Laurel Lee Hammond-Tyler of Winnipeg, Manitoba, died peacefully on November 12, 2016 in the presence of her husband and children. Laurel did not lose her courageous battle with cancer, rather, she won it the only way she could—by escaping its grasp and forever leaving it behind.
The loved and cherished wife of Robert (Bob) Tyler, mother to Drew, Brock and Andrea, ‘mother-in-love’ to Julie and Karmyn, and Nana to Rowan, Ezra and a grandson she was delighted to know would arrive in January. She is also survived by her mother, Amy Hammond, and brothers, Barry Hammond (Gladys) and Byron Hammond (Sherry), and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her father Ed Hammond, mother-in-law Doreen Tyler and father-in-law Duane Tyler.
Laurel is remembered as a generous, compassionate, supportive, loving, wise and kind person. She taught all of us to look for the simple joys in life, to see beauty, to nurture a love for learning, to be gracious to others, to be a lifelong learner in faith, to laugh, to love and to live well. She was born in Seattle, Washington in 1954 and lived with her family in many Canadian prairie towns in her early years. After marrying Bob in 1977, they settled in Portage la Prairie where their children were born, eventually moving to Winnipeg in 1991. Of her many accomplishments, Laurel considered her greatest was her family: “I love raising my kids—I consider it my only work that will go on.”
A public celebration of Laurel’s life will be held on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Westwood Community Church, 401 Westwood Dr., Winnipeg, Manitoba. A private interment will follow at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her honour may be made to House of Hesed (www.houseofhesed.ca).
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