In Memory of Lila Chamney of Carleton Place

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1960 Lila Chamney

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You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she’d want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”

Everyone leaves footprints in your memory, but the ones that leave footprints in your heart are the ones you will truly remember.

About lindaseccaspina

Before she laid her fingers to a keyboard, Linda was a fashion designer, and then owned the eclectic store Flash Cadilac and Savannah Devilles in Ottawa on Rideau Street from 1976-1996. She also did clothing for various media and worked on “You Can’t do that on Television”. After writing for years about things that she cared about or pissed her off on American media she finally found her calling. She is a weekly columnist for the Sherbrooke Record and documents history every single day and has over 7800 blogs about Lanark County and Ottawa and an enormous weekly readership. Linda has published six books and is in her 5th year as a town councillor for Carleton Place. She believes in community and promoting business owners because she believes she can, so she does.

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  1. Lila was a very special friend and I was so saddened by her death. She had a quiet gentle way about her (much like all the Chamney family), but was strong and determined when aiming for a goal, either academic or sports oriented. I have never forgotten her and have only fond memories.

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  2. Thank you for your article on Lila Chamney. Two of her nieces carry her name, our daughter, Lori Ann Lila, and Lloyd’s daughter, Stephanie Ann Lila. She was a well-loved member of the Chamney family.
    Jane and John C.

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