{"id":21709,"date":"2018-10-02T19:49:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=21709"},"modified":"2018-10-02T19:49:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T23:49:42","slug":"laura-nels-celebration-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=21709","title":{"rendered":"Laura Nel&#8217;s Celebration of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Jim Robertson, with photos from Edwin Lee<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"><span id=\"x_geom_inter_1538373443403_6_7\">Laura Nel, a long time RAPC member died at 83 years old on September 16, 2018\u00a0<\/span> <span id=\"x_geom_inter_1538373443415_35_8\">Eleven current and former RAPC members attended Laura Nel&#8217;s &#8220;Celebration of Life&#8221; on Saturday, September 22 (see attached photos). Several other members were unable to attend due to the effects of Friday evening&#8217;s tornado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The attendees shared memories with Laura&#8217;s family and friends at the Celebration held in Courtside B at the RA Centre. Laura&#8217;s gentle, non-judgmental, always helpful nature came through in all the sharing. Along with the many spoken memories was\u00a0an extensive collection of Laura&#8217;s photography. Large and small prints, as well as four of the excellent AV shows she created while an active member of RAPC, were on display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">Memories of Laura inviting RAPC members to photograph local birds at her home, and her travels with other RAPC members to China and Africa, brought smiles to many faces.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-21710 size-medium alignright\" style=\"font-style: italic;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC8094-F-1024-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC8094-F-1024.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/DSC8094-F-1024.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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