The Brock community mourns the loss of administrative assistant Jennifer Ritchie (BA ’00) in the Department of Nursing.

She passed away on Sunday, Oct. 20, surrounded by loved ones.

Ritchie was a graduate of Brock’s Sociology program and a long-standing member of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF), having joined in 2010. She was also the proud mother of two boys. Her elder son, Wyatt, is a Sport Management student at Brock.

In 2018, Ritchie shared her story with the Brock community to encourage participation in the Rankin Family Cancer Run to raise funds for local organizations supporting cancer patients and survivors.

Chair and Associate Professor of Nursing Karyn Taplay says Ritchie will be deeply missed.

“Jen was an integral part of the Nursing Department and it was an honour to work with her,” says Taplay. “Jen was a proud momma, a loving wife and a wonderful colleague and friend who will be remembered for the lives she touched along with the positive impact she had on hundreds of Nursing students.”

Friends and colleagues are invited to visitations that will take place at the George Darte Funeral Home in St. Catharines on Friday, Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A celebration of life will follow on Saturday, Nov. 2 at noon in person and via livestream. Additional details are available here.

In lieu of flowers, the Ritchie family would appreciate memorial donations to the Walker Family Cancer Centre.