It is with a broken heart that I announce the passing of my Mom, Merrilou Valpy at Victoria General Hospital on November 8, 2024.
Merrilou is survived by her son Jeff Brocklebank; family back in Niagara, Ontario including her best friend since childhood Vivian and her family, and our family in Escondido, California. I must include Mom’s best friends in Vancouver; Birgit & Maurice and SueSue and her family. Mom is remembered for her love of live and laughter, and twinkle in her eye, all of us miss her dearly.
Mom was born in 1937 in Welland, Ontario, to her parents Mary and Paul Clarke. Then in 1975, Mom moved out West to Vancouver. Then a final move to Victoria on Vancouver Island in 2007. Mom was extremely creative with her Interior Design business with customers all across the country, starting with her store The Sign of the Pineapple in Niagara-On-The-Lake, then onto a partnership with a design company in Vancouver. This was her passion!
I’d would like to thank John Ellwood, Manager of Pacific Coast Cremation in Victoria for his compassion, empathy and professionalism in assisting me with Mom’s final details. I appreciate it very much.
I cannot put into words my heartbreak at losing Mom… I will love her as much as I always have, and will miss her every single day when I awake. If you’d like to make a donation to your local Dementia Research Group or Pet Rescue Charity in Mom’s name, she would be so happy. Thank you very much. I love you Mom!
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