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Thornhill Councilor Alan Shefman and the president of the Spring Farm Ratepayer Association are frustrated with RioCan, the company developing Springfarm Market (Sobey’s plaza) in Thornhill. RioCan is not listening to what the public wants, Shefman said Monday. “I’m really angry. I’m trying to contain myself.” RioCan invited the ratepayer association to participate in a Feb. 3 charrette — a collaborative planning session. But according to Shefman and Pam Taraday-Levy, president of the Spring Farm Ratepayer Association, who were both at the charrette, Riocan paid little heed to the public’s suggestions. Shefman pointed out RioCan handed in its development application in to the city on the same day as the charrette, even though the charrette was meant to inform the company of the public’s input, so it could be incorporated into the application. “The charrette was a sham,” Shefman said. “I’ve been to charrettes.... It’s a thoughtful, well-organized process.” But this charrette was not properly administered or facilitated, Shefman said. As for filing the application on the See ‘DEVELOPER’, page 8

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asked, surprised at the abrupt end of the night. “Don’t worry, I’ll be home,” Jake said. “But remember…when I’m 18, I can do what I want.” Increasingly, the Banins had to ask Chas to let them see their son. He drove Jake to his high school graduation, waiting in the car while Mark and Christine took photos. They tried to get Jake’s friends to take a family photo, but his old buddies said they were too busy. “They’re not my friends anymore,” Jake shrugged. Upset to hear this, they asked Jake to come home for a family dinner. He refused, climbed into Chas’s car and they drove away. Jake was no longer living at home. He said he’d moved in with another man, a friend of Chas’ and member of his secret brotherhood. Chas had advised him that he needn’t tell his parents the address because he was now an adult. Alarmed, the Banins scoured the internet for whatever they could learn. They discovered Anton’s parents were actually alive and well, living nearby. When confronted, Chas explained that Anton’s parents had given him guardianship. Mark shook his head. “I don’t buy it. What parent does that?” Anger flared on Chas’s face. “This is private, sensitive information. If you continue to poke your nose in my business, all my lawyers will be after you and you will lose your son.” In desperation, the Banins went to police but they were told there was nothing they could do. Jake was 18. “OK, then I want to report something else,” Mark said. “This man lives with a boy who is 17 and lies about him being adopted.” Police promised to investigate. One afternoon, Chas drove Jake and Anton to the Richmond Hill home. He sat in the Mercedes while the

Last week we interviewed experts in human trafficking and child exploitation about the grooming and luring of boys. Here is a condensed version of one family’s loss. For the full story, go to yorkregion.com BY KIM ZARZOUR

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Mark Banin* takes a deep breath and begins to recount his family’s strange, sad story. Beside him, his wife, Christine, fills in the gaps and occasionally blinks back tears. Later, Jake’s two brothers and sister join and they talk about what happened, hoping that by sharing, they’ll get answers or at the very least, stop this from happening to someone else. It started last April when they noticed changes in Jake’s behaviour. A sociable 17-year-old, Jake was open with his family about what his friends were up to and the girls he liked; his classmates visited and he was involved in school activities. Recently, though, the home environment turned stormy. His parents fought about his younger brother smoking pot. They had also decided to move to northern York Region. Could that have precipitated what happened next? Jake came home from school one day, enthused about a cool guy named Chas another boy had introduced him to who had lots of money, a boat, hunting and pilot licences, knew all about cars, remote-control toys and digital technology. They later learned the new friend was 42. Jake began spending more and more time with Chas and another boy, Anton, 16, who, Jake told them, was Chas’ adopted son. “We thought, nothing wrong with that, but weird,” Mark says. Chas chauffeured the boys everywhere and gave Jake expensive gifts, even the keys to drive his Mercedes. He let him use his marijuana and shisha, Jake told his brothers,

