We are deeply saddened in learning of Audrey's passing. She was a wonderful person and friend. Condolences from our family to yours.

Our sympathy is extended to Tom, Shawn, Leanne and your families. We are so sorry to lose our much-loved friend Audrey.

Audrey was the strongest walker in our group-she always had to slow down for us to catch up. She was the "consummate walker".

We will miss her brilliant smile, her sense of fun, her no-nonsense style of humor and her consideration for all of us. We marvelled at her strength, bravery and courage during her illness.

Audrey's prime focus was her beloved family and she often charmed us with stories of your experiences. We can not imagine your sense of her loss but hope that the wonderful memories of your lives together will sustain you. In memory of Audrey a donation has been made to The Canadian Cancer Society.

With much sympathy

The Walk and Talk Group

Dawn, Helga, Ilyne, Irene, Maureen, Ria and Roberta

Our condolences and prayers to the Faulkner family Audrey always had a smile , a beautiful friend and lady. May she rest in peace

Bonnie and John Cumiford

We all loved Audrey very much - a beautiful soul and an example of amazing spirit, humour, selflessness and caring. The world feels a little less without her, but I know we're all a little more because of her too! Grateful for the time we had - sending our condolences, along with lots of love, wonderful memories and positive spirits.

I spent so many wonderful times at the Faulkner house growing up with my best bud Leanne. :)

Always Mrs. Faulkner to me…Audrey was SO welcoming and kind with an easy fast laugh.  She was always interested and keen on our shenanigans whether it was dressing up to play Anne of Green Gables, jumping on the trampoline for hours, piano-playing, watching movies, hearing the latest of any drama at school, dressing up in groovy 60's clothes or practicing our lip sync contest moves in the driveway.  She drove us around (and let us sit together in the back seat!), putting up with our non-stop giggling and likely fairly annoying antics.  :)  We had fun joining our moms for aerobics in the days of full on 80's spandex workout wear and our moms showed us what a good friendship was all about.  They were best buds who so enjoyed their time together; supporting one another, building each other up and having wonderful laughs.  It was such a happy and carefree time in my life and Mrs. Faulkner was always a cheerleader and friend to me personally. 

After moving to Ontario and losing touch, I loved hearing about the families through my mom and Audrey's constant connection and SO appreciated the bond they shared.  

I'm so sorry that you've all lost such an important person in your lives who was so caring and special. Sending you all love, thoughts and strength as I know you'll miss her so much.  She was an awesome lady that I'm glad to have known.  

Lots of love xo

Shannon Cian (Moschenross)

Dear Tom, Shawn, Leanne & family - our deepest condolences in the passing of Audrey. It was an honour and privilege to call her my friend. We had similar upbringings and was always a fun time to trade stories. She was a vital member of our little walking group and will be missed by all of us so very much. Audrey fought cancer with all her strength and courage, never complained about how awful she felt and remained as positive as possible! She always put others before herself. I will remember Audrey for her kindness, courage, heart, incredible sense of humour and her love of family.! Take comfort in all your memories, she will always be in your heart. Rest in peace, dear friend!

Hugs, Ilyne Zacharias & George Bates

How does one capture the essence of a true friendship? My friend Audrey was that to me and I to her. She and I have been cheerleaders for each other for close to 40ish years. How does one say goodbye.

We met when our kids were young, both living close to one another on our lovely Bearspaw acreage settings. The friendship began as we so often together attended all of the activities Shannon, Leanne, Shawn and Steven were involved with, which included tons of hockey games involving trips at times; pool and birthday parties; stay overs at each other’s houses; recitals; lots of wiener roasts; school functions; graduations…..just a smattering of the idyllic times we were so privileged to have (and even the sadder times), as the kids grew and thrived.

Audrey and I both worked in the Calgary downtown core for many years in the oil and gas industry. We would often meet for a caesar salad and an often ‘rushed get back to work in time’ chat. We also often took in lunch box theatre together, loved it. Many times we met at McD’s on a Sat. morning for coffee and an egg mcMuffin to catch up or for a walk together as we took in the beauty of Nature (something we were both passionate about). Oddly enough, we shared a fascination with clothes and we loved to shop together! Audrey and I were both focused on a healthy life style. The objective of keeping fit saw us meet up for years of aerobics in Silver Springs or the Bearspaw Community Centre. We literally went through thick and thin together :-). And more importantly, we’ve always been support to each other as we maneuvered through life’s many challenges.

When I moved away from Alberta, nothing changed, except the physical proximity. We were solid sharing pen pals. Mountains and mountains of emails/texts/cards/videos were speckled with phone calls here and there, when the time differences allowed. Nothing really changed, we were each other’s cheerleaders, we shared opinions on tv programs, politics, what was happening in the world at any given time. And we shared our love of music. She was so interested following my musical and dancing life and she always had some funny or crazy story to share with me. She was a good story teller for sure.

Once our grandchildren entered the picture, we saturated each other with pictures, every minute detail of each adorable baby as they grew. Compliments flowed back and forth with no concern that it was ever too much, we loved hearing about what each grandchild was now up to. Audrey was amazing at picking up on every detail of a picture and expressing so beautifully. And all trip details were so enjoyed between us, how she loved Maui, me too.

