CAROL BOYCE

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CAROL BOYCE 1941 - 2016 Carol died peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016 surrounded by her family. They spent her last days together sharing memories, laughs and hugs. Even though the end came more quickly than anyone could have imagined, Carol was so happy and thankful to be with her son Chris, his wife Suzanne and their children, Theo and Tate and her daughter Sara, her husband Curtis and their children, Malcolm and Samuel. Carol believed passionately that people and the relationships that you create with them are the most important thing in life. She lived this through her many years as a social worker, her numerous lifelong friendships, the new friends that made Gabriola her home and her never ending love for her family. Carol spent her early years in Toronto with her older brother Richard and her parents Arol and Phyllis McElwain. She moved to Winnipeg when she was 11 and it became her home for many years. She met her husband Stewart while they were both studying social work at the University of Manitoba. After raising their children in Winnipeg, Carol and Stewart were ready for a new adventure and in 1997 they moved to Gabriola Island, BC. They both felt they had found their perfect home, so much that Carol stayed when Stewart passed away in 2006. Carol's passion for learning led her on many adventures; she traveled the world, took photographs everywhere she went and read books voraciously, almost always with multiple books on the go at once. She and her daughter Sara spent as much time as they could together, especially enjoying long visits with her and her boys every summer on Gabriola. Last summer she took Theo, her ten year old grandchild, on a cruise to Alaska. Theo was just old enough and Grandma had just enough time left; it was an experience that meant the world to both of them. A celebration of Carol's life will be held on Gabriola this summer. If friends wish, donations in her memory can be made to the Victoria Hospital Foundation in Winnipeg or the Gabriola Senior Citizens Association. At the end, Carol truly felt at peace and that she had lived a good life filled with purpose and love. She will live on in our hearts, reminding us how important it is that we all try to make the world a better place, in little ways, every single day.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 07, 2017