Di unexpectedly passed away peacefully at 77 years of age on April 23, 2009. Born in Victoria in 1931, the only child of Frank and Gertie Parsons, she grew up at 1400 Pembroke Street, graduated from Vic High in 1949 and from the Royal Jubilee nursing program in 1952. Even after 50 years, she never missed Vic High or Jubilee nursing reunions and leaves many good friends from her Jubilee and Vic High years. Predeceased by her first (and second!) husband, Vic Wilson, she leaves her three boys Tony (Mary-Jane) of New Westminster, Kerry of Montréal and Randy (Candece) of Victoria; her grandchildren Chantal and Nikki Wilson, Emma and Jeremy Wilson and Alexandre Wilson; and 3 great Grandchildren, Tianna, Dominic and Kieirra. While fate and fortune may have taken her for quite a ride in life, in her heyday, she flew on the Concorde, lived for 13 years overlooking the ocean at 1121 Beach Drive (surrounded by her many animals), traveled the world with Vic and the boys (first class!) and reprimanded some of the finest waiters in Europe and Asia. In addition to caring for her mother, she helped raise Chantal and Nikki as babies and was a friend to everyone she met in life.
A Memorial Service will be held at McCall Bros. Floral Chapel, Johnson and Vancouver Streets, on Saturday May 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pm.
19 Responses
grandma its been over a yr and i still cry and miss u! i have met the love of my life and like i said to u in the note with u…there will be a spot for u at the wedding
love you alway
nickie
Grandma, i have been thinkin about you alot latley…and find it hard to cope…When does this get easy? But then again i dont want it to cuz I dont want to be ok with the fact that your not here…I miss you more then words can say..but im sure you know that cuz i know that you are with me when i am down…I love you so much… and ALWAYS WILL…
To anyone who reads my notes i am sorry..this is just my way of talking to my grandma….
GRANDMA I LOVE YOU!!!!!! I MISS YOU!!!!!
grandma, its been a few months since you have passed but today was hard for me i cried a few times at work I miss you so much!!!! I cant deal with this!!!! i love you so much
grandma I love and miss you so much!!!!please come back, for me!!!!I cant say i love you enough! I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU!!! I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!
Nickie xoxoxo
not a day goes by that i dont think of you grandma! i miss you so much! this is still sooo hard for me!!! All i want is one more hug!!!! xoxoxoxo
Grandma, its my bday today and its just not the same with out you! We all went out for dinner and you would of been there with us…making us laugh…I am still trying to deal with this but its hard grandma! I love you and miss you so much! but today at work I pulled a you and flooded my works bathroom. i maybe turned around for a minute and in that minute I thought how does grandma forget about the tap..thats when I started to hear the water hitting the floor… I know you were there laughing with me!!! Grandma I miss you!!! Im not the same with out you!!!I love you!!! I will go visit you again soon!!!
love always and FOREVER
your brown eyed girl
Nickie
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Tony, Kerry and Randy,
I was so shocked and saddened to hear of your Mum’s sudden passing. She was such a vivacious force and while I was never able to spend a lot of time with her, she sure made a real impact on me when I did. Tons of fun and filled with excellent advice for a young woman – only some of which I’ve passed along to others 🙂
I’ll never forget her.
Here’s to all the wonderful memories,
With love,
Pam
grandma, I hope you enjoyed today! I miss you so much!!!!! i love you!!!!!xoxoxoxoxoxo
To the Wilson families,
Our condolences to all of you on the passing of your mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
We have many pleasant memories as our parents, the Canovas and the Parsons, were good friends before Diane and I were born and when we were growing up in Victoria.
In adult life we remained friendly and enjoyed many occasions with our spouses.
Goodbye old friend. Rest in peace.
John and Jean Canova and family