51, passed away peacefully in the Palliative Care Unit, QEII Health Sciences Centre, on March 26, 2009, after a 20 month battle with cancer. A dedicated and beloved daughter, sister, mother and friend to all she met and she was surrounded by loved ones in her last moments. Gerard Moriarty, her husband of 20 years predeceased her in 2000. Survived by her children, Matthew and Sarah, both in Ottawa, Ont., and Liam in Halifax; her parents Edmund and Elaine; sister Ellen (Mike) Sims; brothers: Jim, Paul (Jennifer) and Dave (Stephanie); her sister-in-law Ann-Louise Moriarty-Taylor (Scott); and several nieces and nephews, all in Halifax. She was born in North Sydney and raised and educated in Halifax at J.L. Ilsley High and Saint Mary's University. She resided with her husband in Sydney and Dartmouth, St, John's, NL, Ottawa and Kingston, Ont., and then back to Halifax as a widow in 2002. Therese left a trail of unconditional love wherever she lived. Since 2005, she has enjoyed the love and dedication of her fiancé, Herb Lustig, of Sarasota, Fla. and for which her family is eternally grateful for his compassion and assistance. Therese had a passion for helping others through her charitable works and employment. These included The Red Cross, The United Way, Kidney Foundation of Canada, Nova Scotia Branch, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, Christmas Exchange and The Ovarian Cancer of Canada, for which she is past co-chair of the Walk of Hope. A devout Catholic, she enjoyed tremendously singing in church choirs, gathering with family and friends and working various arts and crafts. Therese loved her dogs; her last surviving is a Border Collie, Jag. Special thanks are left with various departments of QEII Health Centre for their dedication and loving service. Visitation 2-4, 6-8 p.m. on Monday, March 30 in J.A. Snow Funeral Home, 2666 Windsor St., Halifax. Funeral service to be held Tuesday, March 31 in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church, Halifax at 10:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Burial in Gate of Heaven at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the QEII Foundation and Ovarian Cancer Canada. E-mail condolences to:
condolences,snow@ns.aliantzinc.ca