Mr. Speaker, it is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of one of my constituents, Ms. Joyce Reid, who died on Friday, October 12, 2001.
Joyce was someone who believed that in addition to one's responsibilities to family and work one should also give something back to society. To that end she filled her life with volunteering for numerous community projects and political campaigns.
Joyce did not view politics with disdain. She viewed politics as an important component of a developed and civilized society. She believed that in the end politics was as good as the people who took time to participate in it.
Joyce was a tireless and dedicated volunteer in our community. Her many friends in the Swansea and High Park neighbourhoods will greatly miss her. I shall always remember her as an inspiring example of how to fully participate in and better the society one lives in.