Wendy Gay Selwyn

1939 - 2008  (69 years)

• Name	Wendy Gay Selwyn
  Born	16 Jan 1939	Karachi, India
  Gender	Female
  Died	23 March 2008	Sidney, British Columbia
  	From the Times Colonist for 2 Apr 2008 LONGCROFT, Wendy Gay (nee Selwyn) Wendy passed away on March 23, 2008 after a courageous 14 year battle with breast cancer. Wendy was born in Peshwar, Pakistan on January 16, 1939 and moved to England in 1946, where she met and married Peter. They emigrated to Canada with their children in 1975, living first in Calgary, Alberta and then Sidney, British Columbia. Wendy is survived and will be forever missed by Peter, her devoted husband of 47 years, her son David (and his wife Carrie and their children, Jonathan and Claire) and her daughter Amanda (and her husband Robert Harris and their children, Bryn and Aidan). She is also survived by her brother Jeremy Selwyn and her half siblings Michael Selwyn and Christina Selwyn. Wendy1s love for life was only surpassed by her love for her family. None of us could have had a better caregiver, nurturer, friend or deckhand. She took on the challenge of her disease with her typical selflessness and volunteered for many years at the Victoria Cancer Lodge, caring for others in the face of her own illness. In the last few years of her life, she discovered the excitement of dragon boat racing and found great joy in the camaraderie she shared with her fellow breast cancer survivors on the Island Breast Strokers paddling crew, taking the gold at the world championships in Singapore 2 years ago. Being on the water was nothing new for Wendy. She had spent many boating holidays with Peter and was looking forward to spending more time with their many friends from the Sidney-North Saanich Yacht Club. We would sincerely like to thank Dr. Ewen Cadger, Dr. Sharon Allen, Dr. Jim Wilde and the team of caregivers at both the Victoria Hospice and the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. A private ceremony for the family will be held at this time, with a memorial party to follow later this summer, where we hope that her friends will gather and tip their glasses in honour of a fine lady. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Victoria Walk to End Breast Cancer in the name of Amanda Longcroft. 456453
  Age	69 years
  Person ID	I0591	The Selwyn Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	John Sidney Augustus Selwyn,   b. 17 Oct 1908, Mussoorie W, India ,   d. Mar 2000  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Cicely Georgina Armour,   b. 1909, Berkeley ,   d. 2001  (Age 92 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1932	St. Mary's Church, Berkeley
  Family ID	F103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Martin Stoddart Longcroft,   d. 14 Oct 2017, Vancouver
  Married	Jun 1960	Kensington, Middlesex
  Children	1. David C S Longcroft   2. Amanda M S Longcroft
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1939 - Karachi, India Married - Jun 1960 - Kensington, Middlesex Died - 23 March 2008 - Sidney, British Columbia  = Link to Google Earth