SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF YOU
for your sincere Love and Support
during this difficult time.
The Day/Donnelly Family
for your sincere Love and Support
during this difficult time.
The Day/Donnelly Family
SHERRON LEE DAY | 1943-2015
SAUSIYENTA Bat SARAH | 5703-5775 | סיסִיֶענְטָא בת שָׂרָ֔ה
May her Name be as a Blessing Aleha HaShalom / עליה השלום
May her soul be bound up in the bonds of life.
May her memory be as a blessing and may she rest in peace
Sherron Lee Day, formerly Sherron Donnelly & Sherron Peck, transcended to heaven on Saturday April 24th 2015 in her new south Surrey home surrounded by her loving family now in mourning; Husband George Maxwell Day, Sister in law Joan Schertzberg (Day), Son Dean Donnelly, Daughter in law Marlene Tompkins, Grandsons Ethan & Hayden Donnelly.
Sherron Lee Reznick was born on October 8th 1943 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan to Myer "Max" Reznick and Sarah "Sylvia" Reznick. After her grandparents immigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, her parents were wed in Winnipeg Manitoba before moving to their new home in Saskatoon. Five years later on Erev Yom Kipper ‘Sher’ was born as the second child to elder brother Benny (1941-1947) , 7 years before her sister Marilyn (1951) and 10yrs before her youngest sibling Ronald (1953). Life on Poplar Crescent was full of close friends and neighbours in a warm close-knit community. She enjoyed growing up and going to school in the thriving vibrant Buena Vista & Nutana area of Saskatoon where the family residences still stand today.
Her father had built his business’s from meagre beginnings at Saskatoon Glass to a successful local developer while Her mother “Sylvia” ran the household raising her four children, and leading the children by example in both community volunteerism and in Jewish & Family traditions Instilling in her daughter the values of family, kindness, graciousness, and appreciation. Sherron enjoyed fulfilling her young girls school fancy to become a BV-figure skater, Nutana Blues cheerleader and ultimately the Head Majorette of the Saskatoon
Lions Club Marching Band. She was known to all her classmates, girl and boyfriends as a gentle unselfish young woman who was always loved and admired for her loyalty and caring towards others.Sherron had found her “Young Hero” before she had left Nutana Collegiate in ‘63 and two years later married Donald Donnelly (1942-1983) in Saskatoon where he was an officer in the Saskatoon Police Department as she began her 30+ year banking career. The newly weds had a few apartments around town before settling down on Windsor Street with their new baby boy Dean Cole born in 1968.
In 1971 Sherron moved “Out-West” to Vancouver continuing to battle personal adversities and health challenges while simultaneously winning the hearts of her friends & colleagues in over a half dozen lower-mainland branches of the Bank of British Columbia, eventually the HSBC Bank of Canada. Sherron later found her true “Life-partner and Sole-mate” in George Day within a circle of friends that had developed in the late 70’s. George and Sherron became inseparable in the early 80’s and officially tied the knot over a decade later in 1994. Sherron & George lived all over the lower mainland before settling into their Dundas St. Vancouver home, while George worked nearby in the North Vancouver ship yards and Sherron in the Hastings and Nanaimo Branch of the HSBC Bank where she ultimately retired in the late 90’s.
Life was sweet, simple and rich to them both, as Sherron hid handwritten love notes in Georges bag-lunch only to later gush over finding his love notes tucked away in the pages of her favourite Danielle Steel romance novel. She would often enjoy these books with “cold one” under the hot sun while tanning on a lawn chair whenever the weather permitted. Together this couple enjoyed many sunny destination holidays and regularly toured by truck throughout the northwest provinces and states, visiting auto shows & car racing events.
Other fond 'Sher' pastimes included: *Many hours in the sunroom overlooking Dundas traffic;**Late night long distance calls to her mother in Saskatoon or her Sister in Law Joan in Ontario; ***Walking the (Donald Market / Library / PNE) circuit around her familiar East Van neighbourhood.
In 2000 Sherron & George became new grandparents to their first grandchild Ethan Donnelly and three years later youngest grandson Hayden Donnelly. Over the past 35 years “Uncle & Aunty Day” later “Grandma & Grandpa Day” attended a myriad of family life events where they always arrived with glowing grins, big hugs & soft kisses to bestow on the grandsons as well as many beloved young nieces & nephews.
Throughout her life Sherron battled a multitude of maladies both genetic and acquired, from profound Scoliosis to serious abdominal cancers without any whimpers or complaints. She was a true fighter her entire life as she fought for the underdog and those less fortunate around her as witnessed in her decades of donating time, money and energy towards the United Way, MS Society and Hospital Cancer research.
In the last months few months of her “Home Hospice” care in their South Surrey Townhome, Sherron rallied against the craziness surrounding her tongue and throat carcinoma by celebrating every moment, singing, joking, laughing and dancing while surrounded with the warmth and love of her family and lots of precious pink things glowing in the spring sunlight.
Making these final months and days a special time required the coordination and assistance of many people dedicating infinite hours to ensure this reality was possible. We the family, wish to express our deepest heartfelt appreciation to the many special individuals who made these incredible contributions to Sherron’s life this past year and all years past.
Sherron will be adored, revered and remembered by a huge extended circle of family & friends stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic in Canada and the United States and Worldwide from Israel to Austria and back. She has given all of us the opportunity to follow and learn her “Kind of Matter! Attitude of Gratitude” while she silently prevailed through overwhelming medical adversities showing us all how amazing her love, courage and extraordinary will to live would grow in our hearts like flowers of the soul.
