Passed away suddenly on October 4, 2009. She was born in Victoria on October 19, 1986. Predeceased by her father, Christopher Pocha and her grandfather, Robert Clow. Survived by her mother, Patricia Clow; grandmother, Beverley Clow (Ken Lackey) and many extended family and friends. Heidi was a Steward aboard HMCS Winnipeg. She was into athletics and drawing. Heidi loved to spend time with family and friends. She will be dearly missed by all who loved and knew her.
Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 13:00 at St. Peter’s Naval Chapel, 307 Virago Crescent, Belmont Park, Victoria, BC with a reception to follow at Colwood Pacific Activity Centre, 2610 Rosebank Road. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the S.P.C.A., 3150 Napier Lane, Victoria BC, V8T 4V5.
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You will be sadly missed Heidi. But forever in our hearts, gone but never forgotten…… *cheers to you* untill we meet again.
My condolences goes out to the family. Heidi war a great person and friend who leFt apart Of her in all of us. i will never forget all the great times we have had together. You always knew how to put a smile on peoples faces
With our deepest sympathy. Love and Prayers. Clarke & Joanne
I can’t even begin to imagine your sorrow and pain.
She was a beautiful young woman.
My deepest sympathies on your loss.
I send my best wishes and condolences to heidis friends and family. She was and will always be one of the best friends i will have the honor and privilage of knowing. She guarded and protected us as a meer mortal, Now shes doing the same thing as a divine angel who will always be watching over us and will always be with us. I miss and love you my friend. See you when it’s my time. Your at peace now.
I’m holding a small local service in the park in Perth for Heidi on 11 october for her friends and family here and for those who cant make it to victoria and would like to say something nice and pay their respects.
Patricia,
Our deepest condolences to you and your family during this very trying time. Heidi was a great person and a great addition to our Steward family, She will never be forgotten. R.I.P. Heidi.
Patricia
My deepest condolences to you and your family. I had only known Heidi a little over a year but i have spent 7 months at sea with her. In that time, her and i got to know each other pretty well, sharing stories and talking about our families and friends. She was a good person with a good heart and a smile and eyes that lite up a room the moment she walked in. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind and always stood up for herself. I’m guessing that is a trait she learned from you. My heart is heavy and she is and always will be, greatly missed
Heidi, wherever you are I hope you are at peace and know how much all your friends and family love you. You will be deeply missed and I know I will think of you forever.
Patricia, I have only met you once, I went to PDCI with Heidi and we were pretty close then. I can’t even begin to imagine how you feel but I hope you know you are in alot of people’s thoughts and prayers, including mine. Heidi has touched so many people’s lives and she left a huge impression on all of them, even though my conversations with her have been fewer over the last couple years I really have thought of her often, she was so smart, beautiful, funny and she stood up for what she believed in, she was a feirce woman. Thank you for raising her and making her the woman she was and we all loved.
Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Put no difference in your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. Pray, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever the household word that it always was, let it be spoken without effect without the trace of a shadow on it. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner.
All is well.
Henry Scott Holland
my deepest condolences to the family,
heidi was a great person, and a good friend….
her smile and cheerful personality will be greatly missed
through out the fleet and to all that new her.
Patricia,
It is with a heavy heart that I send my deepest condolences. On the few occassions I had the opportunity to meet with Heidi, she impressed me with her forthright and honest opinion. I was very proud to show her picture in the Lookout to numerous folks who were surprised to learn that a Steward was involved in boarding operations.We have lost a fine sailor far too soon, and her service to her trade and her country will not soon be forgotten. Myself and the many members of the West Coast Steward family have you in our prayers, and are here for you when you need us.