A Legacy of Love

Remembering Muriel Duckworth, Her Later Years, 1996-2009

Marion Douglas Kerans

Muriel Duckworth passed away August 22, 2009 in her one hundred and first year. In the weeks that followed memorial services were held in Austin Quebec, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. People from across Canada recognized that her passing marked the end of an era and they wanted to not only remember her but to come together to be a part of her ongoing legacy of love. This book brings together stories from Muriel’s family and close friends from the past dozen years of her life. It is a collection of incredible tales of Muriel’s ability to reach out to people, her humour, her deep affection for her family, her ongoing activism and enduring political feistiness, her views on education, religion, death, war and love. The book is richly illustrated with photographs from Muriel’s later years.

Contents

Introduction • Tributes to Muriel • A Celebration of Muriel’s 100th Birthday • How Muriel Kept On Going: Who and What Kept Her Going • Aging and Home Care • Muriel’s Influence on Friends of Every Age • Family Memories of Muriel • Eulogies of Muriel across the Country • Epilogue

About the Author

Marion Douglas Kerans, herself an activist, lives in Ottawa.  She is the author of Muriel Duckworth: A Very Active Pacifist (Fernwood 1996).