Robin Wheeler has passed away

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Comment by Randy Helten on March 4, 2012 at 2:11pm

Robin was patient, humble, generous, and kind. She gave several workshops in the West End in the past few years. We'll miss her, but her gentle caring will live on in the work and activities we do. Robin has planted many seeds. Many will sprout and grow. Thank you, Robin!

Comment by Ross Moster on February 27, 2012 at 12:23pm

Hi Cabot,

Your friends info is correct. Here are a few more details:

Times and dates for the memorial in North Vancouver and Celebration of Robin's Life in Roberts Creek have been announced:

1) The memorial in North Vancouver will take place on Monday, February 27th at 2 pm at the Boal Memorial Chapel. Everyone is welcome.

2) Please join us for a local Celebration of Robin's Life on Sunday, March 4th from 3 - 6 pm at the Roberts Creek Hall. We'll be potlucking together at 5 pm, so please bring some food to share. We are putting together some lovely activities to honour Robin and create space for us to share ... please stay tuned for more details. We'll also need volunteers to help at the event and beforehand.

Comment by Cabot Lyford on February 25, 2012 at 8:17pm

A friend of mine in Roberts Creek tells me that she read in the paper that there will be a memorial service for Robin at Boal Memorial Chapel in North Van on Monday Feb 27th at 2pm and a celebration of life at Roberts Creek Hall Sunday, Mar 4th from 3-6pm 

Comment by Leslie Kemp on February 25, 2012 at 12:47pm

Robin's legacy: an inspiring teacher, a wonderful sense of humour, two great books, and a community of dedicated friends and aspiring gardeners. She will be missed but for those of us whose lives she touched, her contributions live on.

Comment by Randy Chatterjee on February 24, 2012 at 8:30am

Gardening for the Faint of Heart is a bible for foodies seeking to improve their hearts, and every other part of their anatomy, by growing more of their food at home.  Thank you, Robin.

Comment by Ross Moster on February 23, 2012 at 10:15am

Thanks for the comments so far. This post is getting a lot of views (80 in 2 days); we hope more of you will post your thoughts, as we'd like to pass them along to Robin's friends and family soon.

Ross

P.S. Angela, I did show Robin the garden when she was last here in October, and she liked it.

Comment by Angela Squires on February 22, 2012 at 3:36pm

Very sad news. I took two workshops with Robin and purchased her books. Robin's delightful and gentle humour brightened winter days and inspired plans for the growing season. Robin's ideas about edible landscaping took root and inspired the Kits Point Community Garden at the Billy Bishop Legion in Vancouver. Now entering its second year food crops are infiltrating the landscape design but sadly Robin did not get to see the 'Billy' transformation. We will greatly miss her.

Comment by Shelby Tay on February 21, 2012 at 10:14pm

Very sorry to hear of Robyn's passing. I'm grateful to have hosted one of her workshops in our home on container gardening two summers ago. Thinking of all the people over the years who took the skills that they learned in her workshops to start growing food in backyards and on windowsills and balconies across the city.

Comment by Cabot Lyford on February 21, 2012 at 4:52pm

This is sad indeed.

I got to know Robin during the late 90's before she moved to her little homestead and benefitted from her hospitality several summers in a row while she was establishing her gardens and nursery at the new place.  We lost touch over the years as my family and I no longer traveled to the SS Coast, although I always enjoyed her posts on the vanpermaculture listserve.  I didn't realize she had cancer.

I'm sure I am not the only one who enjoyed her generous spirit and incisive humour and realism.  She had the wonderful gift of connecting people and she will be missed.

If there is to be a memorial, I hope the event will be posted on VV.