Avis de décès de Elizabeth Buckley
With great sadness, the L’Arche Daybreak community shares that Elizabeth Buckley, a long-time member of L’Arche and a beloved member of the Daybreak community, died peacefully on Sunday morning, July 24th, in her apartment. She was 84 years old. Elizabeth was born and brought up on the North Shore of Boston. As a young woman she joined the religious order Our Sisters of Charity of Halifax. Elizabeth served as schoolteacher in Montreal and in the Boston area. In the 1960s, in the very early years of L’Arche, she joined the original L’Arche community in Trosly, France. Elizabeth went on to found L’Arche Inverness in Scotland and L’Arche Irenicon in Massachusetts where she served as Community Leader until 1989. Elizabeth joined L’Arche Daybreak in 1990 as a member of the Dayspring team. For most of the last twenty years, she devoted herself to a life of prayer. Elizabeth had a cozy apartment which she called (Buckleyham Palace) at Daybreak’s Big House. She served as spiritual director to countless people over the years, and remained an involved and much loved member of L’Arche. Known affectionately as the (Queen Mum) to many at Daybreak, Elizabeth had a regal stature in L’Arche. She leaves a rich spiritual legacy to people in L’Arche around the world, and to countless others. Elizabeth is survived by her bother, Dennis Buckley, her sister-in-law Marie Buckley, and many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
VISITATION
Wednesday afternoon, July 27th, from 3:00pm to 7:00 pm at the Dayspring, 11339 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
FUNERAL
Thursday morning, July 28th, 10:30 am, Our Lady Queen of the World Catholic Church, 10411 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill, Ontario. A luncheon reception will follow the service in the church hall.
Interment later Thursday afternoon at St. John’s Church Cemetery, 12125 Yonge Street, Oak Ridges, Ontario. All are welcome.