October 5, 1960 - June 6, 2021
Mom
She loved her work in the way she made connections and impacted the people she surrounded herself with. She wasn’t concerned with titles or labels and because of this was able to see the person you were on the inside.
She reminded us that sometimes we think our identity is defined solely by our titles and roles but often it’s just the simple gestures of kindness people remember the most.
Audrey was the first to applaud your achievements and the last to overstate your shortcomings. She reminded you to accept your failures with grace and to humbly accept your accomplishments.
It’s easy to get caught up with the things we believe so strongly about and instead take them in strides.Audrey had many friends & connections with people from all walks of life. When she met someone she didn’t see them for their creed or color. Even though she had her own spiritual beliefs she accepted you for who you were. She was able to go beyond her own self-importance and that made it easy to make connections with whomever she met.
This helped her to reach the hearts of others and remove alienation created from self-righteousness.
Often we think callousness is a form of toughness, when in reality it makes us rigid and we lose our sensitivity to the world around us.
As a mother, sister, daughter, and wife she showed us that true strength comes from yielding & trusting your heart.A brief history of Audrey's life...
Audrey went to school at Beach Grove Elementary after Kindergarten in Boundary Bay. Surrounded by a private golf course, a school, farm fields and a long stretch of beach, Audrey spent up unto her teens in the protected, quaint and colourful suburb of Beach Grove. She loved her Raggedy Ann doll, riding her bike, salt and vinegar chips and her horse, Sage. Audrey was a model big sister her whole life. Her first job was a paper route and then she had many more jobs until she graduated in '77 from Tsawwassen Senior Secondary.
Audrey later moved to Edmonton to further her career in Early Childhood Education in 1984. There she worked at a daycare and met Marc Letourneau, who she devoted her loving world to for over 37 years. Marc and Audrey lived mostly in St. Paul, where they raised Matthew, born February 28, '86 and Roger, June 22, '88 in their home above the family masonry business, the fireplace shop. Audrey also worked in many daycares and early childhood education settings in St. Paul, and then went on to study Nursing after they moved to Edmonton in the early 2000's. Audrey continued to work one-on-one with special needs kids in the classroom and formal school setting until her passing. Her selfless devoted caring for these children over the years was transformative.
Audrey was known to everyone as a sweet, no-stress person, and was like an angel or the glue to everyone in our Odenwald family. She always remembered birthdays and visited family each year, cherishing her nieces and nephews on all sides of her family. Together with Marc she was known in private circles as a devoted Eckist, belonging to Eckankar since her early 20's. If you knew Audrey or are a part of her family and want to share a memory, please share your tribute or stories or photos. Thank you!