CHRISTY LEE NOLAN DIED SUDDENLY AUGUST 3, 1991 FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WEST OF VULCAN, ALBERTA, AT THE AGE OF 16 YEARS.
CHRISTY WAS BORN MARCH 25, 1975 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA. SHE MOVED WITH HER FAMILY FROM VULCAN TO KIRKALDY IN 1976 AND A YEAR LATER MOVED TO CHAMPION. SHE STARTED SCHOOL IN CHAMPION AND WAS THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER OF THE STUDENTS UNION. IN 1988 SHE CAME WITH HER FAMILY TO VULCAN AND CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT CCHS AND WAS ABOUT TO START THIS SCHOOL YEAR IN GRADE ELEVEN. SHE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT AND FRIEND WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS. SHE RECEIVED THE ACADEMIC AWARD AND SCIENCE AWARD.
CHRISTY LOVED LIFE AND LIVED IT TO THE FULLEST. SHE LOVED ANIMALS AND ENJOYED MANY HOBBIES INCLUDING PIANO, SINGING, DANCING, ACTING, VOLLEY BALL, BASKETBALL, SKIING, SWIMMING AND SKATING. SHE PLAYED SAXOPHONE IN THE SCHOOL BAND AND WAS EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF A CAREER IN MEDICINE AFTER GRADUATION. SHE WAS A PAST MEMBER OF THE BROWNIES AND GIRL GUIDES.
“I’LL LEND YOU FOR A LITTLE TIME, A CHILD OF MINE”, HE SAID, “FOR YOU TO LOVE THE WHILE SHE LIVES AND TO MOURN FOR WHEN SHE’S DEAD. IT MAY BE SIX OR SEVEN YEARS OR TWENTY TWO OR THREE, BUT WILL YOU, TILL I CALL HER BACK, TAKE CARE OF HER FOR ME? SHE’LL BRING HER CHARMS TO GLADDEN YOU, AND SHOULD HER STAY BE BRIEF YOU’LL HAVE HER LOVELY MEMORIES AS SOLACE FOR YOUR GRIEF.
I CANNOT PROMISE SHE WILL STAY, SINCE ALL FROM EARTH RETURN, BUT THERE ARE LESSONS TAUGHT DOWN THERE I WANT THIS CHILD TO LEARN. I’VE LOOKED THIS WIDE WORLD OVER IN MY SEARCH FOR TEACHERS TRUE, AND FROM THE THRONGS THAT CROWD LIFE’S LANES I HAVE SELECTED YOU;
NOW WILL YOU GIVE HER ALL YOUR LOVE NOT THINK OF THE LABOUR VAIN, NOR HATE ME WHEN I COME TO CALL AND TAKE HER BACK AGAIN.” I FANCIED THAT I HEARD THEM SAY, “DEAR LORD, THY WILL BE DONE,” FOR ALL THE JOY THE CHILD SHALL BRING, THE RISK OF GRIEF WE’LL RUN. WE’LL LOVE HER WHILE WE MAY AND FOR THE HAPPINESS WE’VE KNOWN FOREVER GRATEFUL STAY. BUT SHOULD THE ANGELS CALL FOR HER MUCH SOONER THAN WE PLANNED WE’LL BRAVE THE BITTER GRIEF THAT COMES AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
SADLY MISSED AND ALWAYS LOVED, BELOVED DAUGHTER OF GORDON AND EDNA NOLAN, SISTER OF STACEY AND LINDSAY, JEFFERY, STEPHEN AND MICHAEL, HER GRANDPARENTS NANCY CARLSON, WILLIAM NOLAN AND CHARLOTTE NOLAN ALL OF VULCAN, NUMEROUS AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS AND A HOST OF FRIENDS.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR CHRISTY AND DALE HAYNE WERE HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST 6 AT 1:30 P.M. AT THE VULCAN CULTURAL RECREATIONAL CENTRE WITH REV. BEVERLY HILL AND PASTOR NEIL UNRUH OFFICIATING. CREMATION.
HONOURARY PALLBEARERS WERE STACY KLEIN, MARCIE SHOLDICE, KORIE SHOLDICE, AMANDA FISCHL, TAMARA HALLGRIMSON, ADAM SHEARER AND JOHN DOIRON. ACTIVE PALLBEARERS WERE RICK NOLAN, GEORGE NOLAN, LLOYD NOLAN, DAVID NOLAN, PETER CARLSON AND RICHARD CARLSON.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE CHRISTY NOLAN MEMORIAL FUND.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.