In memory of

Grace Avril Dookie

April 14, 1926 -  January 23, 2018

Dookie, Grace Avril (nee Mahabir)
Peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday January 23, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Winston and mother of Ramabai, Ronnie, Keith (Annie), Patricia (Elton), Wendy (Robbie) and the late Susan. Dear sister of Lucille Dookie, Cynthia Seunarine, Neville Mahabir and the late Marion Moosai Maharaj, Horace Mahabir and Rawle Mahabir. Loving Grandmother (Mom-Mom) to Iser, Ronnie, Kurtis, Kristina, Mandy, Shaina, Sasha, Nicole, Aisha and Shannon and Great Grandmother of Nicholas and Sierra. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Covenant House or The Open Door

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Anne-Marie Moosai-Maharaj (Niece)

Entered January 26, 2018 from Toronto

With heartfelt condolences and fondest memories, i bid ‘adieu’ to Auntie Grace. My memories of her will live in my heart forever, some with a chuckle or two, some - very inspirational. As the family gathers to celebrate her life, we silently weep, comforting one another. I know that will please her. Family meant a lot to her and she meant a lot to us all. Rest In Peace my dear Aunt, you are home safe in the arms of our Lord. You will be missed.

David Dookie (Nephew)

Entered January 26, 2018 from Trinidad

So glad we had the time together.you will always be in my heart

Elizabeth Seunarine (Niece)

Entered January 26, 2018 from Mississauga

Oh Auntie Grace, words are inadequate... thank you for that special place in my heart and soul where we traveled together.
A life time of memories... love and miss you.
Betty

Ron Ferrier (Grandson)

Entered January 26, 2018 from Kitchener, Ontario

On Tuesday I lost my grandmother and that was a particularly tough loss for me. For my generation of the family she was the ideal of "good" and "pure" that we secretly in our hearts strove towards. For someone to live without vices and to be both tolerant and forgiving of those of us that had them was just a tiny piece of the story that made up her life.

I find myself fortunate that I was able to have 40 years of my life with her in it. She was the single most influential person in my life and I owe every bit of softer side that I have to her. I cherish the time I spent with her learning to cook, learning to knit, and learning to sew. Skills that few people, let alone men, have these days. It is from her I learned to help those who could not help themselves and her teachings that frequently led to me bringing strays (friends without family nearby) to family occassions so that they would not spend the holidays alone.

The child in me wants to go back to the simple days, sitting in her apartment in the morning after she finished her shift at the hospital, and helping to make ham wrapped in pancakes and waiting for my grandfather to rise to watch tennis games being played on the other side of the world. Or waiting until the afternoon and waiting for the young and the restless to start (which for a large part of my younger days I knew FAR too much about). Or returning back to the days when the whole family slept on the floor in the apartment on christmas eve and woke up together christmas day.

These are the things that I drew from my grandmother. A profound sense of being a family and being willing to give of oneself beyond comfort with no expectation that anything would ever be returned. The gift was always the act of giving and being able to make someone else just a little bit happier in the process. As I watched her, and the things she did for others, I learned how to give of myself.

The world is a more hollow place without her but the memory of her light lives on in me and the rest of my family. Though it takes a monumental effort to say goodbye to my favourite person in the world I need to start to do that now. I will miss the tireless lessons. I will miss the selfless example. I will miss the unflagging devotion to family. And I will miss the fact that she was always there if I needed her even when I was miles away.

I'll miss you Mom-mom. I love you with every part of my heart. And I hope you find the peace you so deserve.

Pam Rambharack (Friend)

Entered January 27, 2018 from Mississauga

My condolences to the family at this difficult time.

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