KWAN, Margaret - Born in Shanghai, December 14, 1923. Died in Toronto, March 29, 2024.
Loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Beloved by her sister, Grace; daughters, Louise (Kim), Grace (Noel); grandson, Graeme Wood (Louisa); and great-grandchildren, Zuleika and Hanzo.
Margaret was the fourth in a family of ten children. She graduated from Aurora College in Shanghai in 1946.
In 1949, she immigrated to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, and to join her fiancé.
Married in 1949 to T.C. Jack Kwan, she was tragically widowed in 1956, and left to raise two daughters. She was rightfully proud of returning to university in her 40s, and graduating as the first female landscape architect from the University of Toronto.
Her career achievements and friendships with her colleagues were legendary, and sources of great satisfaction.
She was admired for her calligraphy, creativity, bravery and strength under physical adversity. Margaret had many treasured friends from varied walks of life, starting from her childhood and continuing into her senior years. She was an accomplished seamstress and knitter and weaver, and could mend anything.
She had a remarkable memory, and a great appetite for learning, using her iPad well into her 90s, and, for food. One of her last words was "steak", her favourite.
At Margaret's request, there will be no funeral. A Celebration of Life will be planned for a later date.
If preferred, donations in Margaret's name may be made to the charity of your choice.
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