Laurie Kingston, 1967-2018

Laurie passed away peacefully at Élisabeth Bruyère Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario on Monday January 8th, 2018 at the age of 50 years. Loving partner of Tim Wayne. Beloved mother of Sacha Kingston-Wayne and Daniel Kingston-Wayne. Daughter of Diane Kingston and the late Bob Kingston of Hawkesbury, Ontario. Daughter-in-law of Susan Wayne, Jack Wayne and Susan Silva of Toronto, Ontario. Will be dearly missed by her sister Linda Kingston and her partner Ian (Ottawa); brother-in-law Andrew Wayne, his partner Brenda MacDonald, nieces Claire, Esme and nephew Noah (Guelph); brother-in-law Ian Wayne, his partner Dawn Lyons, nieces Zoe and Emma (Ottawa), sister-in-law Sarah Silva-Wayne (Toronto).

Laurie was born August 4, 1967 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario. She attended Pearson College and Trent University and worked at a number of advocacy organizations. She worked at the Public Service Alliance of Canada since 2002. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and liver metastasis in 2006. Throughout ongoing cancer treatments Laurie remained an avid reader, writer, knitter, coffee and tea drinker, cyclist, and a good friend to many. 

Laurie wrote regularly on her blog at Not Just About Cancer and maintained an active presence on Facebook and Twitter. She published a memoir of her cancer experiences titled "Not Done Yet: Living Through Breast Cancer".


In the last few days there have been a number of moving remembrances to Laurie published online. Here is a selection:

Laurie (The Seated View)

Remembering Laurie Kingston (Canadian Breast Cancer Network)

Laurie Kingston (Chris Lawson)

Nancy's Point (on Facebook)

Amanda Jetté Knox (on Facebook)

Henriette Ivanans-McIntyre (on Facebook)


A celebration of Laurie's life will be held March 3rd at 11:00 at the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa.