Remembering Blossum’s Life, Adventures & Impact
Blossum Gilmour was a humanitarian, traveller, sister, daughter, aunt, wife and friend whose warmth, compassion and commitment to equality was felt by so many. Blossum made family and friends around the world, living in eight countries and travelling to many more. This space, created by her family, invites you to share memories, photos, and stories of Blossum, so her spirit of kindness continues to inspire, and we can remember how wonderful she was to us all.
Memories & Messages
We are collecting memories and messages shared by Blossum’s friends and family. Please view these on the Memories page. Please also share your memories through the link provided or via email to: rememberingblossum@gmail.com
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I will always remember Blossum from our PBI training and time in Jakarta. She was a brave person who was always herself. I remember going with her to an NGO in Yogyakarta that worked with HIV positive people. We had very little Indonesian at the time but despite that Blossum was a force. She was able to convey new knowledge and make people feel safe and understood with, maybe, a vocab of about fifty words at that point. I really admired that and it taught me a lot about what teaching should actually look like. I will not forget her.
Rebecca Prestwood
Diving & sharing the wonders of the oceans in Mauritius, playing cards in Singapore as I waded the depths of a cancer journey, and other shared occasions brought love and happiness to me; your wedding in Canada was so sooo beautiful- with Lake Emerald reflecting the beauty of your love and shared joy
Clare
Blossum was such a special human – a tower of strength and beauty – the kind of woman we all want to be like! I can only picture her beaming and/or laughing. I have really happy memories of running “the hash” with her in Khartoum, of brilliant dinner time conversation, of laughing over drinks…She knew how to live with passion and a lust for life. What an adventurer! And such determination to speak for those with no voice and fight injustice. It really was a privilege to know her. Sending love and strength to you and her family. Xxx
Jenny Cox
Favorites
Blossum had many things she loved. This is an evolving list of some of those things – so we can all remember her quirks and style. Please send in suggestions to add here. We will keep adding to this over time to keep building our memo§ties of Blossum.
The list of favourite things below includes: Ted; Cats; Reading; Running; Travelling; Diving; Coffee; Wine; The Vinyl Cafe; Volunteering; Being Canadian; Equality & Justice; Kick-Ass Women; Cooking; Yoga; All Other Sports; Photography; Art; Fashion.
Blossum also had some quotes she liked from other people. When she still lived in Canada she had even written many of them down in a book. Below are some of these quotes, that help show what inspired Blossum, as well as something for us all to think about.
