CelebriTree Program (2024)
Red Rocket Maple
érable ‘Red Rocket’
Acer rubrum ‘Red Rocket’
Red Maple is one of the most loved Canadian trees in autumn, with its fiery red leaf display. The Red Rocket variety has beautiful red flowers as well as fall colour, and has a narrow form that can fit into small yard spaces or be planted in line as a screen along a road or pathway. The tree grows to about 10 metres in height. This tree can be found by following the Arboretum circle road to the path that heads south toward Fletcher Wildlife Garden. It’s planted about 5 metres west of the path.
In Loving Memory of Margot Joan Rayburn (née McClocklin)
April, 1944 to December, 2023.
Margot was born and raised in Saskatoon SK, but she lived throughout her adult life in Ontario. Even after moving across the country, Margot never lost touch with extended family, her earliest friends from the Saskatoon Pony Club and high school friends from Nutana Collegiate. She lived in Oshawa for six years, where she started her family, then settled in the National Capital Region in 1970 (Blackburn Hamlet, Mooney’s Bay, Richmond, Ashton, North Gower, Ottawa, Manotick). At every turn, she made close friends for a lifetime.
Always vibrant and independent, Margot was the life of the party, with an unparalleled joie de vivre and a social life that couldn’t be rivalled. Her varied interests, hobbies and creative talents knew no bounds: from photography, art & antiques to technology & social media; and from reading & writing to gardening & trivia games. Following her mother’s lead, Margot made sure her daughters grew up under supervision of “the Grammar Police”. In the 1970’s, she embraced her passion for all things equestrian, giving riding lessons at Kanata Riding Stable, and competing in show jumping throughout the region until her early 40’s. She worked from 1982 to 2002 for Canada’s Capital Visitors and Convention Bureau (later known as Ottawa Tourism Authority), always promoting the city she knew so well and loved so much. There, too, she established friendships with numerous people whom she cherished deeply. She was undoubtedly at her happiest, retired and puttering in her gardens on the banks of the Rideau River in Manotick, with Ron at her side for more than ten years.
Margot passed away at the age of 79. She was predeceased by her parents, Helen Peterson McClocklin and Osborne Kindersley McClocklin of Saskatoon, her brother, Peter McClocklin of Calgary, and her uncle, Doug Peterson of Ottawa.
She is survived and forever loved by her three daughters, Katherine Ryan (André Champagne), Joanie Ryan (Greg Brucker), and Cynthia Ryan; and by her partner, Ron Lemieux. Margot, aka Grandmommy, is also survived and adored by her seven grandchildren, Alexandra Champagne Robillard (Ben), Patrick Champagne (Mikayla), Kindersley Brucker (Adam), Meike Brucker and Kai Brucker, Sophie and Isabelle Noyes-Brown. Margot is fondly remembered by her first husband, Patrick Ryan (Sam) and their daughter, Jen Ford; and by Ron’s son, D’Arcy Lemieux (Terezeja) and their children, JJ and Ella. She treasured her family near and far, and is survived by her sister-in-law, Lorrie McClocklin; her nephew, Brent McClocklin; and her nieces, Margo Speirs and Wendy Downey, all of Calgary; her cousin, Tom McClocklin Sr. (Diane) of Saskatoon and his family.
Donated by Kathy, Joanie, and Cynthia Ryan
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