VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
At WE Seniors, we’re fortunate to have an incredible group of people you’ve likely met, spoken with, or received help from at one time or another — our volunteers. We thought you might enjoy learning a little more about them: what inspired them to volunteer with us, what brought them here, and the experiences they’ve had as part of our community.
Legacy Volunteer Spotlight – Shirley Devlin – 1954 – 2023
Throughout her life, Shirley was known for her kindness to others, her ability to lead people in the right direction, her pragmatic approach to getting things done, and her ability to see when people needed help.
Shirley was a registered nurse and had a passion for teaching and children. She was a much-loved instructor and her tiny patients thought she was the very best. Shirley’s greatest passions were her family, and with family and friends she enjoyed traveling, playing golf &; pickleball.
Shirley was never one to be satisfied with the status quo, always looking at ways to make things better. Shirley joined Westend Seniors Activity Centre (WSAC) in 2015 to line dance, meet new people, and strengthen the retirement experience for fellow seniors. Soon she was participating on committees. Shirley was elected as a Board Director for two-year terms in March 2021 and 2023. She provided leadership on the Board’s Strategic Planning and Nominations Committees.
Shirley was also a passionate Pickleball player and was providing leadership on the Centre’s Pickleball Committee.
If you were lucky enough to have met Shirley, you would have seen her bright smile, her big laugh, the positive energy she brought to everything, her passion to get things right, her genuineness and honesty, her ability to keep us all organized, and above all, how much she cared about the people around her.