Thursday, January 27, 2022
Our hearts are heavy as we hear the news of Lorraine's passing. It is a shock and brings so much sadness. Lorraine was a shining light kind of person, and I recognized it the first time I met her. Our families spent much time together as across-the-street neighbours. Kyle and Ryan were the same ages as my sons Graham and Andrew, and they were each other's first best friends. I look back on that time of playing in backyards and on beaches as some of the best of my life. Some years later when I was expecting my third child, I decided that I wanted to go "back home" to British Columbia where I had grown up. The hardest part of that decision was leaving Lorraine.She was thrilled when we had a baby girl and gave her the middle name of Lorraine. We visited back and forth a few times over the last 30 years, but the visits and calls got fewer and fewer over the years. Our last big catch up phone call was about 14 months ago, and I had been thinking of another catch up call for the last month. I waited too long. The shock and grief will pass away, but the love and memories never will. Terry, Kyle, Ryan and family, we extend our most sincere condolences on the loss of Lorraine. She was a beautiful soul, and her love and creativity will flow on through her children and grandchildren - it is not lost. We are holding you in our hearts.
Carla, Christopher, Graham, Andrew and Catherine Lorraine. The Arnold Family
