Barbara Kay: An enemy of victim politics, a champion of common sense
Barbara Kay September 7, 2010 – 4:56 pm
This is a tribute column to one of the National Post’s most loyal fans, Lois Hashimoto, who died last January, aged 81. I saved my remarks about Lois to coincide with this Saturday’s fundraiser for one of her favourite causes, AGAPE, the only anglophone social service agency in Laval, Que., renamed in her honour as “The Lois Hashimoto Memorial Walk.”
From her eulogy, I learned that Lois, born Yuriko Nakashima in New Westminster, B.C., led a rich and traditional life as a fulfilled wife, mother and grandmother, who never sought a career outside the home. She enjoyed a wide circle of friendships, old and new (I was new), played bridge, followed baseball, had a passion for literature, was unbeatable at ping-pong, and could and did sew everything from grad dresses to bathing suits. Read More »
From her eulogy, I learned that Lois, born Yuriko Nakashima in New Westminster, B.C., led a rich and traditional life as a fulfilled wife, mother and grandmother, who never sought a career outside the home. She enjoyed a wide circle of friendships, old and new (I was new), played bridge, followed baseball, had a passion for literature, was unbeatable at ping-pong, and could and did sew everything from grad dresses to bathing suits. Read More »
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