Vida Olivia LARGE

LARGE, Vida Olivia - 87, passed away peacefully at home on March 4, 2008. Predeceased by her parents, Cleveland and Louella (Zwicker) Large, and by her brother, Gordon, she is survived by her brother, Douglas, and several nieces and nephews. As a youth, Vida became an accomplished pianist, and later played the oboe in a number of orchestras. As a young woman employed at National Sea, she became the first female to obtain a degree in professional accounting (CMA) from Dalhousie University. Equally accomplished in athletics, Vida won 21 provincial tennis championships and 45 provincial badminton championships, representing Nova Scotia in the Summer and Winter Canada Games and later, in 1980, earning an induction into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame for badminton and tennis and then later into the Nova Scotia Tennis Hall of Fame. Although she lived with cancer for the last 37 years, Vida continued to pursue a variety of hobbies including sewing and weaving and was active with The Atlantic Spinners and Weavers, participating in many craft shows and fairs. Her remains have been cremated. A memorial service will be held on Monday, March 10, at 11 a.m. in Cathedral of All Saints, where Vida was a lifelong member. Sincere thanks to RJF Health Care and the VON nurses for the special care they gave to Vida over these last few months. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. E-mail condolences: condolences.snow@ns.aliantzinc.ca