Strickland, Doris Aileen
November 30th, 2020
Of London, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 30, 2020, in her 93rd year. She will be dearly missed by her children: Paul (Janice), Martha Chouffot, Carol Hemphill (Ron), Mark (Sascha), David (Ann), and Peter (Cathy); grandchildren: Daniel, Pierre (Sarah) and Jean-Luc Chouffot, Jeff (Rachel) and Michael Hemphill and Aileen (née Hemphill) Mendola (Blaine), Tessa and Ben, Sarah, Matthew and Adam; and her great-grandson, Brody Mendola. Dear sister of Mary Edgar and Louise (Bill) Marshall. Predeceased by her husband, Ross; parents, John and Margaret Bowman, of Brussels; sister, Isabel Elston; brother, Jim Bowman; brothers-in-law, Bill Elston and Mait Edgar; grandson, Jordan Strickland; and son-in-law, Jacques Chouffot.
Doris was born in Morris Township, in Huron County. Family connections with the Bowman family remained a strong part of her life, even when she settled in Windsor, and then in London, to raise a family with Ross. Her love of golf was legendary. She was a longtime member of Sunningdale Golf & Country Club, where she scored three of the four holes-in-one of her golfing career. She continued to stay active with her golf until she was 90; was a member of the seniors’ exercise group at Western for many years; and took long, fast walks in her neighbourhood, and then later, around the paths at Amica London. She and Ross valued education; and she was proud to join the rest of the family as a graduate from Western University, in 1992, when she was 64 years old. She was a long-term member of First-St. Andrew’s United Church, and a former member of the Western University Senior Alumni Club and The May Court Club of London. She felt lucky to have travelled the world with Ross through the Elderhostel program and to have been able to see so many things and places during her very rich life. Doris inspired her family and friends with her positive attitude and spunk and she will continue to be an inspiration to her children and grandchildren for the years to come.
Special thanks to the staff at Amica London and the Palliative Care Outreach Team who helped make her final days comfortable. Cremation has taken place. A celebration of Doris’s life will take place when circumstances permit. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in memory of Doris are asked to consider the Jordan Strickland Family Endowment Fund – YMCA of Southwestern Ontario, the Children’s Health Foundation or a charity of your choice.
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November 30th 2020
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Strickland Doris Aileen November 30th 2020..
Décès pour la Ville:London, Province: Ontario