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- Megan was an expert skateboarder and died from injuries from a skateboarding fall in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA. Buried in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Royal Oak Burial Park, Grove of Remembrance, Section L, Grave 1494.
The Leader Post, Regina, Saskatchewan, Wednesday April 3, 2002, Page D1
Glendinning, Megan Elizabeth
"Man is love, and loves what vanishes, what more is there to say"
Megan was born May 8, 1982, a few minutes before Mother's Day and left us March 27 while enjoying her passion for freestyle snowboarding at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. She joins her grandparents Alice and J.A. (Glen) Glendinning, a special aunt, Grace Stephens, and cousin Tom Perkins. Blessed by her life and her love are Megan's parents Peter and Janis, brother Jamie Rathwell, and aunt and uncle Wendy and Paul, and her cousin Michael and Heather. Megan graduated from the French immersion program at Campbell Collegiate in Regina in 2000 and spent the next year living in Canmore and working at Sunshine, Alberta, and snowboarding. She moved to Vancouver and was in her second semester at Simon Fraser University, working part time at Mt. Seymour ski lodge, and spending all her available time snowboarding. Megan had many friends whom she considered "family", and she had found a soul mate, Jeff Lidkea and was "really happy". Throughout life, Megan pursued everything she considered worthwhile with intensity and enthusiasm, whether it was gymnastics or schoolwork, horseback riding or public speaking. She skipped classes with equal vigour. She taught us to constantly and perhaps the most important lesson was the importance of friendships relative to "things". She cared for others with the same intensity. As parents we encouraged her to challenge the system, and she did, and we worried. We urged Megan to "seize the day" and she did, with an energy and determination that frightened us at times. We were inclined to tell her to slow down, to take her time. She never did slow down and wait, we are glad she didn't. We told her she could become whoever she wanted to be, and our daughter became a passionate snowboarder, a wonderful friend, and an enchanting young woman. We are proud of our daughter Megan. If a life is measured not by its duration but by its donation, the measure of Megan's life was at the top of the mark. She contributed fully, with an enthusiasm that knew no hesitation. We value and cherish her donation. She fulfilled our lives. She taught us so very much. We mourn the contribution that would have been. We grieve the loss of not knowing who she would have become in later life. Our grief is for ourselves and for her friends, deprived of so many wondrous and unique experiences with Megan. We truly celebrate her life in ours. We miss her deeply.
"Death is not putting out the light but extinguishing the lamp, because the dawn has come"
Friends in Regina have arranged a celebration of Megan's life for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at the Wascana Centre bandstand. The more snow the better. Friends at Mount Seymour will hold a memorial for her on Saturday, April 6 on the mountainside at 6 p.m. and her snowboard will be signed by her friends and hung in the lodge. A private ceremony for Megan, family and friends will be held at a time and on a mountain to be determined and announced later. Donations in her memory may be made to: In Memory of Megan Glendinning, Plant for Health Program, c/o Hospitals of Regina Foundation, Box 1697, Regina, SK., S4P 3Z6 which will identify trees on the grounds of the Wascana Rehabilitation Centre, in her name and acknowledge the donor on wall plaques within the building.
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1982 - 2002 (19 years)
