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“Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let 50 cents . . .” My mother Heather Hammond would break into care-free song at the drop of a hat, grooving with her shoulders, adding a heartfelt flourish and gaily crooning the tune ‘till the end. This despite her vascular dementia diagnosis from eight years ago. Born Heather Joann Roxborough May 10, 1946, to the late Joan (Byrne) and Clifton (Kip) Roxborough, she was also momma to her namesake Heather (Ann) Washburn, John (Johnny) Hammond, Cathy Hetherington and myself, Connie Corbett. She called us her best friends, along with her husband, John Hammond. She was adored by her parents and an only child until her brother James (Jim) Roxborough arrived five years later. While she was called “Princess” she deemed her baby brother a “boiled rat.”
A defining moment of her early years was the loss of her beloved mother at just five years of age. Her Nana swept in to care for her and Jim as Kip found his footing as a widower and a single father. These were the early days of the Baby Boom generation, so Heather was surrounded by friends on her street; she collected 45s and danced in the living room. Her 45s were later the soundtrack of our childhood.
Kip remarried eventually and he and Heather’s stepmother the late Clarice (McGinn) Roxborough brought a new sister home when Heather was 14. Heather treated Diane (Roxborough) Brown like her first baby. She worshipped her little sister and would give up nights with friends to stay home and babysit.
When Heather graduated from high school, she took some time finding her place. She spent some time in a convent but realized that was not her path. She also lived in Toronto for a short period of time before coming back to New Brunswick and settling in Saint John to work as a secretary. She was full of life and fun to be around, maybe even a bit of a wild child. Heather was living with her beloved Aunt Marge when she met John Hammond while bowling one night. They fell in love. Heather, with her long black hair and green eyes, and John, a spirited young man. Heather would call John’s house to speak on the phone. This at a time when the phone was attached to the wall. She loved to talk and the conversations could go on for hours. If John was eating or busy, instead of interrupting her, he’d pass the phone around the kitchen for his family to listen to Heather’s stories.
Heather and John married April 18th, 1969, and her first child Heather Joann arrived the same year. Her second Connie, the following, their boy Johnny in 1971, and their fourth, Cathy, in 1972. “Like steps and stairs,” Heather would say, four kids in three years. There were no dull moments with her four children and Heather dedicated her life to raising them. The family moved from Saint John to Hampton to Midland, before settling in the Sus area in the early 1980s. Heather was persistently cheerful about each new home and could make the best of any situation. Besides their four children, Heather and John always had fur babies and even a hobby farm at one point, making their lives at times chaotic. Heather would sum up her frustrations simply: “Kids, cats, and dogs!” They all tried her patience, which she reminded her children was a virtue. Her sense of humour often came out in wise cracks and expressions. She was also known for her kind heart, gentle spirit and giving nature.
Heather loved all her family, and, a consummate letter writer, she habitually kept in touch through phone or mail. She filled her letters with the news of the day, whether family updates, daily chores or the price of bananas. When her kids began having kids, she added “Grammie” to her list of titles. She doted on all her grandchildren and step-grandchildren and was never happier in her later years then when she was surrounded by her entire family. After a stroke, and a subsequent diagnosis of vascular dementia, Heather was lovingly cared for by her husband and eldest daughter. She never complained, according to son-in-law Bruce and at their house she thrived on the multi-generational chaos. While days with her husband were punctuated with coffee and a sausage muffin at McDonald’s and snuggles on the couch with their affectionate American Standard Pitbull-mix Willy.
Heather was a fighter; she’d battled breast cancer, colorectal cancer, a stroke, vascular dementia, and congestive heart failure. She fought with a smile on her face, a song in her heart and a witticism on her lips. Heather died October, 30th , at the age of 78, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband John, children Heather (Bruce) Washburn, Connie (Brian) Corbett, John (Stacy) Hammond, Cathy (Michael) Hetherington; brother Jim (Charlene) Roxborough; sister Diane (Ernie) Brown; brothers- and sisters-in-law, several grandchildren, step-grandchildren, and great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A funeral mass for Heather will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, 360 Dufferin Row, Saint John, New Brunswick, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Noon, with a reception to follow. Interment will take place at a later date at Cody’s United Baptist Cemetery.

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Chipman Funeral Home Ltd

Décès pour la Ville Chipman, Province Nouveau-Brunswick

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