<div itemprop="description"><br>Doris Gordon (Osidak) <br> <br>July 1st, 1934 – January 30th 2025 <br> <br>With hearts full of love and gratitude for a life well-lived, we announce the passing of Doris Gordon (nee Osidak) on January 30th, 2025, in her 91st year. She left us peacefully at Jean Talon Hospital after a long battle with kidney disease, facing it with the same quiet strength and humor that defined her life. <br> <br>Born on July 1st, 1934, in Montreal to Anna Hudyma Osidak and William Osidak, Doris was a firecracker from the start. She was the devoted mother of Deborah Gordon (deceased), Douglas Gordon Jr., Donald Gordon (Sabina), and Diane Gordon (Mike), and a proud grandmother to Jamie Gordon and Bradford Bermingham. She also shared a lifetime of laughter and adventure with her best friend of over 85 years, Gemima Chiarelli. <br> <br>Doris met the love of her life, Douglas Gordon, at a dance in the 1950s, proving that sometimes the best romances begin with a little mischief. She arrived with one date and left with her future husband. From that moment on, they were inseparable for over 62 years, until Douglas’ passing in 2018. Through the years, Doris became an expert at rolling her eyes at Douglas’ endless play on word jokes, but she wouldn’t have had it any other way. <br> <br>Beyond her family, Doris was a mother to many including a lucky assortment of dogs, cats, and grand pets. Hundreds of children warmly knew her as Brown Owl during her years leading Brownie troops at Trinity United Church in Rosemount in the 1970s. She also spent nearly 20 years keeping things in order as a warehouse supervisor at the Sears Canada office in Ville St. Laurent. <br> <br>Doris retired in her mid-50s and embraced the snowbird life, spending over 30 winters in her favorite place, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. There, she built a second family of lifelong friends, including Barbara who was like a third daughter, and enjoyed every minute of sunshine, laughter, and maybe even a pina colada or two. <br> <br>She had a sharp wit, a loving heart, and a signature term of endearment. If you ever got called a ‘bunyak’, you knew you were truly loved. <br> <br>The family would like to thank the CLSC de la Petite-Patrie de Rosemount for their incredible care, which allowed Doris to remain in her beloved home. <br> <br>A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Montreal SPCA, an organization close to Doris’ heart. <br>“Forever in our hearts. Nothing can ever take away a love the heart holds dear. Those who touch our lives, stay in our hearts forever. Greatly loved. Deeply missed." <br>Doris was deeply loved and will be forever missed; but her laughter, kindness, and bunyak-calling ways will live on in all who knew her. <br></div>
