This past weekend, a dear colleague of ours died of lung cancer. Fran was one of the Deputy Directors of the National Gallery of Canada and truly, a very sweet woman. Though I didn't know her very well, I often crossed paths with her on a daily basis and consistently received a very gentle and warming smile from her. She was diagnosed with lung cancer a mere month ago and it took all of us by surprise how quickly her cancer took her from us.
I know that it sounds incredibly cliche but, we so often express gratitude for great family and friends yet, more often than not, we overlook the great people that we spend eight hours of day with. Terrific co-workers are also great gifts and should be recognized as so. Losing Fran this past weekend really enlighten us with a certain perspective as to how valuable the "little things" truly are. As is stated in Fran's obituary, the one thing that she had wished for was more time. More time to make a difference and more time to tell those that mattered to her just how much they mattered. Perhaps it's something that we should no longer wish for and something that we should cherish every moment that we have.
God Bless you Fran...you will be missed.
I know that it sounds incredibly cliche but, we so often express gratitude for great family and friends yet, more often than not, we overlook the great people that we spend eight hours of day with. Terrific co-workers are also great gifts and should be recognized as so. Losing Fran this past weekend really enlighten us with a certain perspective as to how valuable the "little things" truly are. As is stated in Fran's obituary, the one thing that she had wished for was more time. More time to make a difference and more time to tell those that mattered to her just how much they mattered. Perhaps it's something that we should no longer wish for and something that we should cherish every moment that we have.
God Bless you Fran...you will be missed.
Frances (Fran) Cameron
1947-2006
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