Just shy of what would have been her 85th
birthday, Beverly Ann McKenzie o f West
Vancouver passed away peacefully surrounded by
love and presence of her family at Saint Paul’s
Hospital on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Beverly,
affectionately still referred to as “Tooky” by those
who knew her from her childhood in Vancouver,
was mother to Barney, Adrien, Jennifer, Megan
and Paul, and grandmother to Emilie, Martin, Sam,
Max, Angus, Cooper and Gabriel. Survived by her
devoted husband Robert (Bob) McKenzie, Beverly
had a passion for family, for animals, travel, her
community and politics. Having become a wife and
mother at a young age, Beverly devoted her life to
raising her family. When her children were grown
she spent several years volunteering to help make
the lives of those who had escaped difficult
circumstances by immigrating to Canada that
much better. Loved by those who knew her, and
for the countless lives she touched along the way,
Beverly will forever remain in the hearts and minds
of her loving family and friends. The family is
planning a small, family only, private celebration of
her life at a time when more of her family members
can be present. They are grateful for the
outpouring of love and support they continue to
receive from all those who knew and loved her.
The family also wishes to acknowledge the
compassion and kindness extended to them and
to Beverly by members of the West Vancouver Fire
Department, North Vancouver based paramedics
and the nurses, doctors and staff at St Paul’s
Hospital. They are also very grateful for the
kindness and support that Chery l Tumpao
graciously offered Beverly over the past couple of
years. Those wishing to can contribute in Beverly’s
name to their local branch of the SPCA or to any
organization dear to them.
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