Mrs. Valerie Jean Parks

She loved her family and many friends, who dearly loved her in return. Val was predeceased by her beloved husband Damon and their son Vincent, her sister Lila, brother John, and niece Diane. She will be lovingly remembered by her brothers Richard and Jeffery, nieces Sharon, Bonnie, Debbie, Lynn and Deidre, nephews David and Darryl, as well as her son Wayne, his wife Pat, and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Val was a real renaissance woman, an artist, a pilot, a poet. She was a published author, a respected asset to the New Westminster literary scene for many years. And a mentor to budding writers who will forever be grateful that she encouraged them to “never stop writing.” Her various interests included doing crosswords, birdwatching, rockhounding, gardening, interior decorating, travel, playing darts and collecting curios, particularly owl figurines.

As she was passing, she said, “Don’t be sad, be happy for me.” We can be both. Those of us who loved her are sad because we will miss her, but happy that she has mercifully been released from the body that failed her in the end.

In loving memory of the amazing woman who it was a privilege to know, Val Parks.