Therese Morris has completed her tenure as the cemetery research coordinator for the Grouard Seniors Community Club but leaves with the project nearing completion.
In her last article in the Big Lakes County August newsletter, Morris announced she is retiring.
Her last day with the committee was Aug. 8.
“It has been an honour and privilege to have worked on this project for the past two years,” Morris writes.
“I have learned a ton about the culture, met some great people tied to the cemetery, and hope to continue being involved with the Grouard seniors. I have met an incredible number of people who had stories to share, tears to shed and family to find. I am proud to have worked with the cemetery committee working on the most important project of my 35-year career in mapping.”
Morris says the more rewarding story during her involvement was helping a lady find her mother’s grave, which in turn, helped lead her to more family including her father’s ashes, which she will eventually bring to rest with her mother.
In the coming weeks, the list for the monument will be finalized, to the best of the committee’s ability, and made ready for the monument to be ordered.
“I will be posting questions on the Facebook page to tie up some of these loose ends,” Morris writes.
“We have some plot number markers to install at the cemetery as part of this wrap up as well. The final step will be finalizing the map for the kiosk down at the cemetery so that anyone visiting can find their loved one(s).”
Before she leaves, Morris will be transferring all the committee’s “knowledge” plot markers, etc. to a couple of younger people willing to volunteer and keep the momentum moving forward.
Any questions or concerns can please be forwarded to grouardcem @gmail.com