Obituary of Eunice Jeanette Hawkins

It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Eunice Jeanette Hawkins, nee Johnson, on June 5, 2006 in her 90th year. She is survived by her three children Carolyn (Lynnwood) McIntosh, Rodger (Mildred) Hawkins, and Lucille (Dr. Jonathan) Lamb; eight grandchildren, Michelle (Darin) Krumm, Michael McIntosh, Glen, Mark, Kyle and Ryan Hawkins, Tyler and Austin Lamb; and four great-grandchildren Aryana, Raquel, Sterling and Desir�e Krumm. She was predeceased by her husband Herbert Roy Hawkins, one sister, Clara Merwart and her husband Carl (Kees) Merwart, two brothers, Bruce and Dr. Cecil Johnson, sister-in-law Sadie Johnson and her husband James Johnson, sister-in-law Maisie Hawkins, brother-in-law Charles and his wife Alice Hawkins, brother-in-law Gerald Hawkins and his wife May Simmons. She is survived by sister-in-law Hazel Johnson (the late Dr. Cecil), numerous nieces, nephews, godchildren, extended family - the Frank Lamb family of Lloydminster, the Tom James family of Calgary, and the Gordon McIntosh family of Edmonton. Eunice was born in Cottonwood, Montana on November 14th, 1916; daughter of Julius and Caroline (Sonmor) Johnson. Eunice spent most of her youth in the Outlook/Ardath communities and graduated from Lutheran Outlook College in 1935 and from Normal School in Saskatoon in 1936. In all, she taught for ten years in various rural Saskatchewan communities. It was at the beginning of her teaching post to the Trafalgar District, (east of Lloydminster) that she met a local school Trustee, Roy Hawkins. They were married April 30th, 1945 and remained on the original Hawkins homestead for their 50 years of marriage until Roy�s passing on May 17th, 1995. In the last few years of her life she felt very much at home at Riverside Terrace in Saskatoon. Eunice�s creeds of life were "Love one another, above all is love�, and "To thine own self be true - and it must follow as the night the day that thou cans�t then be false to any man�. She was a gifted teacher, a wonderful mother and gave her family the foundations for living life. She was a woman of uncompromising integrity, had a great concern for others and was a constant volunteer for her community and church. She loved music, reading and learning and constantly used her teaching talent to impart her knowledge to others, especially her grandchildren. One of her proudest accomplishments, which consumed her life for about three years, was the completion of the book "East of Lloydminster� and her role in compiling it. Her proudest accomplishment of all, however, was her family. She loved nature (especially bird watching), photography, astronomy, playing cards, art, arm chair and reality traveling, and gardening. She always had great compassion for those less fortunate and used to say that she always rooted for the underdog, even in hockey!! She had a great sense of humor, a dry wit, and loved repartee. Eunice was a woman of faith, teaching Sunday school for years and on occasion was asked to deliver Sunday messages to outlying congregations. She was a devoted member of Mothers� Union for many years and was proud to be a part of the Honour Guard for Queen Elizabeth II�s visit to Lloydminster. She was active in Home and School, the Co-op Guild and the Trafalgar Ladies Association. "I asked God for all things, that I might enjoy life. He gave me life that I might enjoy all things�.