In Memoriam

Children's Cottage Society is blessed to have many amazing friendships with incredible individuals in our community — both past and present. Please join us in celebrating the lives, compassion and generosity shown those by who believed wholeheartedly in the Children's Cottage Society mission, but more importantly, worked to improve our community through philanthropy, volunteerism, public service and more.

Although they are no longer with us, their impact on the health and well being of all children and families in our community will never fade.

OLWEN ROCHELLE THOMAS

(JAN. 23, 1948 - DEC. 12, 2017)

CHILDREN'S COTTAGE SOCIETY HONORARY PATRON (1990-1997) AND BOARD MEMBER (1997-2016)

JIM HERBERT ALLISON
(APRIL 23, 1939 — FEB. 28, 2017)
BOARD MEMBER OF PARENT'S ANONYMOUS (FOUNDING ORGANIZATION OF THE CRISIS NURSERY), FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER OF CHILDREN’S COTTAGE SOCIETY

MYRTLE AGNES KOTYLAK
(APRIL 24, 1936 — NOV. 8, 2016)
BOARD MEMBER OF PARENT'S ANONYMOUS (FOUNDING ORGANIZATION OF THE CRISIS NURSERY)

JIM PRENTICE
(JULY 20, 1956 — OCT. 13, 2016)
FORMER PREMIERE OF ALBERTA, DONOR, SUPPORTER AND FRIEND OF CHILDREN'S COTTAGE SOCIETY

CLAIRE TOCHER
(DEC. 22, 1928 — MAY 2, 2016)
FOUNDER OF THE P.E.A.R.L. FOUNDATION, PHILANTHROPIST

DR. BARRIE STRAFFORD
(SEPT. 26, 1928 — APRIL 25, 2016)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE BRENDA STRAFFORD FOUNDATION, PHILANTHROPIST

CARMEL GATT
(JULY 4, 1951 — FEB. 17, 2016)
CRISIS NURSERY ARCHITECT, FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER AND PAST PRESIDENT, VOLUNTEER