John and Emma, that I want to be there for you in any way that I can. Do not hesitate to call on me for anything.
WIth heartfelt condolences,
Gareth
I remember Janice’s energy and infectious laughter and also her patience and humour when she was working with young musicians.
Thinking of you all at this sad time.
Our condolences John.
Lillian and Eric Friedenberg
John and Emma,
Our deepest condolences to you during this difficult time. Janice touched so many lives, including our Laura and Patrick’s, starting them both on their journey in music. Such a positive and warm person, she will be sorely missed. Taken too soon, but a life lived to the fullest.
Alana, Don, Laura & Patrick
My sinceere condolences to John and family.
Pat Davis/Taylor
Sincere condolences on the passing of your loved one Janice.
Janice was an influential part of my musical and teenage life… One of those rare people whose guidance you appreciate all the more, as time goes on.
Janice’s amazing hands are a perfect reflection of her impact on all of us – incredibly far-reaching, with a firm, gentle, exacting and lasting impression.
My deepest condolences to Mr. Thompson, (you’ll always be Mr. Thompson to me) Emma, and all of Janice’s family.
Wherever Janice targeted her energies, the impact was enormous. In the past couple years she was a powerhouse on the board of the Amici String Program, where I observed her contributions with amazement.
Through health and through illness alike she possessed a wave of positive energy which radiated to those around her. Even in the recent months of difficulty she inspired me with her lively interest in living. I would like to be as courageous as she was.
John and Emma, we are here for you in the coming months. Please call upon us for support.
Love Theresa and Jeff Plotnick
The patience, kindness, inspiration, and joy Janice brought to my many years with her have shaped not just my musical life, but the person I have become. I will be forever grateful for her influence and mentorship and strive to teach my own students with her memory on my shoulder.
Deepest condolences to John and Emma
Her kindness, musicianship and smile will last forever. Janice was a great woman that will be dearly missed by all.
I will never forget her incredibly joyous CPO performance and her humorous words during the remission period. A lesson for all of us. My deepest condolences
John,
I cannot imagine what you must be going through right now. I pray that you would have supernatural peace through this time of great sorrow.
Janice was such a kind woman and a wonderful musician. The whole Calgary music scene will certainly miss Janice.
My prayers are with you.
Kathy Lapp
Janice
As her audience we were so delighted, as the parents of a child she both taught and accompanied we were so grateful, and as her friends we were enchanted.
Our deepest sympathy for John and Emma for your cruel loss.
We will remember Janice for her love of music and her enthusiasm for sharing it with all of her students.
We are truly sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in our thoughts.
Sincerely,
The Employees of Remco and the Reeson Family
Janice will be dearly missed by all who knew her and all who have shared the joy of music with her. She was a women of generosity, heart and grace which was so evident in her playing. I have so missed our chamber music and times of fun together. Alec, Lachlan, Maddy and I send our love to John and Emma and all of Janice’s lovely family.
John,
Janice will be missed and has been missed by so many. My thoughts are and have been with you and Emma for a long time. Regrettably I will be unable to join with you and family this Friday. I go into hospital Tuesday for an aortic valve replacement scheduled for Thursday. My condolences to you all.
Morag
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. I only knew Janice for a few years but was moved by her love and commitment to everything she did and the kindness that she showed to all. Most sincerely, Lucie Jones.
Janice was a fine teacher. Firm in approach, she was dedicated to the development of her many students. Janice taught Theresa – the “Rhythm Queen” – to read music … no small accomplishment!
To John, Emma, and the entire family, our sincere condolences.
I will never forget the kindness and encouragement Janice gave me during my initial years teaching at Mt Royal. I am deeply saddened by her passing and my condolences & prayers go out to the Waite Thompson family.
I have complete admiration for Janice. Her impressive musicianship was blended with graciousness, generosity, wit and fairness toward students and colleagues alike. I enjoyed the times I was able to work with her at Mount Royal. To all her family go my thoughts and prayers.
Dear John and Emma,
We were deeply saddened by the news of Janice’s death. We will always remember our summers together in Banff: the birthday picnics, the brunches and ice cream cones in Canmore, the laughter, camaraderie and of course, the beautiful music. Janice was a collaborator par excellence. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time.
Janice was an integral part of my early musical life and I am forever grateful that our musical paths crossed. Her generous spirit and contagious smile will remain with me always.
Although I only met Janice once, I was impressed by her warm personality and of course, her musical talent. However, the Waite Family meant so much to our family as they were growing up in Didsbury. My condolences to everyone for the loss of Janice.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Irvine
Janice was a beautiful person of talent, compassion, intelligence, and great humour.
I will miss her greatly as a colleague, neighbour and good friend.
Janice leaves an indelible mark on everyone who knew her. She was a unique human being. More than a friend, more than a colleague, she was a partner with whom one could explore the deepest as well as the silliest that life and music could offer.
A wonderful wife and Mother and loving daughter and sister. She will be missed . Janice created music throughout her life and now after long suffering she is at peace at last. Our love and prayers are with the family. We wish that we could be with you to join in the thanksgiving for her life
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