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Camille Martha Strickland-Murphy

Camille Martha Strickland-Murphy

Camille was and always will be the much loved daughter of Cecily Strickland and Noel Murphy, and twin sister of Keir, whose level of understanding, compassion and acceptance of his sister vastly exceeded his years. She was also much loved by her grandmother, Lois Hicks, and the remainder of her family. Prior to the dark shadow of mental illness eclipsing her own true bright light, Camille was an accomplished runner, downhill skier, judoka and sailor, navigating her optimist dingy in regattas across the Atlantic Provinces. She wrote stories and poems and drew countless cartoons. But more importantly, she was intelligent, highly articulate, irreverent, ridiculously funny and a good friend to many. She highly valued and built strong and enduring friendships. Even when her mental illness and related problems overcame her, and her ability to make rational decisions, her good friends and their families continued to try to support her in any way that they could, as did many others. Camille's disordered mind caused her much suffering and also adversely impacted others. On July 28, 2015 she ended her suffering by taking her own life. Camille's family and friends will be left with memories both happy and heartbreaking, they, as well as her silly little dachshund, Vinny, will miss her terribly. We hope that she has now found the peace that she did not have in the last years of her too short life. Camille was 22. Resting at Carnell's Funeral Home 329 Freshwater Road, Visitation will be on Sunday August 2, 2015, from 7-9 p.m., Monday August 3 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm, and a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday August 4, 2015 in Carnell's Memorial Chapel. Donations may be made in Camille's memory to the Canadian Mental Health Association. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook please visit www.carnells.com.

 

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