Wife. Journalist. Rug hooker. Author. Born Nov. 11, 1950, in Campbellton, N.B.; died Oct. 12, 2022, in Halifax, of pancreatic cancer; aged 71
Mary’s life was transformed in two important ways when she moved to Halifax to work. She took on a daunting professional challenge when she followed, for three years, a young mother dealing with terminal cancer. Mary’s powerful documentary,, detailing Angela’s mission to educate people about cancer before her own death, won several awards, including an Atlantic Journalism Award and one from the U.S. Foundation for Biomedical Research.
Mary found personal fulfilment in Halifax when she met Dave Cameron, a steadying force in a life that had had its romantic ups and downs. They were married in 2011. When Mary addressed Dave as “Husband,” you couldn’t mistake the sense of wonder in her voice that, late in life, she’d been so fortunate to find love and bask in the evident happiness it gave her.
A move to Dave’s hometown of Sydney, N.S., meant new opportunities for Mary: she took up and excelled at the art of rug hooking. Many of her friends were recipients of beautiful, handcrafted, works. And here’s something else that’s important to know about Mary: She never encountered strangers, just potential friends. One was centenarian Marguerite Caldwell, whom Mary met when she became a reader for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
In retirement, Mary continued to research a subject that she’d first produced as a television documentary; the belief in a fairy culture in Cape Breton. Her book,Visits to Mary and Dave’s home in Howie Centre were busy times with trips to vintage clothing shops, Ed’s used bookstore, delicious dinners and late-night, wine-fuelled games of Scrabble .
Mary’s enduring legacy to her friends is a memory vault filled with laughter and talk. Our lives were enriched by her company. The world is a chillier place now without the warmth of Mary’s humour, her kindness and her love.
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