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Janice O'Brien posted a condolence
Saturday, April 3, 2021
To Mary Anne and John and families: We were so sorry to hear of Madelon's passing. Dennis has many fond memories of skating and playing hockey on the best backyard rink in Port Hope. We always enjoyed our occasional phone calls from Madelon reminiscing about the good old days. She was always so friendly and cheerful and will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. Janice & Dennis O'Brien
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Penny Beebe posted a condolence
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Mary Anne & Rick ... Sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family. Ward & Penny Beebe
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Joan Parrott posted a condolence
Thursday, April 1, 2021
To the family of Madelon Kelley: I would like to express my deepest sympathy on the passing of Madelon. Madelon formerly lived down from me on Francis Street, and may have been in involved with East Durham Historical Society. Sincerely, Joan Parrott (Secretary, Port Hope & District Historical Society)
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Marion Hodgson posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
My sympathy to all. When I was still driving I spent many an afternoon visiting Madelon and having tea. They are fond memories. Prayers to all.
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robert thickson posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Sorry for the loss of your mom,i have known Madelon since i can remember, always greeting you with a smile and that is what i will always remember .
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Mitch and Gai Bailey posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Madeline was a warm and thoughtful friend. My wife and I will miss the wonderful phone calls we shared with her over the years chatting about family and day to day life. She will remain in our hearts.
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Simon Hughes posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
I was a 16 year old boy from Nova Scotia in 1980 when I arrived at Trinity College School in Port Hope. It was the first time I had been away from home and by myself. I was lonely and a little lost but Mrs. Kelley and her mail room brought a small piece of home to me. I think, in many respects, she was like a surrogate mother to all of us boys who came from away to board at TCS. She was warm and friendly to us, always smiled and asked how we were doing. I remember meeting up with her again at either our 25th or 30th Class of '82 reunion. She remembered me and I her. It was so great to see her and have a few minutes to chat. If I think back now, she has left a wonderful legacy of empathy, compassion and kindness to all of us who were away from home attending TCS but found a small piece of home in her. Beati Mundo Corde (Blessed are the pure of heart).
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Nancy Smith posted a symbolic gesture
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
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So very sorry to hear of the loss of your Mom.
She was a wonderful lady.
John and Mary Anne and families, my thoughts are with you.
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Fred Cowans posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Mrs. Kelley was a wonderful person. She was the cheerful person on the other side of the mailbox. When my parents moved to Port Hope almost 30 years after I graduated in 1970, Madelon made the feel welcome. She also visited my father at Roseglen Village when he later lived there.
My condolences to her family. She was a wonderful friend.
Fred Cowans '70
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Neil/Nancy McCallum posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
Mrs Kelly had a calming and nurturing affect on so many TCS boys. I was from a small town completely unaccustomed to the school’s habits and rituals and yet she made me feel special.Very fond memories of a great lady and what a smile !
Neil McCallum ‘73
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David Kaczmarek posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
I have many fond and vivid memories of Mrs. Kelly from my four years at TCS in the mid-seventies. I am sorry for your loss. She lives on in so many hearts.
David Kaczmarek
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Lynne Kerr posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
Madelon really was one of a kind.She made so many of the TCS boys feel so loved and left a remarkable impression on all of them She ran the mail room with such efficiency and at the same time had time to spare for everyone who came to see her. And she had postcards from all over the world proudly on display. My father Jim Kerr had enormous respect for her and cherished her friendship over many years.The rest of the Kerr family have many happy memories of her kindness and great sense of humour .She will be very much missed by a a great many people whose lives she touched.
Lynne Kerr
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Pat OBrien posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
Sorry to hear of the passing of Madolin Kelley She was a good person and good to the O' Briens My condolences to the Kelley family Pat O'Brien
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Chris Matthews posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
I was one of the many hundreds of TCS boys who had the pleasure of knowing Madelon Kelley. She knew everyone, and everyone knew her. We always looked forward to seeing her because she invariably had a kind word, a great sense of humour, and a real interest in how you were doing. I am sure she also had to a walk a fine line when it came to enforcing rules, given the illicit substances that boys would sometimes arrange to send to themselves. In any case, she walked that line successfully, because no one blamed her if they got caught!
I express my condolences to Madelon's family, but also my thoughts on how fortunate they were to have her in their lives for so long. We meet many people in our lives - she was one of the good ones.
Chris Matthews
Class of 1977
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Frank Lawler posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
What a kind and generous soul. She was always ready with a smile and a warm welcome: Mrs. Kelley truly helped make TCS feel like a home for me, particularly in my first year. Her mail room was a sanctuary from the sea of students that sometimes overwhelmed me as an only-child New Boy. Please consider making a donation in her memory to the Alzheimer Society of Canada: https://support.alzheimer.ca/site/Donation2?1760.donation=form1&df_id=1760&mfc_pref=T&s_locale=en_CA
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Migara Weerasinghe lit a candle
Monday, March 29, 2021
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She was a great and gentle woman who I had the pleasure of keeping in touch with over the years when I left TCS. I looked forward to her yearly Christmas cards and visiting on occasion when I went up to TCS for a visit or for old boys game. The TCS community has lost a true angel. To me she was always my confident during my senior years at TCS as a border and someone who filled in when my mom wasn’t around. I will truly miss her. May she Rest In Peace.
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Sandy and Terry posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
Condolences to you all! Terry and I always enjoyed our visits with Mrs. Kelley(this is when she'd say just Madelon) Love to all. Terry and Sandy
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Matthew Boswell posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
Dear Kelley Family,
I was so sorry to learn of Madelon's passing. I have incredibly fond memories of her from my time in Port Hope in late 1980s. She was a great person and really cared about others and how they were doing. A great sense of humour and a great laugh. She was certainly a friend to me while I was at TCS and I so much appreciated her. Hopefully the many happy memories you all have of Madelon will help you as you struggle through the sadness of losing her. My thoughts are with you.
All the best,
Matthew Boswell
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Olaf Drehsen posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
My deep condolences to all the family of Mrs. Kelley! She was such a nice lady!
During my time at TCS in the 80‘s she shares my eagerness for parcels or letters from overseas.
Best regards from Germany!
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Brad Willcocks uploaded photo(s)
Monday, March 29, 2021
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My deepest condolences to the family. I will miss our occasional phone call just to catch up. Like many of her TCS kids, I will always treasure how she loved and treated us as her own. There is a wonderful picture of us together in the Store on page 32 of the TCS Record year book.
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Richard Atyeo posted a condolence
Monday, March 29, 2021
I'm sorry to hear the passing of your mother. I always enjoyed chatting with Mrs. Kelly as a student at TCS and in later years as an old boy returning. We started at the school the same year 1968.
Richard Atyeo
Class of 1973
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Lori Andrus posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
To The Kelley family,So many wonderful memories of your mom over the years..Lots of conversations with your mom downtown or in a shop...Mom thought the world of your mom too...thinking of you at this sad time for all...Lori Everson Andrus
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Theresa Smith posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
So very sorry for your loss, your Mom was an amazing lady, she will be missed by all that had the pleasure of knowing her.
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Doug Smith posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
My condolences to the Kelley family ...... Such a nice lady
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Val Taylor posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
So sorry to hear of Madelon’s passing, my sympathy to all of you.
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Paul and Margaret Appleman posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
So very sorry to hear of the passing of your Mom, she was a remarkable lady.
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Ken, Gail Henderson posted a condolence
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Mary Anne and family, Gail and I extend our sincere condolences. Your mom was a great person and always enjoyed a conversation with her. Ken & Gail Henderson.❤️
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Al Walsh posted a condolence
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Mary Anne and John so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother.
Al and Sally Walsh
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Paul Goucher posted a condolence
Saturday, March 27, 2021
My Deepest Sympathy to you and your family. I will always remember the love she had for me and my family, She will be missed.
Paul Goucher
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Eudora Morrison posted a condolence
Saturday, March 27, 2021
I am very sorry for your loss. I spent a lot of time at your place when we were younger and skated all the time. I think about her often. Eudora (Highfield) Morrison
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Judy & Doug Cook posted a condolence
Saturday, March 27, 2021
We were all truly blessed to have known her .. she sure was special .. thinking of you all
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Saturday, March 27, 2021
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Such an enormous loss. I will love her forever.
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Saturday, March 27, 2021
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