Lucy (Durnford) Chaworth-Musters Lewis
Born In: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Passed in: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Passed on: July 24th, 2009
It is with great sadness that the family announces that Lucy passed away peacefully on July 24, 2009, in Dartmouth, N.S.
Born in 1938 in Montreal, daughter of the late A.T. Galt and Marjorie Durnford.
Lucy was the granddaughter of Sir Arthur and Lady Currie and great-granddaughter of Sir Alexander Tilloch and Lady Galt. A graduate of Miss Edgar;s and Miss Cramp;s School and the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, Lucy also attended the Parson;s School of Art & Design, New York and the Banff School of Fine Arts. She worked as an advertising artist from 1959-1971 and was active in the Junior League of Montreal. From 1971 Lucy taught art at several Montreal pre-schools. In 1982 she moved with her husband Ralph to Vancouver where for over 25 years she was a member of many clubs, including the Garden Club of Vancouver and the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens and was a docent at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Lucy is survived by her stepchildren, David (Jacqui), Toronto, Ginny (Don Clark), Halifax, Tom (Pam) Lachine, Mary (Don Kennedy), Dartmouth; grandchildren, Katie Clark, Suzie (Troy) Munroe, Laura Clark, James, Colin, Geoff and David Lewis, Elizabeth and Bill Kennedy; and her Lewis in-laws, Harvey and Kathleen of Louisbourg, N.S., and Jean of Wilmington, Del.
Lucy was predeceased by her husband, Wm. Ralph Lewis and her brother, A.W. Currie Durnford.
Funeral service at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Louisbourg on Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. Details of a memorial service to be held in Montreal will be announced later.
Donations in lieu of flowers to the Canadian Diabetes Association or a charity of your choice.
Online condolences: don.clark@ns.sympatico.ca.
