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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Barbara Gibson, 60, born on April 9, 1952 and passed away on July 16, 2012. We will remember her forever.

I hope we can use this site as a way to capture Barbara's legacy, to share her love among us and to be inspired to make meaning out of the lives we are living.  

I also hope this can be a place where we can connect, albeit in a cyber space way, as I have been missing knowing about all of you, but haven't been able to reach out and connect.  

May this memorial site be alive with all Mum/Barb offered to us.  May we feel her love and be connected and thrive with the love we share for her and from her. 

Also, Let's post pictures.  I have many from the year she was with us in Toronto, but not many digital files of any others.....  please share.

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023
The years go by fast, but the memories of you Barb are always here.
Miss you, I always feel your presence which provides a sense of peace and comfort.  Love Always.  Margaret.
July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023
Always thinking of my friend Barbara - never to be forgotten - and I know she is in good company with her friend (my late wife) Yvonne. xxx
April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023
Always missed. You were always kind and gracious. Willing to talk about anything and laugh about whatever the topic. Love X
April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023
Still thinking of my new found friend (in grief) and mentor nearly 14 years ago - will never forget your kindness Barb. xxx
April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023
Hi Mum,

Miss you. Love you. 

You would have been 71 today! I wish I could see you at that age, I bet you’d still be working in some way. I bet you’d also be writing and making a garden and playing with your grandkids and other peoples grandkids! I bet you’d have figured some more peace out by now and i think you’d still be loving each day in its uniqueness. 

You had and still have an amazing way of being grateful. I’m trying to share that with Kai and Evren, trying to remember it myself, live it and bring your kindness into my work and family and personal growth.

It’s harder without you here honestly AND even as I write this I can feel you saying “but I’m right beside you, Mi, I’m right here.” 

I appreciate your commitment to joy, your courage to be happy, to claim your happiness. I also think you’ve done the transformation that happens on the other side and you can see where mistakes were made. I think you know now that you made mistakes, that you forgive yourself and you’re sitting here with me and all of us showing us that nothing is perfect but we can decide what’s best for self, and in that, what is potentially best for us all. 

I hear you encouraging me to share more of myself with the world, more of my inner workings and ok, mum I get it, you can see and you want me to share that I can see too. 

Thanks for always being on my team, even when I made mistakes, even when you made mistakes, you were always on my team, and you still are. 

Happy day you came down to Earth. May you continue to fly free. 

Love
Lamia
April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023
Dear Barb,
You are truly missed, your kindness, warmth and caring of others can never be replaced. Wish you were here to share your birthday, think of you always:)))
Marg:))))
July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022
How could anyone not remember you - with your caring manner and wise counsel. particularly as your friend Yvonne Auvache who has a Birthday on the 17th (but now from a-far) is there with you and sharing your new experience's - you will never be forgotten Barbara.xxx
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
Hello Barb and to those who've come to visit with Barb today. I too miss you. I feel your presence each day. As you know we have at the office your Buddha which you made. It sits beside and greets each patient. Many times this week I've witnessed people rubbing the Buddha's belly. Whenever this happens it makes me smile and also tugs at my heart. What I love the most is you continue to touch people. Thank you for teaching me about unconditional love. Thank you for teaching me to be a good soul, to try my best, to listen and to keep my heart and mind open to change. I often ponder where you are and what you are doing. I hope you are happy and are planting beautiful gardens wherever you go! I thank you for being my friend. with much love, b
July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022
My heart aches and my spirit is strong.

What I thought would happen didn’t. And what I wanted to happen was different that what ended up being my life these past ten years. It’s like yesterday and twenty years ago and five years from now when you died. 

I suffered. Definitely. I’ve been struggling and thriving. Growing, developing, living, making grave mistakes, longing for you and remembering you. 

I haven’t done a great job of sharing you with your grandkids. I don’t regret. I own. 

These next ten years without you will reflect this current transformation. Since you died I withered. Truth. And now I rise. 

Barbara Joan Gibson. I would love to know you now, to hear your thoughts on now, to debate politics with you, relate across differences of parenting and business and living. We were quite different you and I, and very much linked in the deep appreciation for life you left me with.

I lost that for a few years. Got lost in the grief and trauma. I am found now. Reconnected to appreciating life, this day, this moment, this opportunity. 

I share this here, your life impacted me, your impact ripples into my life and then you go beyond my life … j in to my clients, my kids, my dear ones, my strangers. your kindness and grace lives on, my mum, your joy and fortuitous spirit live on in me.  I’m transforming some of our Gibson stoicism and keeping a bunch of it. 

What is it like out there mum?
Where do you go now that your spirit is free? 

