Saturday, April 1, 2023
Marshall Grant Remembering His mom, Muriel Grant (nee Johnstone)
I am Muriel’s second oldest son and was born in Kingston when my parents were living there. My older brother Gordon was also born in Kingston. Subsequently, our family moved to Ottawa where Barry and Janice were born. I moved to Calgary, Alberta and I married my spouse Patricia Yelle in Edmonton, Alberta. My mom and dad attended the wedding and warmly welcomed Pat into the Grant family. Pat and I subsequently had three children being Tyler Grant, Cameron Grant and Rachel Grant. We all reside in Calgary. My mom is then also survived by my wife and our three children.
During my mom’s life, our family enjoyed many visits to my parent’s home in Ottawa and to their lovely cottage on Spectacle Lake. Tyler, Cam and Rachel loved jumping in the pool at the Ottawa house and going to the cottage where they loved to swim, go hunting for frogs, play in the sand, feed chipmunks and spend time with their grandparents, their aunt and uncle Barry and Rene and their cousins Shauna and Kaitlin.
As well as visits to Ottawa and Spectacle Lake, Pat and I enjoyed accompanying my mom on several of the cruises she loved to take. On some of those cruises, Tyler, Cam and Rachel were able to come along to their delight. After the Spectacle Lake cottage was sold, Pat and I would visit mom in Ottawa and then visit Rene and Barry at the cottage they had developed near their new home in Westport, Ontario. When my dad died, I attended the service in his memory and did what I could to support my mom in her grief. I miss him very much.
After Janice returned from England, mom moved to St. Thomas to live with her and I am glad she enjoyed the move and her time there before her death. I kept in touch with mom with regular phone calls and by sending cards and flowers from our family for special occasions such as her birthday and Christmas. Mom and dad had been very supportive of our children especially our son Cam who has unfortunately suffered from severe Crohn’s disease.
My family and I last spoke to mom on Christmas day, 2022, when we called her to wish her Merry Christmas. Everyone including Tyler, Cam and Rachel had an opportunity to talk to her not knowing this would be the last time we spoke to her. She was cheerful during all the conversations and that memory is a good final one to have. After that call, I tried to contact my mother on many occasions but there was no answer as she had been in and out of the hospital. She was not able to talk to me after she was hospitalized for end- of- life care but Janice kept me informed of her care.
My mother had a long and interesting life and enjoyed many good times with the many members of her family. She died peacefully while receiving good hospital care which is comforting to know.
Rest in Peace Mom/Grandma
Marshall, Pat, Tyler, Cameron and Rachel
