Helen Dora PATTERSON

JESSOP, Helen Dora (nee Patterson) Born 1916 in Hedley, B.C., died peacefully in Canmore Hospital, Alberta on Monday, December 29, 2003. Dear mother to Judy of Ottawa, Lorne of Unionville and Kristin Wallace (Bill) of Calgary. Grandmother to Sarah and Lesley of Calgary, and Sean, Renee and Brian of Unionville. Predeceased by husband Dr. Charles P. Jessop in February 1979, sister Katherine Muir and parents of Campbell River, B.C. Dora was raised in Anyox on the northwest coast of British Columbia, and attended the Universities of British Columbia and Alberta (Home Economics). She married Charles when both were interning at the Vancouver General Hospital, then they moved east in 1940. The next 32 years she supported her husband as he practiced medicine in Coniston, Sudbury and Levack. They moved to Ottawa in 1972. Dora loved life. She curled until she was 80, played bridge with University Womens Club and duplicate at the RAC. She also enjoyed world travels with the American Contract Bridge League, music groups and The Canadian Wildlife Federation. Dora spent many years volunteering with the Ottawa Symphony. She especially enjoyed family times at their Otter Lake camp near Levack in Northern Ontario. Memorial services to be held in Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Drive in Ottawa, K1H 7L9, on Saturday, January 10th at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Canadian Wildlife Federation or charity of your choice. The Ottawa Citizen,