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Leslie Van Ness Denman Boyd passed away Tuesday, April 27th at Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg, Ontario, of cancer. Beautiful and beloved mother of Mark, Leslie Jr., Lisa and Virginia; predeceased by her son Blair in 1987, and by her brother Denny Denman in 1995. She will be profoundly missed by her children and grandchildren Kirsten (Kirstie), Peter, Julian, Stephan, Kathleen (Kate) and Max; her daughter-in-law Anne Larson and son-in-law Terry Ryan, and her brothers Mike Denman of San Francisco and Peter Denman of Hawi, Hawaii. Leslie was born in Eureka, California in 1926 and moved to Canada from San Francisco in 1967. She has lived in Calgary, Toronto and in the Port Hope/Cobourg area since 1974. She will be sincerely missed by her large extended family in the United States, and by her wide circle of friends whose lives she touched with her warmth, intelligence and grace. We thank them for their caring and support. Our heartfelt thanks also to Dr. Mark Azzopardi and the Nursing Team at the Palliative Care Unit of the Northumberland Hills Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations in Leslie's name to the Northumberland Hills Hospital Foundation will be gratefully accepted. A Memorial Service will be held on June 12, 2004 at the Church of St. Peters', Cobourg, Ontario at 1 p.m. Condolences and donations received at www.maccoubrey.com