Suddenly, on Friday, May 26, we have all lost an incredibly loyal friend, sister, helper, mentor and teammate.

Beloved wife of Larry. Dear sister of Mark, Peter and long time special sisters Michelle and Carol. Valerie was predeceased by her father Gus and mother Blanche. Valerie was an awesome mother to her canine sons and daughters. She talked fondly about Frannie and Stasziu who have passed on and she is being mourned and sorely missed by silent, gentle Thelma and the diminutive Marvin.

Born and raised in Toronto, Valerie attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and went to McMaster University achieving her BA with majors in History and Labour Relations. With an insatiable thirst for learning, Valerie's continuing education endeavours took her to the University of Guelph, York University and many other courses to earn an alphabet of work related initials behind her name and diverse training such as Reiki certification.

After achieving a varied corporate human resources exposure, Valerie started her own company, Full Circle Consulting. Over the last 20 years she has been providing expert human resources services, training and coaching to a wide range of individuals, organizations and companies. Most recently Valerie has been working full time on her dream job as a Senior Mediator for the Province of Ontario. Valerie was a proud volunteer with the Metro Toronto Police Service as an auxiliary police constable since 2001 and for the last year has been assisting the Ontario Honour and Awards Secretariat to evaluate and award the Ontario Medals of Good Citizenship.

Valerie was a strong competitor and she had many friends and teammates that were touched by her spirit, humour and wit both on and off the playing field , whether it was soccer, squash, dragon boating or paddle tennis.

Valerie's pride and joy was her home, working inside or outside it was her base for business, sanctuary, protection, fun and relaxation. She loved expressing her style and moods in the landscaping, decorating and furniture.
From whatever walk of life you encountered Valerie, we are all missing and loving her dearly.