In Memoriam.ca - Always in our hearts

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Memorial candle

  • Hilary Lau lit a candle on 06/15/2014:
    "How much we will miss you, dearest Lilli. You were such a generous friend. You always did your best to put those around you at ease, to assist where you could and to listen to the ones who wanted to be heard. We will never forget you, dear friend!"

  • Roberta Boss lit a candle on 06/15/2014:
    "Lilli, you were one of the most steadfast, even-tempered women I've ever known. Your courage in the face of adversity was quite remarkable. You accepted the hand you were dealt without complaint, without self-pity, often finding a little sunshine where many others wouldn't. Adieu, my loyal friend!"

  • Louis Deyong lit a candle on 06/16/2014:
    "On the occasions when I got to meet my best friend's mom in Ottawa whether for white water rafting or for Winterlude, I always had a sense of trust and support for whatever adventure we were about to embark upon. Yet I always felt there was an underlying playfulness that would be brought to full light by her son. It was a privilege for me to know such a person. "

Legacy

About Lilli Sollbach

I found this in a file left for me, Ed.

A Senior’s Prayer (Written by Pam’s friend, Aziza Sleightholm, coordinator for People Helping People in Surrey, BC)

Lord, you know me better than I know myself That I am growing older And that someday I will be old. Keep me from getting talkative And from the habit of thinking that I must say something on every occasion.

Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone’s affairs. Keep my mind free from the ritual of endless details. And give me wings to get to the point.

I ask for grace enough to listen to the tales of others’ pains. Help me endure them with patience. Seal my lips on my own aches and pains – even though they are increasing And my love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by.

Teach me the glorious lesson that it is possible to be mistaken. Keep me reasonably sweet. I don’t want to be a saint – some of them are hard to live with. But a sour old person is one of the crowning works of the devil.

Make me thoughtful, but not moody; helpful, but not bossy. But with my vast store of wisdom, It seems a pity not to use it all.

But you know, Lord, I want a few friends at the end