It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the late Mrs. Barbara Lenora Shaw from her home in Cache Creek on Saturday June 30, 2018. She was 80 years of age.
Barb is survived by Donald, her loving husband of 63 years and her daughters Donna and her husband Daniel Berwin, Barbara Ann Weibe, four grandchildren and seven grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews, extended family and close family friends.
She was predeceased by her sisters Gladys Leask, Rose Morris and Lois Smith.
Cache Creek would be a very different place if Barb followed through on her vow to leave after only one year. In 1966 she and her husband, Don, moved to Cache Creek from Vancouver. She told him she would give him only one year there before moving on. « I didn’t think much of it at the time, » she recalls. « The people were very friendly, but there was not much to do. » It wasn’t long before things clicked for the friendly and outgoing Shaw. « After two days here, I said ‘This is my home’. » « I’ve never been one to keep my mouth shut, » she admits. « They nailed me right away. They found out I used to be a Guides leader, » and the work began. First a new Brownies pack, then Guides, then Rangers… She attended a town council meeting to get the support of the local politicians. After that she became involved with the Rec Commission, the Ashcroft & Area Community Resources Society, the seniors’ association, school board, three terms on the town council, and more than three decades with Red Cross and Emergency Social Services. In 2003 she was selected for the BC Community Achievement Award, in 2009 she received the federal Golden Jubilee Medal, and in 2015 she received the Mariposa Lily Spirit of Guiding Award from the Girl Guides of Canada. The people here are awesome, she says. They always have been, and when people need help, the community always comes together for them.
« Community is something where people can grow up with their kids, » she says. « I guess the way you build community is to know your neighbours, make friends and volunteer – volunteer for more than you think you can handle. In a small community, you can do more things that you ever thought you could. It’s easy to get involved if you want to. Cache Creek is its volunteers. »
A Celebration of Life Service will be held in Barb’s name at 1:00 pm on Saturday, July 28th from the Cache Creek Community Hall.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Barbara Lenora Pasco Shaw July 23 1937 June 30 2018 (age 80).source
Décès pour la Ville: Ashcroft, Province: Colombie britanique
