Marlo Fehr (nee Jamieson)

Eulogy Read at Marlo's Funeral:

When I looked up the meaning of the name Marlo one of the meanings was “wished for child”. Marlo was a later in life child and very beloved and wished for by her parents and siblings.

Marlo was one of the happiest people around. Her beautiful smile and her positive attitude affected everyone she met. Growing up was not easy for her as she developed alopecia at the age of 13. What a devastating disease for a young girl.

Marlo had many friends. She was a professional “flowergirl” standing up in many weddings.

After high school Marlo went to Brandon University and lived in McMaster Hall and in her words “had way more fun than I was allowed.” She said that the weekend always started on Thursday night and ended sometime the next week. She was also “employed” as Glen’s personal chauffer on Fridays for the long ride home.

In the summer of 1990, she met her future husband Dan and that August she secured a position as an Activity Therapist at Central Park Lodge and gave up university life. Two years later she accepted the same position at the Wawanesa Personal Care Home. The staff and residents in Wawanesa loved Marlo. When she came to work one day with her new wig of long flowing locks the male patients fell in love with her.

Marlo was obsessed with being a bride. Her wish came true in 1994 when she and Dan were married. Then in 1997 they were blessed with the birth of Lachlan and in 2001 with Kjya. Marlo thought that she had finally found the perfect job, being a mother. Also within this time period Marlo was diagnosed with MS. As her illness progressed Dan was the support that Marlo needed.

Her family and friendships were very important to Marlo. Here are a few memories from her closest friends.

From Lorna Hamilton Marlo was a good friend and took a genuine interest in what was going on in her friends’ lives. Throughout school she was up for anything and really enjoyed being with her group of friends. She had a sharp wit and enjoyed a good story. We had lots of fun together in high school and that continued when most of our friend group moved to Brandon after high school. Although Marlo lived with a funeral home basically in her yard, she was not very comfortable with it. She avoided going in there and when she did, she was pretty scared. One time, she did take some of us through it and we were all a little freaked out by it, but I still think she was the most nervous out of all of us! She lived in residence at Brandon University her first year after high school and she pretty much lived on cereal for supper. She wasn’t a fan of most of the evening meals, but there was always cereal. I think Captain Crunch was her favourite. Lorna Hamilton, Leanne Einarson, Glen Tosh, Nicole McIntyre and Marlo all lived on the second floor of McMaster Hall that year so there were always lots of high school friends around. Marlo was artistic like her mom and excelled at playing the flute in high school. Growing up, even though she was significantly younger than her siblings, she really loved, admired and enjoyed each of them and their spouses. She was a proud aunt and loved it when the whole family got together.

From Tammy Knight Marlo and I had the same taste in music. We would spend hours at the Jamieson’s place as kids listening and singing along with the Bee Gee’s and Olivia Newton John. Marlo was also a true lover of the Monarchy and had a few memorabilia. Her favourite was Princess Diana and I can remember her watching the Royal Wedding. She was so mesmerized on how beautiful Princess Diana looked and how lavish the wedding and procession was. When the movie Grease 2 came out, we loved the sound track so much that at lunch time at school a few of us would go into the theatre and play the record and re-enact the scenes from the movie. Some of the songs were Cool Rider and Let’s do it for our Country. Oh, the good old days! Marlo was one of those friends that if you hadn’t talked for some time, when you did get together it was like no time had passed. Those are my favourite memories, sitting for hours over coffee and just catching up.

From Glen Tosh We used to drive back and forth to school in Brandon all the time. Marlo told me she was a very nervous passenger and the only people she was comfortable driving with were me, Moray and her Dad. Then one winter Sunday night as we were heading back in (I was probably hung over), we were coming to the corner of 2 and 10 and I was slowing down. Marlo says “are you going to turn going this fast?” Oh shit, I hit the brakes and we proceeded to do about 3 360’s in the middle of the highway. She instantly says, “Ok I only trust Moray and Dad now.” I said Hey I kept it on the road. She says “pffft.”

From Cheryl McGill Battersby She was there for me during a lot of my very dark times. I remember once when I house sat for her and Dan when they had to go and be with her Dad when he had his stroke. She said she always liked it when I stayed there because I cleaned her house! She also loved my macaroni salad. I’m so glad I spent some time with her when I was visiting Dad. She loved the McDonald’s cheeseburgers I brought her and enjoyed the beer we had together. She was a wonderful friend.

From Colleen Vanwynsberghe Marlo was very loyal to her friends, family and community. She was very positive and was never scared to take on a role or be a part of something. She was very proud to carry the Jamieson name. Marlo’s expressions said it all! When you got the “look”, she meant it. Her smile was beautiful and her eyes spoke to you. I remember working with Marlo when she was the Activity Director in Wawanesa PCH. She was

fantastic with the residents and very caring. When growing up, Marlo was obsessed with brides. She had magazines and scrapbooks full of them. I remember Marlo bringing her precious scrapbooks to school for “show and tell” day.

From Nicole McIntyre Garbutt I grew up on the same street and we shared many walks and bike rides to and from school for years. As young girls whenever we played together, we always played brides and Marlo had a scrapbook full of brides. I remember in all of the seriousness of a 5 year old her informing me that you had to be at least 13 to be a bride!

Marlo was a shining star in all of our lives. Her love is now shining down upon us.