Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Donna's life was truly well lived. I had the distinct privilege and pleasure of working side by side with her on Nursing unit 5East at the old Calgary General hospital. She was a valued team member and we all knew if she was on duty, no matter how busy and stressful the shift might be, we would get through it largely because of her strong work ethic and her amazing sense of humour . We would often reminisce about those days and both agreed that we were so blessed to have had that time in our lives with so many special people. In the years following her nursing career Donna and I made an effort to keep in touch, (no small feat in the pre-technology age) and in all the many years that I knew her, I never once heard her say a mean word against anyone, or complain about anything. . She was a woman of faith, grateful for all she had and always spoke so lovingly about her family and how they brought so much joy to her. Her positive approach to life was noticed by all who knew her, and as a woman alone she was truly inspirational. One of the great memories I have of Donna, was one time about 10 years or so ago, we were enjoying having lunch together and were so busy laughing and catching up with one another's lives, that we didn't notice that we had been given the wrong orders. About half way through our meal, the server approached us and apologized for the mistake. We had not even noticed! As we were leaving the restaurant we were presented with a take home version of what we had originally ordered. How nice.
"Softly the leaves of memory fall, softly we gather and cherish them all." Goodbye my beloved old friend, I will miss you.
Jackie Ferguson
