Margaret "Sally" Ann Parker

Margaret (Sally) Ann Parker, 86, of White Rock, BC, unexpectedly passed away on Dec 13, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband, Brian, in 2006. She is survived by her brother Wallis Hosken (Catherine), children Theo (Renee), Jenny (Dave), David (Sharon) and Kathy, grandchildren Shannon, Asha, Helen, Hunter, Molly, Edward, Corey and great-grandchild Sydney. In lieu of flowers, we invite donations to Crohn's and Colitis Canada https://crohnsandcolitis.ca/ or a charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held in May. Please email [email protected] if you'd like to be notified about the service.

She was born June 26, 1936, in Dún Laoghaire County, Dublin. Margaret also lived in Wales before immigrating to Ontario, Canada as a teen, where her father entered her name into the official registry as Sally, her family nickname.

Sally later moved to the lower mainland, where she met her late husband, George (Brian). Sally and Brian married in 1958.

Sally has worked as a telephone switchboard operator, bank teller and elementary school teacher before stopping paid work to raise four children. When her children were old enough, Sally went to work for TLC as a home care aid bringing her warmth, compassion and caring ways to the job.

For many decades Sally supported a series of children through Foster Parents Plan (Plan International). She was also a member of the Stephen Lewis Foundations Togogo Grannies.

After retiring, Sally and Brian moved from Point Grey to White Rock, Sally's dream retirement location.

One of Sally's long-time hobbies was photography, taking and developing film, and later switching to digital photography. Her digital picture frame was a prized possession.

Other hobbies included smocking, dressmaking, crossword puzzles, jigsaws and pottery. Like most of the family, Sally was a bookworm.

After Brian passed, Sally travelled to Paris, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Russia and Cuba. On one trip, she brought a picture of Brian and showed him Uruguay through the porthole as they sailed past — the one place Brian said he would travel to.

Sally kept up with friends and family using the phone, letters, email and zoom. She could often be heard exclaiming about the wonders of modern technology and the amount of information one could obtain through a smartphone.

Sally was the center of our family hub and will be remembered as a genuine and loving human being.