Some very sad news: Wilma Alexander, a Belleville artist and author of several children's books has died at the age of 84. She was not ill for very long with liver cancer and died without pain.
I was priveleged to have known this wonderful woman and painted with her for much of the last seven years, and so attended her funeral yesterday.
Her grandson played some beautiful piano music including the Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven's Fur Elise and Starry, Starry night. Some of her paintings were on display so it was not only a memorial service, it was an art show and piano recital as well! There was even a large tray of assorted chocolates because Wilma loved chocolate.
There were eulogy tributes to her life from family members (her three sons,friends and also representatives from the Belleville Theatre Guild and the Belleville Art Association as well as a group called WOW- Women of Words -a group of published local writers.
Wilma had received several awards and recognitions over the years for her service to the arts community of the Quinte region.
If Wilma would have read this, she probably would have corrected my spelling and grammar! -she was a retired schoolteacher.
She will be greatly missed.
