I knew Danielle through friends and growing up through high school. She was always fun, laughing and a wonderful person to be around. She always made those around her feel an important part of her life. She will be sadly missed by all but I am thankful I was able to call her a friend

I met Danielle during high school; she was a Southdale girl hanging out with the Dakota girls, and we just clicked. She always had such an effortless style and was truly a beautiful person, inside and out. Her laugh and smile were her trademark. We made lots of great memories (not a lot of them captured on camera, thankfully), so many drives listening to music and chatting, making our favourite Nanaimo bars at any time of day, going to Scandals and dancing, coming to my RRC grad as a date; she was up for all adventures. When we both ended up relocating to Calgary in the mid-90s, we would have our Christmas dinners together and lots of dog playdates in between. Over the years, we would text a bit, and I remember one text I received from her out of the blue on a Thanksgiving weekend. She said she just had to reach out as she was fondly reminiscing about the first time she had pumpkin pie at my parents' home in the late 80s. She loved her sweets :)

I will miss you, my friend. Sending hugs, condolences, and love to Mrs. B.

I met Danielle through her next door neighbor back when I was about 9 and lived down the street, We ended up loving the same sports - playing teeball together and doing gymnastics. We were able to keep in touch over the years, as we tended to be living in the same three provinces at the same time! I still recall her receiving her diagnosis while she was living in Calgary in the late 90s, and was consistently amazed over the years by her tenacity and will to take care of her body and mind, and to keep the disease at bay as much as was possible. Danielle was so open and 'real', and was able to fit in with everyone. She had the best laugh and was the best dog mama. A true gem of a human. Thanks to those who took such good care of her - I know you got so much in return.

I met Danielle in grade 10, she walked into the class and I knew then I needed to be her friend. She was the coolest, smartest and most beautiful girls I had even met. After all these years she stills is and I was blessed to keep her as my friend through happy, sad and difficult times. She was one of a kind in every way and I miss her some much already there is a hole that will never be filled in my heart now that she is gone but I am glad she is no longer in pain. Blaire you were her angel and I'm grateful you were with her she loved you with all her heart. I and thinking of you and missing her.

I first met Danielle when I was 10yrs old and moved to Winnipeg, - her dad brought her by while he was building our pool. We were just four days apart in age, and from then on, Danielle and I shared so many “firsts” together. I practically lived at her place—Mrs. B was like a second mom to me.

Though the years and miles separated us, we never lost touch. I watched as MS ravaged her beautiful body, yet Danielle faced it all with incredible grace and stoicism. She never lost her positivity.

Just this past July, we were texting about the gift of childhood friendships—the kind where you know each other before the world tells you who to be. Danielle is woven into the fabric of my soul, and it breaks my heart that she was taken too soon. But I find comfort knowing she is at peace now, free from suffering.

Rest in peace, my beautiful friend. I loved you so—and I know you knew. 😘

Having shared our lives for 17 years (2000-2017), Danielle and I made a lot of fun and beautiful memories together as well as with family and friends — from many memorable trips to countless bouts of laughter, from home renovations to backyard BBQs, and from job transitions to inter-province moves. What a ride!

One anecdote that we both liked to laugh about dates to our days in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville.  Part of my work at the Canadian Space Agency required me to travel regularly to various space companies. Our team had adopted the habit of using the same family-owned taxi service to travel to and from the Montreal airport. One of the regular drivers was the owner’s daughter (who later became our real estate agent). It became a running joke for Claudia to tease me about a pie that Danielle had made a tradition of baking to welcome me back from longer trips.  Not

knowing that Danielle was 12 years younger than me, and having only seen me, an engineer, in business suits, Claudia clearly had a specific image of what my pie-baking wife must look like.

Being that we frequented the same local coffee shop on weekends, Danielle and I ran into Claudia one Saturday morning. When I introduced them, it was obvious that Claudia was taken aback about Danielle’s youth and beauty. Once she had a couple of seconds to process, she responded: “Well done Mister Dore!”

We both liked the compliment, and years later —after Claudia transitioned to Royal LePage—when it came time to sell our Saint-Bruno house and buy our condo in Saint-Lambert, Danielle called on her to be our agent. She called on her again when we sold our condo before our return to Winnipeg. On both occasions, there was the smell of a freshly baked pie!

Danielle ,although I hadn't seen you in many years our text exchanges made me feel like I had just seen you yesterday. You are the kindest human being I have ever known. Thank you for continuing to make me feel like I was your sister even though I'm only your cousin.. Blair and auntie Ruth I hope you can feel us all holding you up. She truly was an angel in this world.