Mary Beverley- Burton, 92 of Guelph Ontario passed away on February 25, 2023 after several difficult years with a loss of mobility, advancing dementia and social isolation during the pandemic. Mary, an only and much beloved child, was born on June 10, 1930 to Malcolm and Agnes Beverley-Burton in Abergavenny, Wales. After Mary graduated from Aberystwth University, she went on to earn her PhD fr... more
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Sarah Carter Growing up in Abergavenny, Wales. Mary had a beautiful garden where she could play and loved riding her pony.
Rachel Burton Life in Jamaica
Sarah Carter Me on my pony with my mum and dad. Love the matching yellow truck and horse trailer!
Rachel Burton With family around 1994
Rachel Burton Visiting Rachel's family in BC in 1996
Rachel Burton On retiring, Mary and John built their new home on the back field of their old farm in Puslinch. Mary, now a Master Gardener, designed and installed the landscaping with John. The pond was John's pride, and fit beautifully into the garden.
Rachel Burton We met in Nova Scotia in June for camping holiday in 2002. It was still a bit too cold for camping, but we had fun anyway. And Mary was happy that her little dog, Murphy, enjoyed the trip too.
Sarah Carter Fun on the tractor with grandson, Rowan
Rachel Burton Rachel and Mary traveled from Budapest to Amsterdam in 2014. One of our favorite stops were the baths in Budapest.
Rachel Burton We saw the Lippizaner horses in Vienna, then took a carriage tour followed by a visit to a coffee shop.
Rachel Burton
Sarah Carter Pumpkin picking with grandsons, Rowan and Evan
Rachel Burton Mary truly enjoyed her friendship with Bill and Doreen Cambray. She first met Doreen when they lived in Jamaica. Here, Mary shows Bill John's tree, an English Oak dedicated to him at the Arboretum.
Emily O'Riordan Grandma was very proud of having a great-grandson and really enjoyed showing him off to her friends when we visited.
Sarah Carter Birthday lunch at the Aberfoyle Mill
Rachel Burton
Rachel Burton A small parasite on the gills of the dusky grouper is named 'Pseudorhabdosynochus beverleyburtonae' in her honor.
Mary BB quotes: 1. While we were looking at the clematis in the garden at the farmhouse - "It's pronounced KLEH muh tis NOT kleh MAtis!" We had pronounced it the wrong way, with the accent on the second syllable, not the first. 2. While Shelley James, Kathy Day, and I were on a horseback riding adventure with Mary in the Ganaraska Forest and...