Jeanette Sebastian - 26 years old of Halifax, Nova Scotia - passed away at the Hospice Halifax on
September 11, 2019 after a hard-fought battle with a rare form of ovarian cancer. Alex was
born on April 19, 1993, in Calgary Alberta. Nova Scotia has been home to Alex and her family,
since she was 10 years old.
Alex is survived by her mother, Donna J. Reed; father, Kevin J. Sebastian and her younger sisters
Katarina “Nina”, Faith, Eva, and brother, John-Michael; step-father, Douglas Lockerby, and her
grandparents, John and Jeanette Reed and Karl and Dianne Sebastian.
Alex was a kind and gentle soul. She touched the lives of everyone she came in contact with
and she will be sadly missed by many. Alex will always be remembered as a loving, kind and
caring person – always putting others before herself. There truly are not enough words to
describe the person she was. During her battle with cancer, she never lost her spark and zest
for life. Although Alex fought to the very end, she embraced her days with us and made the
most of each and every day. Alex was more concerned about how her passing would affect her
family, rather than how she was being taken from us at such a young age. Alex was an aspiring
fashion designer, having completed her diploma in fashion design, she had plans on a grand
scale for her future in the fashion design, and clothing industry. Although Alex did not have
children of her own, she was very much a second mother to her younger sisters and brother, all
of whom miss her dearly.
Alex was a true gift to this world. We truly believe, with all of our hearts, that the effect Alex
has had on all those around her throughout her life, will ripple through time touching and
helping others along the way.
Alex and her family want to thank the nurses and doctors of ward 5A at the Victoria General
Hospital in Halifax, NS, for their professional, yet personal and compassionate care Alex
received while there. Later, Alex was fortunate enough to move into the new Hospice Halifax.
We would like to thank the staff at the Hospice Halifax for providing Alex with comfort and joy
during the final weeks of her life. While at the Hospice, we were able to make the most of each
day with Alex and enjoyed many family BBQs, dinners and shared special times together.
There will be a memorial service held for Alex on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019, at 2 pm at the
J.A. Snow Funeral Home, located at 339 Lacewood Drive in Halifax. Following the service, at
Alex’s request, there will be a celebration of her life at The Old Triangle, located at
5136 Prince Street, Halifax, from 4-7 pm.
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