Memorial gift ensures Adele Hopkins' warmth continues to be felt at RMH

June 16 - Just like the pattern of a quilt, Adele Hopkins connected to those around her. Both as a long service employee at the Ross Memorial, and as a dedicated member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Women’s League, Adele’s service was heartfelt.

After she passed on March 27th, her friends in the Catholic Women’s League wanted to do something special to recognize her warmth. Together, they handmade a quilt and named it ‘Remembering Adele’.

On June 13th, Anne McKinnon and Helena Lessard of the Catholic Women’s League visited the RMH Palliative/Complex Care Unit to present the quilt to Ruth Hopkins, Adele’s daughter, Rosemary Wright, Clinical Resources Nurse, and Erin Coons, Executive Director of the RMH Foundation.

The quilt will be given to a patient whose complex care needs requires a long stay at the Hospital. The St. Mary’s Catholic Women’s League is participating in a 100th anniversary project which will see 100 quilts crafted and contributed to community groups by 2020.