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Parents and siblings of one York boy are united in grief that their teen no longer lives with them, but with a controlling, charming man many years older. and he’d brought him to see some “old guys”, in a private club, who knew magic and thought he had an “aura”. Be careful, they warned. Jake shrugged off their concerns. He was seldom home anymore and was increasingly serious and secretive. Every day, Chas picked him up for lunch and again after school, not returning home until 10 pm. On weekends, they’d be together until 10 p.m. Sunday. His family urged him to stay home more. “We cried, we worried, we asked, we begged, we yelled, but nothing helped,” Mark recalls. In July, the night before Jake turned 18, the Banins planned a birthday dinner. Jake insisted his new friends Chas and Anton also

come. They agreed it would be good to meet him. Chas arrived with gifts for everyone. Whatever they liked, the charming man said he liked, too. “He had obviously done his research. Nicknames, birth dates, hobbies,” his sister recalls. “Afterwards, we said ‘I guess he’s okay’.” Still, something wasn’t right; Jake, the class clown, was very quiet. They learned about Anton’s online clothing business, geared to teen boys. Jake was going to model for him. Chas helped Anton with business, he said, because Anton had had a sad life. His grandparents brought him to Canada and then died, leaving him an orphan. Later in the evening, Chas told the boys it was time to go. “Where are you going?” his sister

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It’s decades from being fully built, but the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre at Jane and Hwy. 7 is a true work of art at Vaughan City Hall right now. Artists across the Greater Toronto Area were asked to imagine the VMC and 161 submissions were received for the Inspired Cities art integration project, now On the Slate in the atrium at City Hall until April 18. The three-panel jury selected 19 works to appear in the atrium and those pieces represent a wide diversity of pictures, paintings and other media that imagine the VMC in very different ways. According to Sharon Gaum-Kuchar, public art curator for the city, the whole point of the exercise was, “to do greater engagement with the VMC through the window of art. We wanted the public

to experience what the VMC could be.” Gaum-Kuchar said the works picked by the jury were non-representational, “when mean that they’re abstract… it’s really the spirit… not really elements of landscape or architecture that they’re conveying.” She said she felt it was important to focus on the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre because it’s a major undertaking for the city of Vaughan. “It’s going to have a huge impact. It’s going to be the heart or centre of the city and everything radiates from the core.” Chosen “best in show” by the jury was Thornhill artist Suzanne Metz’s piece, Cityscape, an acrylic and mixedmedia painting she completed in 2015. A native of Johannesburg, South Africa, who has lived in Thornhill since 1986, Metz has been painting all her life. She earned a fine arts degree

in her native land and has a long history of appearing in arts shows and displaying her work in York Region and Toronto. She has also taught art in a number of locations, including the Lebovic campus in Vaughan. “I wanted to represent suburbia really, but with the inclusion of urban buildings,” she said about her work in the exhibit. The colours are vibrant and expressive, blending together to form quite a palette. “I love colour. It’s a riot of colour; I go wild. There’s a style of artists called the fauvists, Matisse was part of that, the wild beasts, that’s what I’ve become,” said Metz. The show is at the City Hall atrium at 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan, until April 18. For more information on Suzanne Metz, check out www.suzannemetz. com

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Suspicions based on apparel not helpful In January, two Vaughan women invited a Liberal reporter to learn what wearing hijab meant to them. The resulting story seemed an example of peaceful dialogue and bridge-building. However, one reader responded in a letter with statements so extreme they severely undermined that bridge-building progress. That reader asked for “respect” for the choice of one group of women, while demonstrating disrespect for the choice of another. Called for “tolerance and acceptance” for one group of women, while demonstrating intolerance and contempt of another. Remarked upon how “sensitively” The Liberal article was written, while making blanket statements about “Western” people by describing women as “exploited and tossed around like a sex toy”, and Western men as engaging in “abuse physically and then leaving (those women) in the wilderness”.

The result of these statements was alienation. They made me wonder if the hijab-wearing women I saw around me share those hostile views of me as a “Western” woman. Worse — did they look at my daughter and think it acceptable, as strangers who know nothing about her, to judge her “virtue” — as that reader put it? The hairdresser who has cut my hair for the last three years in her home-based salon and the assistant of the dentist I go to both cover their hair outside their homes. Should I patronize other businesses to avoid their harsh judgments? As time passed and initial emotion faded, I realized that groups of women being suspicious of one another is not helpful. Instead, I now consciously choose to believe that the women in my community who wear hijab regard me exactly as I do them — as neighbours, fellow parents picking up kids from school, employees in the stores where I shop, volunteers in the same charitable groups I support.

SEND A LETTER: Email letters to mbeck@yrmg.com JOIN CONVERSATION: Be the first to comment at yorkregion.com I will teach my children that every person has the right to decide for himself or herself what to put on their head or not, and that no one has the right to make a character judgment about them on that basis. I will teach them that their actions are more important in determining virtue than their apparel. And that words are powerful, so they should choose ones which lead to greater unity between people, and avoid words which lead to division. I think this is in keeping with the spirit of the grassroots project those two original women embarked on.

