Obituary of Lisa Esther van Drielen

Lisa Esther van Drielen March 4, 1968 - April 26, 2019 It is with great sadness that Lisa's family announce her passing in Cranbrook Hospital on April 26, 2019 after she lived with cancer for the past 11/2 years. Lisa lived her childhood years in the Blaeberry Valley near Golden BC where she always loved to be outdoors, whether it was hauling wood, hiking, cross country skiing or enjoying the flowers and wildlife. Lisa finished Grade 12 in Vancouver. It was the first time she chose art as an option and won the King George art scholarship. Later she travelled in UK and Europe and studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Esther's Nostalgic Art was the name she chose to describe her many creative works. She loved painting, writing, had a great sense of design and a flare for all things creative. Life dealt Lisa many curve balls but she persevered with determination, fierce independence and humour. Her strong sense of compassion, empathy and caring for all living beings and in particular those facing difficult times came from a place of experience and wisdom. Lisa was much loved and will be dearly missed by mother Enid Petherick, Father Ralph van Drielen, sister Amber, as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins in Ontario and the USA, and her many friends made while on life's journey. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Lisa would be appreciated to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health - Mental Health programs www.ekfh.ca. The Zen By Lisa Esther van Drielen This turtle I see On a ledge Overlooking the water In the ancient Chinese garden Where I am pretending To be a sage The ultimate zen I hear a passerby say in comment And I am not sure If he is referring to me Or to the turtle All the memories I keep stored up All the mysteries I carry with me The hard walls of my life So brittle and so tall I am looking to be As comfortable with myself And as collected As that turtle Not unhappy to be small And convinced that I am Worthy Secure in myself And in all I hold dear That home is near