(Memories of Linda Easthope) Birgit came to Calgary, Canada in 1959 and did domestic work, then moved to Cobble Hill, B.C. in 1960 and worked in a hospital. She raised her family very lovingly near Duncan, B.C. Birgit died tragically and unexpectedly in a pedestrian accident, struck by a sanitation truck driving in reverse on a residential street, while she was delivering flyers for her daughter’s new business. We miss her kindness and her shy little giggle. And also her rock collection. (We shared that interest in common.)