To Alwyns' family: I came home to find that Alwyn had passed away. I joined the hospital in 1983 and quickly learned that your mom was force to reckon with. She had a sharp mind and a tongue to go with it ....for fools! She showed up to meetings with her sleepy tea if she thought it was not worth her time and had a small nap. Other tea for other meetings that were in her mind beyond mandatory attendance. I marvelled how she could get so much lettuce in her little lettuce container for her sandwich and enjoyed watching her fluff it out to finish her sandwich. She loved to talk about her boys and I learned much about speed skating and the politics of the sport. As a social worker I worked with her during happy and sad occasions and she had a heart that was as big as an ocean. On the receiving end of her unit and the services it was your mom who made my son his wand! (and 18 plus years later he still has it). She ran to laundry to find bedding that would make me comfortable. Took charge of my emergency C-section and found people to do procedures that "I don't do enough'. After retirement when you ran into her she was on the go to somewhere with a bright purposeful attitude (much like she was at MHRH) She was a very special lady and will be missed by many.