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BURRARD SMITH, Dorothy (nee Westlake) Slipped peacefully away on Christmas Day. Dorothy was born 15 January 1919 in Taber, Alberta, the younger daughter of Lionel Trelawney and Margaret Agar Westlake. She attended the University of British Columbia, graduating in 1941. She met her husband, David Burrard Smith, there and in 1942 they married in Ottawa. In their almost 64 years together, they lived in Ajax, Ottawa, Rome, London, Lobo, and finally Chelsey Park Retirement Home in London, ON. She was the much-loved mother of Stephanie (George Bryant), Janet (Fred Chandler) and Duncan (Sandra); grandmother (DeeDee) to Margaret (Dominic Stones), Jennifer, Susan (Geoffrey Gow), Eleanor, Darryl and Tamara and great-grandmother to Emily, Gillian and Alexandra. They gave her endless satisfaction, a satisfaction they all returned many-fold. Dorothy worked as a hospital technician in Vancouver, Tranquille, Calgary and Ajax. In 1961 she graduated from Ottawa Teachers College. She became a dedicated and successful teacher first in the Ottawa area at Bells Corners, Rockcliffe Air Base and Meadowvale, then in London at Orchard Park, St. George, Empress, Victoria, Riverview and Special Education. In retirement she turned to art and painting and she was an active member of the London Brush and Palette Club. She and David traveled widely. Their rural retirement home in Lobo Township outside London with its woods and pond was a great delight. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 7th at 3:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship of London, 557 Clarke Road, London. Queries can be directed to Stephanie Bryant (416-762-6039). If desired, memorial contributions can be made to the USC, 56 Sparks Street, Ottawa, K1P 5B1; the Alzheimer Society, 555 Southdale Rd. E., London N6E 1A2; or a charity of choice. Published in the Ottawa Citizen from 12/31/2005 - 1/2/2006