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Developer to build ‘walkable shopping community’ years, he said, adding hundreds of people were upset with what RioCan is doing. Neither Riocan nor the City of Vaughan would comment, or provide a copy of the application to The Liberal. Melissa Cristofoli, director of planning and development for Riocan would only say, “We do not want to make any comment”. RioCan has said it wants to create an upgraded, walkable shopping community and a “quality” rental condo building. Residents

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same day as the charrette? “They (RioCan) were saying to the people how much stock they put into the process,” Shefman said. “I’m unhappy with that type of behavior. It shows disrespect. They agreed to have the charrette with the community.” Shefman was at a November open house when Riocan presented an initial plan for development of the plaza. The turnout was the most he’s seen in Thornhill in 10

have been told the redevelopment would not remove Sobey’s, a popular supermarket. Riocan has said the project will bring improvements to sidewalks and trees. The initial vision, outlined at the open house, included an 18-storey condo with retail and a stacked townhouse block. “The City of Vaughan is in the process of reviewing the application and required supporting studies and will make the information available once all of the required supporting studies are received and

the application is officially deemed complete”, said Carmela Antolino, who works for the City of Vaughan. At the November open house, residents voiced concern about the proposed height of the condo— 18 storeys. RioCan is now seeking 20 storeys, Shefman said. “They (RioCan) acted too arrogantly,” Shefman added. Why were they proposing to have the development here, he asked, pointing out that the area is comprised mainly of single family homes. The redevelopment proposal

eliminates vehicle access from Hilda Street by the Shoppers Drug Mart, the ratepayer summary said. In an e-mail, the association said:“That is not acceptable and will cause more congestion. RioCan was asked to consider finding a way to keep a Hilda Avenue exit for above-ground parking and eliminate this potential traffic bottleneck”. The ratepayer association wants to host a town hall to address what has been happening since the first public meeting run by RioCan.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 27 Enjoy a ‘50s and ‘60s Sock Hop Feb. 27 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge St., featuring live music from Toronto band Little Peter and the Elegants, pasta dinner (with vegetarian, gluten-free and meat options) plus silent auction. Tickets are $25 single, $45 family from the church at 905884-1301 ext. 5. All proceeds support work of Stephen Lewis Foundation with African AIDS families through Hands and Hearts for Africa; visit handsandhearts@live.ca. Oak Ridges Corridor Park Hike of two hours, introduction to snowshoeing, presented Feb. 27 at 9:30 a.m. by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Instruction for first-time snowshoe users; snowshoes provided. Pre-registration required; email to hikes@oakridgestrail. org, with the name of participant(s) and age of child, 3 days prior. Bring warm drink and snacks; meet in parking lot of Bathurst Glen golf course on Bathurst Street in Richmond Hill.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28 Just Friends, a social group for mature couples and singles, holds a membership drive Feb. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. inside food court, in Richmond Hill mall, 9350 Yonge St. Make new friends and enjoy social interaction in various social activities throughout the month. No membership fee. For details, call Rosie at 416-3206146, or drop by mall and look for the sign. PJ Library Goes to School: How to be a

Community Calendar Mensch is offered Feb. 28 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Schwartz/Resiman Centre, Celebration Centre, Room E, 9600 Bathurst St., Thornhill. Free interactive program on tzedakah, teaching kids the importance of giving back, including story time with Aubrey Davis, hands-on activities and snacks. For children ages 2-5 and an adult. Registration: www.pjmensch.eventbrite.ca

TUESDAY, MARCH 1 The Richmond Hill Garden and Horticultural Society meets March 1 at 8 p.m. at McConaghy Seniors Centre, 10100 Yonge St. to hear Wolfegang Bonham on The Evening Garden – Garden Design for After Dark. Proprietor of landscaping firm Peace, Love and Landscaping, he will outline how to design a garden that looks great even when the sun goes down. All monthly meetings open to guests for $5 or become a member; visit richmondhillgardensociety.org.

THURSDAY, MARCH 3 Enjoy free French language conversation group in Richmond Hill, March 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Covernotes Tea and Coffee House, 10268 Yonge St., beside Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. Adults from York Region welcome to put French conversation skills into action (from francophones to beginners). For details, go online to http://bit.ly/partagez_conversation or email Partagez.York@yahoo.ca

York Region meets March 3 at St. Mary Immaculate Church, 10295 Yonge St., Richmond Hill from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get creative with your pain, learn helpful stragies to work through socalled invisible issues with peer support group. Open to all, free admission.

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CNIB York Region presentation, hosted by Vision Impaired Persons (VIP) and CCB York Region March 3 from 11:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. at Langstaff Community Centre, 155 Red Maple Rd, Richmond Hill (at Bantry). Find out what’s new in global vision research to assist people with vision loss, with Dr. Deborah Gold, CNIB national director, research and development. Lunch served at 1:15 p.m.; if you have food allergies, bring your own lunch.

The women’s auxiliary to the Richmond Hill Legion, 233 Centre St. E., presents a Saturday night euchre March 5 at 7:30 p.m. All invited; for details, call Betty at 905-884-5397.

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Opera York presents Donizetti’s Don Pasquale March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St. Classic opera set in 19thcentury Rome, under Geoffrey Butler, artistic director features orchestra, chorus, sets and supertitles. Tickets: adult $50; student $25; call theatre box office at 905-787-8811 or visit rhcentre.ca.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Women’s Association invites all women to a Peace on Our Planet event March 6 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Aiwan-E-Tahir, 10610 Jane St., Vaughan. Free, moderated peace symposium program for ladies only includes refreshments and tour of community booths. Learn how other groups are promoting peace in their community or society. To register, visit www.islamevents.ca

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MONDAY, MARCH 7 The regional York North Lyme Group meetings March 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room of the York Region Police station, 171 Major MacKenzie Dr. W., Richmond Hill; parking on Hopkins Street. Join this meeting for Lyme patients, caregivers and anyone wanting to know more about Lyme disease/ticks. For details, go to Facebook York North Lyme Group or email yorknorth. lymegroup@gmail.com

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 Temple Har Zion, 7360 Bayview Ave., Thornhill presents an adult education program “Tarek Fatah: Islam Vs Islamists” March 8 at 7:30 p.m. Fatah is author of Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State in which he challenges the notion that establishment of an Islamic state is a necessary prerequisite to entering the state of Islam. Admission: members $3, guests $6. For more, visit templeharzion.com The Liberal welcomes submissions of upcoming events from non-profit community organizations. Every effort is made to include all submissions; there is no guarantee of publication. E-mail items to mbeck@yrmg.com Did you know you can add your own items to our online calendar? Visit: www.yorkregion. com/yorkregion-events/

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• Approx 3000 sq ft • RENO Kit 2012, Mbr Ens 2011 • Furnace 2011 • Cac 2011 • 3 baths 2nd floor • Main floor den • Finished Bsmt with spa/ hot tub • Move in condition • Bayview Glen School District.

Bayview & 19th

Royal Orchard

Bayview Country Club

$1,499,000

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• Located In Top Ranked Coledale P.S & Unionville H.S • New Kitchen(2014) W/Caesarstone Quartz Counters • Amazing Family Room W/Vaulted Ceilings & Gas Fireplace • Finished Bsmt(10) W/Tons of Storage • Extra Wide Yard W/Large Deck For Entertaining • Roof(04) • CAC(08)Updated Windows* $1,288,000

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|The Thornhill Liberal | Thursday, February 25, 2016

Paul Zammit Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage

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$899,000

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$898,800

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$450,000

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$399,000

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A celebration of lives well lived and people well loved Read more Life Stories on yorkregion.com

Danielle Lankin was ‘sparkle in your eye’ By Simon Martin

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he true character of a person is often revealed not during good times but how she reacts to adversity. It’s hard to think of a more difficult situation than the one 20-year-old Mount Albert native Danielle Lankin found herself in in 2013. It started with headaches. She thought nothing of it but, after awhile, her mom, Deborah, insisted she be checked out by a doctor.

‘I thought, ‘This is crazy.” She had been 100 per cent. Perfectly healthy.’ “I thought, ‘This is crazy,’” Deborah said. “She had been 100 per cent, perfectly healthy.” The news from Southlake Regional Health Centre was not good — Danielle had a brain tumour the size of a fist. Danielle was diagnosed with brain cancer after having the large mass removed. The surgery damaged her cognitive skills and left her paralysed on her right side. She started aggressive treatments of chemotherapy and radiation. The easy thing would have been to wallow in self-pity but Danielle was determined, instead, to live life to the fullest. “She held strong right to the end,” Deborah said. “Her world had crashed down but she still had good spirit and could laugh and joke.”

