REESA GAIL (RABER) LAVITT MORRISON

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REESA GAIL (nee RABER) LAVITT MORRISON Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, October 17, 2004. The funeral was held at the Congregation Etz Chayim, with interment at the Rosh Pina Memorial Park, on Tuesday, October 19. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Canadian Cancer Society. Left to cherish her with loving memories are Reesas sons and their partners, her nine grandchildren, her dearest "sisters" and numerous friends. Reesa was predeceased by her first husband Jerry Lavitt and her second husband David A. Morrison. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Reesa attended St. Johns High School. She spent the majority of her career in her fathers business, Wilfreds Formal Wear. Reesa was very involved in the arts and loved to attend the Fringe Festival, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) and the opera. She especially enjoyed taking her grandchildren to the Kids Symphony and the Manitoba Theatre for Young People. Reesa belonged to Eastern Star, Sphinx Temple No. 116 Daughters of the Nile and the Khartum Ladies Auxiliary. She was also a member of the Womens Committee of the WSO. Reesa was a warm, loving, caring person who will be deeply missed by many whose lives she touched. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush Of quiet birds in the circling flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 30, 2004