Stephen, Dorothy Ainslie (Evans)

Dorothy Ainslie Evans 1922 - 2017

Dorothy Ainslie Evans (known by all as Ainslie) was born in Montreal, Quebec on August 6, 1922, the daughter of Trevor Ainslie Evans and Dorothy Gwendolyn Esther Rhodes, both summer residents of Tadoussac.
Accordingly, Ainslie also became a lifetime Tadoussac summer resident, and celebrated her 95th birthday there with family shortly before her death on November 7, 2017.
She loved to reminisce about her early years spent in Tadoussac with her parents, siblings (Phoebe, Trevor {Bucky} and RB {Tim}) as well as her friends and cousins. She loved to look back on how much things had changed since the days of steamboat travel, dances at the Hotel Tadoussac, no electricity, cooking all meals on a wood stove, and local travel by horse and buggy over unpaved roads. She was also a font of knowledge on her family’s history.
Ainslie embraced the summer community and all the typical activities including tennis, golf, beach walks & picnics, as well as the occasional brief dip in the bay. She also served for many years on the Executive of The Tadoussac Protestant Chapel.
Ainslie married William Davidson Stephen on April 15, 1944, and considered herself blessed with her three children (Margaret, William and Peter) and two grandchildren (Alexander {AJ} and Mary), all of whom have been - and remain - Tadoussac enthusiasts.
In addition to spending every summer in Tadoussac, she was a lifetime resident of Montreal, having received her schooling at Miss Edgar’s and Miss Cramp’s School as a child.
In Montreal, she volunteered for many years with Red Feather/Centraide campaigns, as well as in the Hospitality Shop of The Montreal General Hospital. She was an enthusiastic gardener, golfer, badminton player and skier (both downhill and cross-country), and participated in all sports well past the age when most have retired. She also played a strong game of bridge and enjoyed its challenges with her friends and family in both Tadoussac and Montreal.
She is remembered by her children as a dedicated, loving spouse, mother and grandmother.
She lies next to her husband in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal.