With champagne bottles popping and well-wishes from the Queen, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and other dignitaries displayed on the mantel, Pamela Ann Merrill Cook celebrates her 100th birthday in style surrounded by family and love at Carlton House of Oak Bay.
Commanding the room with ease and grace B次元官网网址� refinement instilled early at KingB次元官网网址檚 Hall Ladies College and perfected as a Montreal socialite B次元官网网址� the centenarian matriarch raises her glass to her milestone, crediting her active artistic lifestyle for her longevity and sharpness.
Cook, born in Ireland Nov. 9, 1918, has spent most of her years pursuing artistic passions as an accomplished painter, from attending the renowned Montreal Museum of Fine Arts as a young woman, to most recently displaying her art in an exhibition at the sprightly age of 98.
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CookB次元官网网址檚 two children, Larry and Lindy, and their children and grand-children, have all benefited from a lifetime surrounded by CookB次元官网网址檚 art.
B次元官网网址淚 have thousands of paintings and sketches that go back from the 1930s to present day showing all stages of her life,B次元官网网址� said Andrew Peck, LarryB次元官网网址檚 son and CookB次元官网网址檚 eldest grandson. B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 one thing to know somebody, itB次元官网网址檚 another to know somebody before you even existed in terms of seeing their interpretation of the world around them. This whole room has an appreciation for art and thatB次元官网网址檚 a gift sheB次元官网网址檚 given all of us.B次元官网网址�
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As the four generations sat down to an elegantly set table for the birthday feast, LindyB次元官网网址檚 daughter Alison Wadsworth, read B次元官网网址淥de to MerrillB次元官网网址� aloud to her grandmother. The touching and humorous poem traced the milestones in CookB次元官网网址檚 life: moves from Ireland to Montreal to Victoria to Sooke to Oak Bay; a 30-year marriage to former diplomat Murray Cook spent travelling, golfing, gardening, and enjoying an active social life; and many career highlights with awards and recognition for her art.
B次元官网网址淪he is an incredibly unique person. On top of being a tremendous talent and incredible artist, sheB次元官网网址檚 a woman of great class, dignity, self-respect and character,B次元官网网址� said Peck.
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