Condolences
Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Warren, Kevin, Matt, Ryan and all of Jan's grandkids, family and friends! Dena and I were very close friends to Jan and Warren back in 1977 thru late 1979 and I personally worked with Warren in the drafting office at UMA Group. Janice was the most pleasant and calm individual, so soft spoken and caring! So many fond memories of getting together for meals, cards and backgammon and listening to Warrens albums together as Jan played such a great host to us. We had a great camping trip to Jasper one year where we were all soaking wet and driving around in our small sports cars chasing each other thru the mountains. Dena can remember Jan having white gravy for her turkey, a first for us coming from Nfld! So sorry to actually find this out today Warren, we wish we had kept closer in touch over the years and send you our belated love, thoughts and prayers! Rest in Peace Jan, God Bless everyone!
Dear Warren, Matthew, Ryan and families and Kevin
My sincere condolences on the Janice's passing. She loved you all dearly, May her endless love bring you comfort and peace.
I was privileged to share so much of my growing up years with Janice. We go way back to when we were about 5 & 7 years old living on Chopin Avenue in Scarborough, Ontario. We attended the same public school, high school, church, and both worked at Wellesley Hospital for awhile. Growing up we spent most weekends playing together, then advancing to going to the library or mall, sharing meals. Our lives were intertwined as our families were neighbours and life-long friends, who worked together for some years, Miles separated us over time, but we always had a strong connection, sharing our stories of work, families, and dreams of the future.
Dear friend, I am sorry your future was cut short. You offered a gentleness, light and practicality to the world. I know your light will continue to shine over us, and we will work to bring gentleness to the world in your honour. Thank you for your wonderful gift of friendship and love.
Peace and love to Janice's family and friends.
Connie (Kellett) Zolotar
My heartfelt condolences to Warren, Kevin, Matt, Ryan and and all of Janice's much loved grandchildren and family.
Most of the memories I have with Jan center around childhood when many of our family would spend time at the family cottage in Jackson's Point. Our grandmother was usually there with the rest of us coming and going at various times. It was a time to spend with our cousins enjoying the beach and sun and time away from the city.
My most vivid memory with Jan, when at the cottage, was the year (late 60's) that her and a few of her friends were going to the Barrie Fair and somehow both Jan and my Mom were convinced to take me with them. (I am 2 years younger) I know that one of the guys drove us there, so I was feeling pretty grown up to allowed to attend with the older kids. Not too sure how Jan felt about having to drag her younger cousin with her!
I am sure that Jan talked often about the memories of her time spent on De LaSalle Blvd in Jackson's Point. It was wonderful place for everyone.
As time passes and the world moves on, I pray that the memories that her family have will stay bright and bring many smiles as they remember their wife, sister, mother and grandmother, who loved them whole heartedly.
Rest in Peace Cuz!
Wendy York (Boyce)
"I am better for knowing you, better for loving you, better for having met you. May you be as blessed in the next life, my friend, as I was in this one by knowing you."
I met Jan over 40 years ago when we both worked as Administrative Assistants and Medical Transcriptionists in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. We worked in different Departments and passed each other in the hallways, but neither of us made any sort of move towards introducing ourselves. A couple of months after Jan had arrived, my husband came home from work one day and said someone at his Government of Alberta Highways office was hosting a get-together at his acreage and we had been invited. Also, the newest employee in the Highways office, a guy named Warren, had also been invited and told to bring his wife. My husband had been having some coffee breaks with Warren and thought he was an interesting guy: they were getting along well and finding quite a bit of common ground. When we arrived at the gathering that night, I was introduced to Warren who then introduced his wife, Jan. Both Jan and I laughed at the synchronicity of this meeting. We soon found common ground through our work; we had our children around the same time – two boys for Jan and two girls for me. They moved back to their home city of Toronto for a few years, but returned to Edmonton and Jan was able to get her old job back. Life events and home moves occurred over the years and it was sometimes months or even years that our friendship was maintained over the phone, and later via computer. It didn’t seem to matter how long we were apart, or the fact that we seldom lived in the same City, when we got back together after an absence, the friendship blossomed from where it had left off. I appreciated Jan for her quiet demeanor and for the fact that she was always interested in greeting people with “What have you been doing?” before she would speak about her own life. She was a great wife to Warren and Mom to Matthew and Ryan, and much loved by four grandchildren. I consider it a privilege to have met Jan and enjoyed such a long-term friendship with her. Even after she became ill, she was reluctant to talk about herself and how she was feeling. She met this horrid disease head-on and worked hard at becoming well again, which she did accomplish for a couple of years before it raised its ugly head once more. We all come to the end of our lives at some point, although I would have wished a different path for Jan than the difficult and often miserable life with cancer. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered.
Go home and hug those you love, get in touch with your distant friends and tell them what they mean to you. None of us know what tomorrow will bring.
Susan Evans-Davies
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