FUNERAL INFORMATION
Memorial Service
Wednesday, September 14
1:30pm
Trinity Church
(1230 Bank St)
Reception to Follow
Donations: MS Society of Canada
Anne
Rose Bryon (Reid) – November 9, 1924 – September 7, 2016 - After a life lived fully and with gusto, Anne Bryon
died peacefully at the Madonna Residence in Ottawa. She was the
well-loved mother of Laura (Tony), Lisabeth (Michael), Norman (Alison) and Jay (Sue),
and an incredible Nana to Rebecca, Stephanie, Jamie and Laurel. She
was predeceased by her beloved husband Norman in 1970.
Anne was the youngest of 5 children; she is
predeceased by her parents, Wilfred John and Ellen, as well as her siblings –
Mary, Eileen, Kay, Jean, and Wilfred. Anne’s early childhood was spent in northern
Alberta. She also had the good fortune
to spend her youth in the beauty and nature of Vancouver – playing tennis,
hiking in the mountains, playing goalie for her school field hockey team – she
was athletic and unafraid. A staunch
friend, she nurtured her ties to schoolmates from this era for well over 6
decades and easily forged new friendships. Becoming a navy wife in 1949, she led the usual nomadic existence
residing in Washington, Halifax, Victoria and finally, Ottawa where her beloved
husband, Norman, died all too early in 1970.
Undaunted, Anne continued on as a single parent to Laura, Lisabeth,
Norman, and Jay while working in Personnel at what was then called Revenue
Canada Taxation; she was well-regarded for her common sense and ability to
bring order to chaos. Retiring in 1989,
she moved to Victoria – to be closer to family and to escape Ottawa
winters. She continued to lead an active
life, volunteering well into her late 80s, socialising, and travelling. She continued a family tradition of active
involvement in politics. She took in
strays of all types. Her cookie-baking sessions
with her grandchildren were legendary.
In all things, Anne was fun, fearless, loyal,
steadfast, and duty-bound. She died, as
she lived, surrounded by love. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Church, 1230 Bank Street, at 1:30 on Wednesday, September 14, with a reception to follow at the church. In lieu of flowers, Anne asked that donations be made to the MS Society of Canada.
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