May you write every story in your heart, may you laugh and have fun and be romanced, may you know peace. 
April 9, 2022
April 9, 2022
Barb will always be a 'friend' in life and now a'friend' in memory. xxx
April 9, 2022
April 9, 2022
You would have been 70 today. I want to tell you I’m transforming my life and leaving a legacy infused with your quality of care and kindness and joy. I love you, and miss you, and bring you alive in my life.  You have two grandkids now, and still that big guy Jaiden. Kai has your eyeballs and your ideas for making life delightful and Evren is so sweet and kind.  You’re still with us, mum, I wish for you to be free out there.  
July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021
I miss my mentor and friend Barbara (Barb) as I am sure she is also missed by so many others - it would have been my (and Barb's friend) late & beloved wife Yvonne's birthday tomorrow - so I am sure that they will be celebrating it together - but from 'afar'. xxx
July 16, 2021
July 16, 2021
Barb, you are always with me. Each day I awake and see your beautiful Buddha laughing. It continues to bring joy and the one at the office brings joy to many. You continue to touch souls that you never met. I love this legacy you've offered to us. I miss you and honour you today and every day!

with love, b
April 9, 2021
April 9, 2021
Barb's memory is never far away as she always left an impression that was memorable - as special ladies always do. xxx
April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
Thinking about you Barb and remembering your Birthday tomorrow.
We miss you so much and will always remember you with smiles.
I'm still holding your hand my great friend.
Love Kim xxx
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
my dear mum.... you, your own being.  Thank you for nourishing love in me, for offering me kindness so often and for loving me, loving me, loving me.  I miss you, i love you, i honour you.
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
Always in my thoughts, such a lovely friend and now holding hands with her friend - my late and lovely wife Yvonne - sleep tight my Angels.x
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
You will always be with us Barb, in all the wonderful memories you left for us.
Miss you daily and I will always be holding your hand my friend.
Love Kim x

I added 3 pictures of beautiful Barb in the Gallery for all to see
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
Barb - always in my thoughts and there is not one single day that I don't think of you. I'm thankful you were in my life and cherished our times together. You are missed. love b
July 16, 2020
July 16, 2020
Miss you Barb, think of you always, Kai and Evren are growing up fast and Lamia has you very much part of their world.
Wish you were here:)))
Keep watching over us
Love always.
Margaret
April 11, 2020
April 11, 2020
Dear Barb...Thinking of you, your kind smile, your easy presence and your warmth. Wish we could have gathered in Lamia and Roxanna's living room, with giggling kids climbing on you, to wish you a happy birthday a few days ago. My tulips and crocuses are finally peeking out in my shady garden. Spring flowers make me think of you. Love always.
April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
A true friend that will never be forgotten - keep holding my Yvonne's hand - with love and affection for a remarkable friend. x
April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
I love you Mum. Wish we could have your positivity and practicality and caring skillful hands right now. Wish you were alive and well and with us as we face all this. Wish for you to have peace and strength and presence on the other side. I know you are helping us all from there. Love you mum. 
April 9, 2020
April 9, 2020
Don't walk in front of me,
I may not follow -
Don't walk behind me,
I may not lead -
Just walk beside me
and be my friend.

