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Marilyn Metz
METZ, Marilyn Agnes (Ph.D.)
December 21, 1940 – January 25, 2012
Raised in Regina, educated at the University of Saskatchewan and McGill, Marilyn passed away peacefully in her beloved Pointe Claire at the West Island Palliative Care Residence, in the company of family and friends. She is survived by her daughters Karen Rigelhof Zegers (Tim Gilchrist) of St. Catharines, ON and Barbra Rigelhof (Benito Minicucci) of Sammamish, WA and her grandchildren, Jacqueline Zegers, Alex Zegers, Evan Minnicucci and Cassandra Minnicucci. Predeceased by her parents and her brother, she leaves her sister Melanie Buchholz, her nephews Paul and Mark and her niece Lorena Buchholz.
A long-serving teacher in the English Department of Dawson College and workshop leader in the McGill Faculty of Education, Marilyn will be missed by many.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Marilyn’s dedicated caregivers Pamela Bujwid and Cecile St Cyr as well as Dr. Petrecca and his team, the nurses and staff of the Montreal Neurological Institute and the professional staff and volunteers of the West Island Palliative Care Residence. In lieu of flowers, donations to the West Island Palliative Care Residence (514-693-1718, www.wipcr.ca) will be greatly appreciated.
A gathering to celebrate her life took place at Fritz Community Centre in Baie-D’Urfé on Saturday, January 28, 2012. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Voluntas Commemoration 514-695-7979, www.voluntas.ca.