Sherron Lee Reznick was born on October 8th 1943 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan to Myer "Max" Reznick and Sarah "Sylvia" Reznick. After her grandparents immigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, her parents were wed in Winnipeg Manitoba before moving to their new home in Saskatoon. Five years later on Erev Yom Kipper ‘Sher’ was born as the second child to elder brother Benny (1941-1947) , 7 years before her sister Marilyn (1951) and 10yrs before her youngest sibling Ronald (1953). Life on Poplar Crescent was full of close friends and neighbours in a warm close-knit community. She enjoyed growing up and going to school in the thriving vibrant Buena Vista & Nutana area of Saskatoon where the family residences still stand today.
Her father had built his business’s from meagre beginnings at Saskatoon Glass to a successful local developer while Her mother “Sylvia” ran the household raising her four children, and leading the children by example in both community volunteerism and in Jewish & Family traditions Instilling in her daughter the values of family, kindness, graciousness, and appreciation. Sherron enjoyed fulfilling her young girls school fancy to become a BV-figure skater, Nutana Blues cheerleader and ultimately the Head Majorette of the Saskatoon
Lions Club Marching Band. She was known to all her classmates, girl and boyfriends as a gentle unselfish young woman who was always loved and admired for her loyalty and caring towards others.Sherron had found her “Young Hero” before she had left Nutana Collegiate in ‘63 and two years later married Donald Donnelly (1942-1983) in Saskatoon where he was an officer in the Saskatoon Police Department as she began her 30+ year banking career. The newly weds had a few apartments around town before settling down on Windsor Street with their new baby boy Dean Cole born in 1968.
In 1971 Sherron moved “Out-West” to Vancouver continuing to battle personal adversities and health challenges while simultaneously winning the hearts of her friends & colleagues in over a half dozen lower-mainland branches of the Bank of British Columbia, eventually the HSBC Bank of Canada. Sherron later found her true “Life-partner and Sole-mate” in George Day within a circle of friends that had developed in the late 70’s. George and Sherron became inseparable in the early 80’s and officially tied the knot over a decade later in 1994. Sherron & George lived all over the lower mainland before settling into their Dundas St. Vancouver home, while George worked nearby in the North Vancouver ship yards and Sherron in the Hastings and Nanaimo Branch of the HSBC Bank where she ultimately retired in the late 90’s.
Life was sweet, simple and rich to them both, as Sherron hid handwritten love notes in Georges bag-lunch only to later gush over finding his love notes tucked away in the pages of her favourite Danielle Steel romance novel. She would often enjoy these books with “cold one” under the hot sun while tanning on a lawn chair whenever the weather permitted. Together this couple enjoyed many sunny destination holidays and regularly toured by truck throughout the northwest provinces and states, visiting auto shows & car racing events.
Other fond 'Sher' pastimes included: *Many hours in the sunroom overlooking Dundas traffic;**Late night long distance calls to her mother in Saskatoon or her Sister in Law Joan in Ontario; ***Walking the (Donald Market / Library / PNE) circuit around her familiar East Van neighbourhood.
In 2000 Sherron & George became new grandparents to their first grandchild Ethan Donnelly and three years later youngest grandson Hayden Donnelly. Over the past 35 years “Uncle & Aunty Day” later “Grandma & Grandpa Day” attended a myriad of family life events where they always arrived with glowing grins, big hugs & soft kisses to bestow on the grandsons as well as many beloved young nieces & nephews.
Throughout her life Sherron battled a multitude of maladies both genetic and acquired, from profound Scoliosis to serious abdominal cancers without any whimpers or complaints. She was a true fighter her entire life as she fought for the underdog and those less fortunate around her as witnessed in her decades of donating time, money and energy towards the United Way, MS Society and Hospital Cancer research.
In the last months few months of her “Home Hospice” care in their South Surrey Townhome, Sherron rallied against the craziness surrounding her tongue and throat carcinoma by celebrating every moment, singing, joking, laughing and dancing while surrounded with the warmth and love of her family and lots of precious pink things glowing in the spring sunlight.
Making these final months and days a special time required the coordination and assistance of many people dedicating infinite hours to ensure this reality was possible. We the family, wish to express our deepest heartfelt appreciation to the many special individuals who made these incredible contributions to Sherron’s life this past year and all years past.
Sherron will be adored, revered and remembered by a huge extended circle of family & friends stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic in Canada and the United States and Worldwide from Israel to Austria and back. She has given all of us the opportunity to follow and learn her “Kind of Matter! Attitude of Gratitude” while she silently prevailed through overwhelming medical adversities showing us all how amazing her love, courage and extraordinary will to live would grow in our hearts like flowers of the soul.
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Legacy of Love.
A wife, my mom, and our grandma too,
Family forever was everything to you,
A twirler, a leader, a friend & sister too,
This is the legacy we now have from you.
You taught us love and how to fight,
You gave us strength and you gave us might.
You fought for all of us in one way or another,
As a survivor, a friend, a wife and a mother.
For all of us you gave your best,
Even now as you've come to rest.
A stronger person would be hard to find,
As you touched so many being so caring & kind.
Your love shone through in your sweet grinning face,
Wearing your heart on your sleeve, you'll never be replaced.
With your winks, your touch and your silly angry glare,
With your notes and jokes you showed us love and how to share.
Amidst our broken hearts here, we know you're not alone,
For part of us went with you, as Heaven became your home.
Your memory is our keepsake, of which we'll never part,
As you've joined G-d in his keeping, we always have you in our hearts.
We know you're in a place of peace, where all your pain is gone,
As we see a pink flower in the breeze we feel your love live on.
"ILY" XOXO
"Shalom Chaverim"- שלום חברים" "Peace friends till we meet again" |
Mom's Legacy of Love
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| A Message to all of us seen here in her Last Love Note from her own hand, April 2015 |
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| Temple Shalom Cemetery South Surrey BC |