Still holding your hand Barb, my friend.
We all need a friend, especially during this Pandemic....
Miss you so much.
Love Kim & family
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
Miss you so much Barb my great friend and think of you daily.
I feel honoured that you were in my life for so many years and still feel your presence in my home.
I will be holding your hand forever Barb and thank you for being such a true friend.
You are missed by so many people here in Vancouver, every person who met you admired the wonderful person you were.
You will never be forgotten Barb. xxx
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
oh my dear mum. You wise woman you..... You were right! I can do this life and thrive and miss you all at the same time. I am burning through old patterns and transforming harmful legacies... in your honour and for the future of our children.... love you mum
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
Dear Barb, I miss you everyday, but often feel you with us, watching Kai, Evren and Micah play at the park in sunshine. Lamia is taking such important steps in their life, and they carry your wisdoms and love wherever they go. I'll always do my best to keep Lamia and their family feeling loved and connected in this life. xo
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
Forever missed, think of you daily Barb, your journey was to short. I think of our conversations regularly and wish we had more time to talk, I am still amazed how, even through your last year with us your thoughts were always about the ones you were leaving behind, I hold on to those conversations. Your kindness, thoughtfulness and generosity to others should be a lesson for all of us in life.  Miss You:))) Margaret.
April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019
Still missed, the conversations till the early hours and lots of tea. Always kind, caring and encouraging. X
April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019
Miss you so much my great true friend. You will always be with me in the wonderful, crazy memories we shared together that I so cherish.
I think of you every day and I smile, remembering you for being you! You brought love, life, compassion and more to everyone you met.
I'm still holding your hand Barb.
Sister, I hope your are 'Dancing in Heaven'
You will always be with us Barb.
April 9, 2019
April 9, 2019
Happy Birthday my dear old mum! lol . This year I offer you the gift of heeding your wisdom and learning from your insights. You said to me when you were dying: "if I had known at 40 that I would die at 60, I would have changed my life". So, this year, as my gift to you, I make my fortieth year the year I changed my life! Thank you for loving me so clearly mum, as I sift through the places I need to grow, I have your love and I hear your voice. May your soul move easy through the trees, may you rest in peace, may you feel at ease. I love you, more and more
July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018
Everywhere I go reminds me of Barb and I smile remembering what a truly amazing friend she was for so many years...thank you Barb.
I'm still holding your hand Barb
Love & miss you my friend
Kim x
July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018
A lovely caring friend who we all miss - RIP Barb x
April 9, 2018
April 9, 2018
Dear Barb - yesterday Lamia, Kai, Roxanna, my mom and my new baby Micah spent time looking at beautiful plants and flowers, with you in our hearts. I wish you were here to meet Micah and tell us stories about Lamia as a baby, and to marvel and celebrate as Kai grows up before our eyes. Your family is incredible. You'd be so happy to see the way Roxanna and Lamia love each other & grow together, the way Kai eagerly awaits the arrival of her sibling, the way Lamia has learned to be more and more open, find strength in vulnerability, and allow their loved ones to hold them when they need it. You are so missed and so dearly loved. You are a powerful force in Lamia's life, Barb, and they are a powerful light in the lives of many. I'm sure you are so proud.
April 9, 2018
April 9, 2018
Still missed daily, always in my thoughts, the world is an emptier place without Barbs amazing kindness to all, even in difficult times her smile and attitude lit up the room. She was loved by all that crossed her path.
Love You. Margaret xoxoxo
April 8, 2018
April 8, 2018
Never a day goes by without me still thinking of Barb, the most positive, wonderful friend I ever had & tomorrow would have been barb's Birthday.
Oh Barb, the stories we could tell....I talk to you always, in my head & sometimes as if you are here, cup of tea & a chat!
I miss you so much my friend, but you will never be forgotten because you never left us, you are in our hearts & memories forever.
I'm still holding your hand Barb & will do forever :)
Happy Birthday Barb, you are the brightest Star in the Sky.
Vancouver has never been the same without you.
We Love & miss you so much, you were a ray of sunshine every day!
Kim XXX
July 16, 2017
July 16, 2017
Never a day goes past without thinking of you Barb. I talk to you all the time, somehow I know you hear me, little signs every now & then come through to me. I miss you so much my Friend but I know you never left us, because you will be in our Heart's forever.
I'm still holding your hand Barb!
Love Kim & Family
April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017
This would have been your 65th birthday! I miss you all the time and wish you were still with us in body. Thank you for loving me and us, thank you for being my mum, thank you for still showing up in strange and mysterious and powerful ways. Your light lives on in us.
April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017
Miss you Barb, think of you daily. There are no words to express the empty space in our world that your passing left. You were a gift to those that met you.
Love Always. Margaret xxx
April 9, 2017
April 9, 2017
Barb was a good and true friend with a positive outlook and mentor to all that needed an uplift in life - her friend Yvonne (my late wife) and Barb will now be holding hands and still sharing that great humor that they both possessed. xxxx
March 11, 2017
March 11, 2017
Still miss you Barb, think of you daily and wish you were still with us in person.
July 21, 2016
July 21, 2016
Meeting her and knowing her for a short while, she was a person with a gentle soul. She will be missed.
John and Robert
July 17, 2016
July 17, 2016
This tribute was added by Keith Auvache on 17th July 2016
'Barb' was our friend, and when Yvonne was terminally ill, Barb was there (albeit by email & other forms of communications) even though she was living in another part of the world:and later in my hour of need (grief) she was there for me - do I need say any more about this very special person that made a real difference to our lives. xxx
July 16, 2016
July 16, 2016
Barb was an inspiration to all that met her, she was one of the most loving and generous souls that have ever been part of my life. We miss you and are thankful that you were part of our life's. Love Always.
Margaret

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July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023
The years go by fast, but the memories of you Barb are always here.
Miss you, I always feel your presence which provides a sense of peace and comfort.  Love Always.  Margaret.
July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023
Always thinking of my friend Barbara - never to be forgotten - and I know she is in good company with her friend (my late wife) Yvonne. xxx
April 10, 2023
April 10, 2023
Always missed. You were always kind and gracious. Willing to talk about anything and laugh about whatever the topic. Love X
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