In Memoriam - Alice (Busch) Barazzuol Feb. 27, 1918 - March 31, 2011


Well, it's been almost one year since my grandmother Alice (Nona as we called her) passed away on March 31, 2011.  We still miss her dearly as she was such a fine person who led a truly exemplary life and was a real inspiration for all of her children and grandchildren.

She was born 94 years ago today and this is just a little tribute to her that my dad put together from his pictures today.

 

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Nona in 1920 on the Gordon Reserve in Saskatchewan (where she grew up)

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here she was riding her brother Albert's Harley Davidson -  Feb. 1, 1936

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Feb. 1938

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In front of her mother's house at 633 Atlantic in Strathcona

Alice and Emilio with their first son John in 1943

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Alice and Emilio with a customer at the Silver Dollar Cafe on Commercial Drive. My grandparents ran restaurants for most of their lives, so we were always around food :)

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Nona and Grandpa - Dec. 1961

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Alice and Emilio when they ran the Ferguson Point Teahouse in Stanley Park, April, 1965

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Alice at front door and Emilio upstairs at the Teahouse, May 1968.  This is where my parents and I would live when I was born in 1970.

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Aug. 25, 1973

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Alice with Sister Rita, Albert and Beryl, John and Lucille at the Teahouse

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4 generations - Alice, grandson Toby, son Frank and father John Busch

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One of our favorite pictures of Nona in the garden beside Yaletown House. 

nephew flynnie drops by the green roof for a workday visit!

I love it when my nephews drop by for a visit during the work day.  No matter what's happening it brings a smile to my face and puts the day in perspective.  Looks like flynnie is almost ready to start gardening!

 

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if you were to one day steward the Blueberry Building, we would ask you to refer to this greenroof handbook

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2011 Green Roof Maintenance Guide.pdf (973 KB)
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how to care for and maintain the greenroof and gardens of the Blueberry Building @ 121 Heatley Avenue in Strathcona

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