BOND, Mrs. Vivian Ruth
(September 9, 1934 - July 8, 2010)
It is with heartfelt sadness that we announce the death of our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who passed away peacefully at the Swift Current Hospital. Vivian was born in West Dover, NS, and moved to Swift Current in 1981. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Betty (Scott) and her children Jodie and Kelly, and daughter, Sheila (John) Dukic and her children Kathy, Ana and Claudia; special grandson, Peter Johnson and great-grandchildren. Vivian was a remarkable woman who spent her life working hard and nurturing her family. She loved children and has touched many lives with love, compassion and kindness. The family expresses a special thank you to the medical staff at the Swift Current Hospital and her Salvation Army family for the wonderful care they gave our mother. The Memorial Service will be held on Friday, July 23, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Salvation Army in Swift Current, 780 - 1st Ave N.W. Donations in memory of Vivian Bond may be made to Swift Current Salvation Army, Box 2061, Swift Current, SK S9H 4M7 Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Parkside Memorial Funeral Home, Swift Current, SK. For further information or to sign the family book of condolence please visit our website at parksidefuneralhome.com.

Parable of Immortality
Submitted by: TenSGal
Author: Henry Van Dyke
I am standing upon the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze
and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,
and I stand and watch until at last she hangs
like a speck of white cloud
just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says,
" There she goes! "
Gone where?
Gone from my sight . . . that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar
as she was when she left my side
and just as able to bear her load of living freight
to the place of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment
when someone at my side says,
" There she goes! "
there are other eyes watching her coming . . .
and other voices ready to take up the glad shout . . .
" Here she comes! "