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Danielle would go in to schools in the York Region District School Board and local colleges and share her story about fighting brain cancer. Danielle grew up in Mount Albert and attended Mount Albert Public School and Huron Heights Secondary School. She had just started studying nursing at Georgian College when she was diagnosed. “She would have graduated from Georgian this year,” Deborah said. Danielle chose to go into nursing because she always wanted to work with people and loved science in school. “She would have made a fabulous nurse,” Deborah said.

The response from the community eclipsed anything her family could have imagined. They blew past their original goal of $25,000 and raised more than $40,000. With the help of her family, Danielle fought her disease with courage. The family rallied around her and supported her as best they could. Danielle’s older sister, Jaime Lynn, started a fundraising page on gofundeme.com in 2014 to raise money to support her medical care and quality of life. The Lankins wanted to install a ramp and lift in their house, so they could move Danielle with greater ease.

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Danielle Lankin’s friends and family held a Journey Against Brain Cancer - Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser in May 2013. Here, Danielle is surrounded by her loving family, mom, Deb and sisters, Lindsay (left) and Jaime Lynn. To read the story, follow: bit.ly/1RYWVwp The response from the community eclipsed anything her family could have imagined. They blew past their original goal of $25,000 and raised more than $40,000. Danielle was able to go to Florida, Whistler and Vancouver in her final year.

Celebrate a life well lived!

“Adored by children, universally respected and an inspiration to her peers, Mrs. McCluskey was a tireless volunteer, quick to deflect the praise heaped on her.”

She fought her disease with amazing courage but eventually succumbed to cancer in January 2015. She was 21. Last month, Deborah and Danielle’s sisters, Jamie Lynn and Lindsay set off luminaires in her memory. Danielle’s legacy lives on even Your community newspaper is celebrating the achievements and contributions of everyday, ordinary people, who have affected the lives of others in extraordinary ways. Leaving a lasting impression on the community, our award-winning journalists will write a fitting tribute in memory of those who have a special story to share. Through your community newspaper and LifeNews.ca, we celebrate those no longer with us and remember the memories we share.

after she passed away. She donated her eyes, which are being used by a 32-year-old and an eight-year-old. Deborah was at Sunnybrook recently and Danielle’s radiologist still had the funky socks Danielle gave him. “She will truly be missed. She was the highlight and sparkle in your eye,” Deborah said.

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MARKHAM/ STEELES- 2 storey detached home. 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom. Double garage. Close to elementary schools. 5 minute walk to TTC. Basement not included. 416-452-0511.

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MARKHAM ROAD/ Denison- Room in shared basement apartment. Very clean. Parking. No smoking/ pets. Female only. $450 inclusive. Available. Call Mary 905-472-9327, 647-999-7307

Cottages for Rent

JOSLIN, David Cecil

Peacefully passed away on February 21st at Mackenzie Health at 75 years of age. Beloved husband of Judy. Loving dad of Jeff (Darlene), Mark (Cathy), and Paul (Emma). Proud grandad to Derek, Brett, Jamie, Kyle, and Charlotte. Survived by sisters Peggy, Laura and Marie. Loved and remembered by many family members and friends. Friends may call at Marshall Funeral Home, 10366 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill on Thursday, March 3rd from 2 - 4 pm and 6 - 9 pm. Celebration of life at 11:00 am on Friday, March 4th at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Hill House Hospice would be appreciated.

Memorial service will be held Saturday March 12, 2016 at the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church Wallace Hall, 10066 Yonge Street from 1pm to 3pm. Please join us to celebrate our mother’s life.

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THORNHILL LIBERAL

LAKEFRONT 3 BEDROOM PET FRIENDLY COTTAGE

(sleeps 6) available for weekly rentals June – Sept. or weekend rentals in May and Oct. Situated in Haliburton Highlands, with 4 piece bath, living/dining area, well equipped kitchen and attached screened-in Muskoka room. Well looked after grassy grounds on a gentle slope down to a 400 sq ft dock on a very peaceful NO MOTOR lake. Great swimming, fishing, with 1 canoe, 3 kayaks, a peddalo, lifevests, fire-pit and games. Available from May thru. Oct. Please call Patrick 416-5644511 or email patrick@nemms.ca for rates, full photos and details.

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Beloved wife of the late Toby. Loving mother of Michael, David Lorne (predeceased), Keith (Carol), Sue, Chris (Carolyn), Trish. Devoted grandmother to 11 and loving greatgrandmother to 5. Lovingly remembered by many friends and extended family.

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