March 21, 2021
Valerie was born at 2.30am in Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Her parents Alex and Vera separated when she was 4, and Alex passed on when she was in her mid 20's. Consequently she was largely raised by her mother and Nana (Nancy Erskine) - who she loved more than anything. She was a middle sister, leaving behind younger sister Sandra, and elder sister Linda, to whom she was devoted - and who both still live in Edinburgh.
Valerie was a qualified Pharmacy Technician working initially in a traditional local retail chemist shop before moving onto Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and then Riyadh Military Hospital, where she met her partner of more than 35 years - Kevin.
After returning to UK she worked for the pharmaceutical company Fisons based in Loughborough as a Clinical Trials Leader for 7 years, before returning to Riyadh for a second tour.
When moving from KSA, she made home at the Green Community, DIP, Dubai and was resident there from July 2006.
She loved to travel with Kevin, and together they shared wonderful experiences across Europe, the Far East and Australasia. Both now retired they were actively planning the next round of adventures which included spending more Alpine time given her love of skiing and walking. Not surprisingly her favourite movie of all time was "The Sound of Music".
Those who met her will also know....she quite liked cats!
Her parents Alex and Vera separated when she was 4, and Alex passed on when she was in her mid 20's. Consequently she was largely raised by her mother and Nana (Nancy Erskine) - who she loved more than anything. She was a middle sister, leaving behind younger sister Sandra, and elder sister Linda, to whom she was devoted - and who both still live in Edinburgh.
Valerie was a qualified Pharmacy Technician working initially in a traditional local retail chemist shop before moving onto Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and then Riyadh Military Hospital, where she met her partner of more than 35 years - Kevin.
After returning to UK she worked for the pharmaceutical company Fisons based in Loughborough as a Clinical Trials Leader for 7 years, before returning to Riyadh for a second tour.
When moving from KSA, she made home at the Green Community, DIP, Dubai and was resident there from July 2006.
She loved to travel with Kevin, and together they shared wonderful experiences across Europe, the Far East and Australasia. Both now retired they were actively planning the next round of adventures which included spending more Alpine time given her love of skiing and walking. Not surprisingly her favourite movie of all time was "The Sound of Music".
Those who met her will also know....she quite liked cats!