GILLEN: Sylvia Tina, born December 16, 1942 in Ranger, Saskatchewan, died August 14, 2011 in Kelowna, BC. She was predeceased by her husband, Jerome Gillen, in 1998, and by her father and younger brother. She is survived by her children, Pam (Gerry) Palmer, of Abbotsford, BC, and Michelle (Troy) Hazzard, of Kelowna, BC, and her grandchildren, Andrew, Lauren, Jordan and Adam Palmer, and Jaia, Shae and Tarik Hazzard. She is also survived by her mother, Nettie Solanik, of Kelowna, her brother, Wilf (Pearl) Solanik of Kelowna and her sister Nancy (Doug) Taylor of Nanaimo. She will also be missed by countless friends and other relatives. Mom was the kindest and most compassionate person we have ever known. She was always concerned about everyone else more than herself. In spite of contracting Scleroderma in her thirties and then Parkinson's disease in her fifties she soldiered on trying to do everything she could for her family and friends, including the community at Hawthorn Park and Orchard Manor in Kelowna, where she lived in Assisted Living and then Extended Care until her death. She is finally reunited with her husband. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Parkinson Society Canada, 316-4211 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M2P 2A9, or the Scleroderma Society of Canada, 1240 Tara Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2C 2H5. A service will be held for her in September at a date yet to be set. Details will be available through the Facebook group Remembering Sylvia Gillen. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting 250-860-7077. ____________________________________________________
