The criteria to receive Honorary Life Membership is:

• Must have been a Member/Volunteer for Prince Rupert Hospice,

•  Contributed significantly to the development of the Hospice Society, and/or

•  Made a huge and sustaining commitment to this Hospice Society.

Should you want to nominate someone for Honorary Life Membership, please put in writing and either send or email to the Prince Rupert Hospice, the person who you would like to nominate and the reasons why.

The 2025 recipients were:
Judy Riddell

Judy has been an intrinsic part of Hospice for many years, both as a Volunteer and serving as Board President for four consecutive terms. In this role she was instrumental in raising funds for the refurbishing of two Palliative suites on the third floor of the hospital, the 75/20 Advance Care Plan Awareness Initiative, and raising funds for the many events hosted by Hospice.

Derry Bott

Derry has been an integral part of Hospice, serving one term on the Board as Secretary and then as Treasurer for four consecutive terms. He is also a trained Volunteer, co-facilitating Journey Through Grief, whilst hosting the Annual Blue Christmas at the First United Church, and the Annual Ceremony of Remembrance (aka Tag Burning) in his own backyard for the last four years.

The 2024 recipients were:
Peggy Davenport

Peggy was a member of the original Hospice Society and was a strong support in organizing and starting the present Society. She sat as a Director on the Board, helped with Volunteer training. an was a mentor to many. Peggy was always a strong voice in speaking for those who could not speak for themselves.

Jermaine Furness

Jermaine joined Hospice in 2015, training as a visiting Volunteer, later becoming a Director on the Board also. She was very active in fundraising was passionate about and worked tirelessly on the project to renovate the two Palliative Care rooms on the third floor of the Hospital. She helped write the request for funding, researched catalogues for necessary equipment and supervised the setup of the rooms. Jermaine was always a supportive and positive Hospice member.

Connie Munson

Connie is a founding member of the PRDHS 2009.  She helped in the writing of the Bylaws for the Society and also the Volunteer Handbook and Policies for Volunteers. She trained to become a Volunteer and Advance Care Plan trainer. Connie was Volunteer Coordinator for several years and is now Hospice’s Grief Facilitator. In this role she leads Monthly Grief Support Drop-Ins, twice-yearly Journey Through Grief workshops, and assists with events such as Community Celebration of Remembrance and Blue Christmas. 

Joanne Letts

Joanne joined Hospice in 2011. She trained as a Volunteer and has spent many hours doing both palliative and friendly visits to clients at home and in the Hospital and Manor, always a comforting and calm presence who helps bring peace of mind to her clients and their families.  Joanne trained as a volunteer to do one on one grief support over the phone. She is always willing to help with fundraising and other Hospice events.

Irene Zak

Irene joined Hospice in 2014. She trained as a volunteer and has spent many hours sitting with palliative patients and doing vigils at the end of life. She has also given her time to do friendly visiting to clients at home and in the Hospital and Manor. She has helped with fundraising and trained to do one-on-one grief support over the phone. Irene now dedicates many hours to collecting and coordinating everyone’s monthly volunteer hours.