<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(29, 53, 94); margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class="">In memory of</h4><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 0px 10px; font-size: 36px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(29, 53, 94); font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;" class="">Rita Shaughnessy</span></h1><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; color: rgb(29, 53, 94); margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 30px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""><span itemprop="birthDate" style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">February 18, 1946</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""> -</span> <span itemprop="deathDate" style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">July 18, 2024</span></h2><a class="image-popup-no-margins" href="https://mountpleasantgroup.permavita.com/content/104/mem/3/4/1/1/6/6/obit/2bc9ba7e-2b3a-4b9e-89b9-17169ed87a3d.jpeg?cb=1721595499536" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(29, 53, 94); text-decoration: none; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"></a><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial;" class=""></span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; padding-bottom: 20px;" class="">Peacefully and surrounded by family, Rita (Vettor) Shaughnessy, passed away at the age of 78 years, on July 18, 2024 in Toronto. Rita was diagnosed with thymic cancer in May. Unfortunately, and unexpectedly, her illness was aggressive and progressed rapidly, leaving us shocked and shattered.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Born on February 18,1946 and raised in Guelph, Ontario, Rita studied at the University of Toronto where she completed her BA in Sociology, followed by a Masters degree in Library Studies. As the child of Italian immigrants, she was the first of her family to attend university and became a role model to her younger siblings, nieces and nephews that followed. For over 30 years, she was a medical librarian for the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her career was an ideal fit for her patience, curiosity, love of learning and interest in medicine and health. Her contributions were highly valued, and she was respected and admired by her colleagues, many of whom became lifelong friends. In her retirement, she continued to use her skills volunteering with the Friends of the Kelly Library (University of St. Michael’s College).<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">To Rita, family was the centre of her world, and she was a constant source of love and support to them all. For 57 years, she was the devoted wife of Brian, making a life for themselves in the Seaton Village area of Toronto. She was an incredibly kind and loving mother to Valerie (Jonathan), Tony (Nicole), and Gabriel, and a proud and doting Nonna to her five grandchildren: William, Julia, Oliver, Jacob, and Gavin, and later, her two granddogs. Always interested in what the grandkids were doing, she would send them little texts and notes, suggest books to read, and make them their favourite meals. She cherished spending time with them especially at the beach and over holidays. She never turned down a babysitting gig. She also deeply loved her siblings: Norma (Roger), Angie (Keith), Dino (Bette), Linda (Louie) and Richard, and her many nieces and nephews.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Rita was an adored friend and neighbour and will be missed by those who spent time with her at her various exercise groups, Irish dancing, and volunteer groups. She was fulfilled by the simple pleasures: a cup of tea, cycling to work, the smell of lavender, admiring sunsets - made sweeter in the company of others. Rita’s life was an example of gentle kindness, authenticity, optimism, and a passion for helping others. Her legacy of love and dedication will live on in the hearts of her family and friends.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">A celebration of life will take place on July 26, 2024 from 12 to 2 pm at Mount Pleasant Cemetery following a private family burial. Memorial donations can be made to one of Rita’s favourite charities: Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, or Covenant House.</div><div style=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jul 21, 2024, at 3:24 PM, Martha Crean via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div class="">Thank you very much Liz and Bill</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">So just to confirm, we are welcome to attend the celebration of life </div><div dir="auto" class="">For our dear friend Rita </div><div dir="auto" class="">from noon till 2 o’clock </div><div dir="auto" class="">on Friday coming. </div><div dir="auto" class="">At the facilities building </div><div dir="auto" class="">east of Mount Pleasant Rd. </div><div dir="auto" class="">in Mount Pleasant Cemetery</div><div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Thank you very much for letting us know</div><div dir="auto" class="">Martha</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Jul 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM Elizabeth Whelan via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Mary Lou,<div class="">It’s Bill’s email with the link to Mt Pleasant Cemetery info for Rita.</div><div class=""><br id="m_-7237809502275425899lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">On Jul 21, 2024, at 2:19 PM, Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" target="_blank" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""></div></blockquote></div></div></div><div dir="auto" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">What is this? I am completely unaware of it's "comings and goings". Please elucidate,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" class=""><br class="">Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher<br class="">Keeper of the Flame</div></div>
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On Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 12:46:22 p.m. EDT, Elizabeth Whelan via Sundaycommunity <<a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" target="_blank" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a>> wrote:
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<div class=""><div id="m_-7237809502275425899ydp17fc8759yiv6433535715" class=""><div class="">Resending Bill’s email (below) to the community, because I cannot access the site.<div class="">(Bill sent it from a different email address.)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">eLIZabeth<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=""><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:sundaycommunity-owner@lists.integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">sundaycommunity-owner@lists.integralshift.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><b class="">Sundaycommunity post from <a href="mailto:watsonwil@icloud.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">watsonwil@icloud.com</a> requires approval</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="">July 21, 2024 at 12:11:50 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:sundaycommunity-owner@lists.integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">sundaycommunity-owner@lists.integralshift.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class="">As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the<br class="">following mailing list posting:<br class=""><br class=""> List: <a href="mailto:Sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">Sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a><br class=""> From: <a href="mailto:watsonwil@icloud.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">watsonwil@icloud.com</a><br class=""> Subject: Rita Shaughnessy<br class=""> Reason: Post by non-member to a members-only list<br class=""><br class="">At your convenience, visit:<br class=""><br class=""> <a href="http://lists.integralshift.ca/admindb.cgi/sundaycommunity-integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" 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Shaughnessy</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(127,127,127,1.0)" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="">July 21, 2024 at 12:11:40 PM EDT<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(127,127,127,1.0)" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">sundaycommunity@lists.integralshift.ca</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px" class=""><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(127,127,127,1.0)" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif" class="">Bill Watson <<a href="mailto:bill.watson@utoronto.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">bill.watson@utoronto.ca</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><br class=""><a href="http://mountpleasantgroup.permavita.com/site/RitaShaughnessy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">http://mountpleasantgroup.permavita.com/site/RitaShaughnessy.html</a><br class=""><br class="">Sent from my I-Phone<br class=""><br class="">William J. 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