At present, my heart aches and I will miss my dear friend so much, absolutely and forever. But my soul knows we will meet again, that her energy has just transitioned and that she is here with us, her beautiful caring personality, sense of humour and ever present and enveloping LOVE.

To your wonderful family Audrey whom you loved with all of your heart and soul:

She was SO proud of you, each and every one of you. My heart goes out to you as you navigate your loss and then later as we are all able to simply celebrate the blessing of having her in our lives.

I so loved hearing about you and your families from her, please stay in touch.

Namaste, Linda Ross

My memories of Mrs. Faulkner date back to my early years of growing up with Shawn. I always enjoyed being at the Faulkner house and will never forget the genuine smile and infectious laugh she always brought into life. Her great sense of humour always made me feel welcomed and comfortable as a guest in your home.

Thinking of you all

Jeff Paulgaard

My favorite Auntie, Audrey, how I loved our facetime calls from

so far away. But when I visited Canada, you where always there,

full of humor and kindness. Tom, take care of yourself, and my

condolences to the Faulkner and Leung whanau.

Alexander Luft, New Zealand

It was always fun to have Audrey time.

She had so much love for her family - my condolences to all of you

Audrey was a special friend who is so missed

hugs Shauna Paulgaard

Tom and the Faulkner family,

We are profoundly saddened in Audrey’s passing and we will miss her deeply. So many adjectives that are so Audrey that come to mind such as fun, positive, mischievous, talented, mindful, kind, reassuring, graceful, energetic, comforting, understanding and so many more. Rose and I will miss those precious times spent with Audrey and Tom just sitting around having a donut and coffee and discussing everything that comes to one’s mind when you know those with you are so easy to talk to. So many laughs.

A special lady to our family and on the Aunt rating scale you cannot get higher than being an Audrey. She was also a darn good friend. She had a profound influence in my life as a young boy while travelling from the city to the farm and back to the city every week and when she would give me a lift she would make it so much fun. She provided me with some grounding that I really did need.

Tom, Leanne and Shaun, our utmost sympathy and our thoughts are with you and your families through this difficult time. Cherish the memories of your Wife and Mom as I’m sure there will be many smiles and laughs that are waiting for you once the tears start to ease.

Thinking of you all,

Don, Rose, Evan and Kayle – the Luft’s

Sending love and prayers to entire Faulkner family. Audrey was a lovely lady, whose smile and presence always made you feel at ease and welcome. We were lucky to spend so much time with her at the lake and enjoy her stories, smile and contagious laugh.

She will dearly missed.

Wayne, Dana, Kayla and Carly Huggard

Sending love to you all. Audrey was my favorite auntie! I was always inspired by her (and Tom’s) seemingly endless kindness and generosity . Audrey had a way of lighting up a room with humor and genuine warmth.

Love from Catherine

Alexander Luft in New Zealand

My favorite auntie, Audrey, I recollect our regular facetime phone calls always injected with humor like my Dad's.

Tom, take care of yourself please. And to all the Faulkner and Leung family our condolences and love.

I am writing this in memory of my Aunt Audrey, who always lit up a room with her beautiful smile. She was always more than just an aunt to me. From as early as I can remember (she was only four years older than me) she was just “Audrey”. She became my best friend growing up as a little girl and later in life, my confidant. I idolized her. She could do no wrong in my eyes.

The many times my younger sister and brother and I spent at the farm in Cremona were memories I will always remember. Audrey taught me at about age 7 to milk a cow. By the end of the summer, I was milking two every morning and night, and her five. Sometimes she didn’t like doing chores much, but being a city kid, I thought it was fun.

Some of the best times were when she would put me on the back of Silver the horse and ride bareback, galloping down the path from the corral to the old swimming hole. We also used to ride Corney the cow. She would sometimes put all three of us kids on the cow’s back and lead us around the yard. She let me “adopt” Cookie the Holstein calf and feed him every day.

We spent many weeks and even months (all summer) at the farm. She would take Bev and I skating down the river for hours until our feet were frozen. She took all of us on our own inner tube down the river to the old swimming hole. That’s where she taught me to dog paddle.

Audrey was always telling me jokes when we went to bed, making me giggle hysterically. Sometimes we stayed awake far too late and the next thing we knew, Grandma was calling us to get up to do chores. I felt so safe with her at all times.

When the family moved to Carstairs, Audrey played in a band. A few times as a teenager, she invited me, along with a friend, to attend the dances she played at. Not only was she a master on the piano, she could sing too. At the farm in Cremona, all three of us kids would sit on the piano bench singing along with her to all the old country songs. In recent years, I gave her my old country CD’s as she didn’t like the new country music as well. All of us kids would dance in the dining room on Saturday nights while Granddad cranked up the old radio to the Grand Ole Opry

I could literally write a book of all my memories of Audrey, but for now, I’ll say RIP dear Audrey. I love you.

Happy Trails to You, till we meet again

Your niece Sheila, or as she often called me, Kiddo.

We have many years of amazing memories with Audrey down at the lake and also at home. She was always such a kind and loving presence in our lives. The twinkle in her eye and her sense of humour always ensured a fun time when she was around. Her love for her family, and especially her grandchildren, was an inspiration. We will miss her very much.

Danielle, Gregg, Jack & Anna