Grace Lawrence Memoriam
| Type of post: | Chorus news item |
| Sub-type: | News Posts |
| Posted By: | Jacquie Di Federico |
| Status: | Current |
| Date Posted: | Thu, 31 Oct 2024 |
When you meet someone for the first time you never know how much that person will enrich
your life. The first time I met Grace was when she walked into Ontario Heartland’s
rehearsal room during a guest night we were having, in the hope of adding new voices to
our chorus.
At the end of the evening as she was leaving, I asked if she would be coming back. The
following week, her sister Monica showed up instead! She told me Grace sent her to tell me
she would be back in two weeks (though we wouldn’t find out they were sisters till several
months later).
Et Voila I personally became the beneficiary of the two best friends I’ve had in my history
with Sweet Adelines. Our chorus would revel in the fact that with the addition of
those lady’s beautiful voices, for twenty plus years we also got to enjoy warm-ups to
Calipso music!
Our Grace was always one of those members who step forward to take on the more arduous
chorus tasks: fundraising, costumes, competition coordinator, or any project that nobody
really wanted.
Now that God has called Grace home, we take comfort in the belief that she and Monica are reunited and enjoying
those heavenly harmonies.
Rita, retired member, on behalf of The Heartland Singers
your life. The first time I met Grace was when she walked into Ontario Heartland’s
rehearsal room during a guest night we were having, in the hope of adding new voices to
our chorus.
At the end of the evening as she was leaving, I asked if she would be coming back. The
following week, her sister Monica showed up instead! She told me Grace sent her to tell me
she would be back in two weeks (though we wouldn’t find out they were sisters till several
months later).
Et Voila I personally became the beneficiary of the two best friends I’ve had in my history
with Sweet Adelines. Our chorus would revel in the fact that with the addition of
those lady’s beautiful voices, for twenty plus years we also got to enjoy warm-ups to
Calipso music!
Our Grace was always one of those members who step forward to take on the more arduous
chorus tasks: fundraising, costumes, competition coordinator, or any project that nobody
really wanted.
Now that God has called Grace home, we take comfort in the belief that she and Monica are reunited and enjoying
those heavenly harmonies.
Rita, retired member, on behalf of The Heartland Singers
