Monday, August 31, 2020
Mom (known as Annette Lillian or Lillian Annette, Lill, Lilly and finally gram) was born the youngest child to a High Tor homesteading family on April17, 1938. The family moved to farm around Gainsborough, Sk when she was about ten years old but Babes travelled often to her roots "up north". Mom loved and lived to socialize. An artsy fartsy social butterfly who occupied her spare time doing crafts, travelling and gardening.
She married a hard working/fun loving Mervin Pirie and they traversed western Canada raising four children. In 1991 she married her long time friend Gordon Taylor (Mr. T) Mr & Mrs T settled in Souris, Mb, blending their older families and making many new friends in their travels.
After his death she married hometown guy Gordon McMaster but rheumatoid arthritis had plagued those Wang sisters. She had been president of the Brandon Arthritis Support group for many years but in 2013 another fall resulted in a bleed on her brain. Although she recovered remarkably well, she never regained independent mobility and spent her last years enjoying the company of bed side visitors and phone calls.
I have many wonderful memories of travels thru life with mom but my favourite is with me driving into the setting sun with the trappers/homesteaders/farmers daughter (mom) arguing with the military girl (me) that we were heading straight north and laughing as she said "I guess we are heading west sis". I laughed and said "west west north west".
Once on her visits to Kingston, Ontario when she went home our scrabble matches (penny a point) resulted in one of us owing the other one two cents. :)
She was predeceased by her parents Bill and Anne Wang, her sister Evelyn, her oldest son Dale, her brother Bud, sisters Lenore and Joan, her husbands Mervin Pirie and Gordon Taylor. She was survived by her children Shelley, Rob and Dean. Her brother Ralph along with many grands, step grands, greats, kin folk and friends.
Ralph and Dean have since passed away. Anyone that played Canasta with mom knows that the paperwork must be in order. We will now be getting to her service and affairs. May you finally rest in peace my mom my per(s)fect mom.
