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Casey Silbernagel  August 21, 1957 ~ January 2, 2020

Casey tribute
This is a statement was made at  Wheatland Area Hospice Society's last Board Meeting January 22, 2020 in memory of
Casey Silbernagel - WAHS Vice-President
 
Everybody deserves three things:
  • A good birth
  • A good life
  • A good death
While Casey’s sudden death on January 2, 2020,  is arguably not the best example of a good death, I think we can all agree that Casey had a good life, indeed an exceptional life.His life had humility, compassion and generosity.And ultimately Casey’s greatness to all of us was really his gratefulness for a good life.Thank you Casey Silbernagel for sharing your life with us.Let’s pause for a moment and reflect on Casey’s life and our own life, our meaning, our purpose and our hope.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Dr. Joni McNeely
President

Dr. Joni McNeely is a family physician residing in the Wheatland area. Her interests are emergency and aboriginal medicine. She previously served on the Strathmore Victim Services Society and the Strathmore 55 plus Alberta Summer Games Society. Dr. McNeely has two teenage sons and is currently pursuing further education in Health and Community Development. Memories of love and friendship inspire her vision of community-based hospice services in Wheatland area.
info@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Keith Clayton
Past President

Keith Clayton was born and raised in the Chestermere/Indus area. As a professional engineer, he worked for Cominco Ltd. and Agrium, then consulted independently for fourteen years. He has volunteered on the Strathmore Minor Hockey Board, the Community Enhancement Regional Board (CERB), and Alberta 55 Plus Summer Games Board, arena building committees, and coached numerous minor sports teams. He and his wife of 49 years, Marilyn, have two children and three grandchildren. Keith is still actively farming in the Strathmore area. Keith serves as the first Society President who came on board with what he thinks is one of the best ideas he’s heard in a long time.
keith@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Casey Silbernagel
Vice-President

Casey Silbernagel is a journeyman communications electrician by trade. He worked for AGT/Telus for 17 years prior to starting his home/commercial building construction company in 1993, which he still operates today. He served on the Board of Directors for the Strathmore Community Football Association for five years and with the Strathmore and District Agriculture Society for five years. He continues to be an active member of the community he has resided in for the past 37 years.
casey@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Shelah Downey
Treasurer

Shelah Downey is an Accounting Technician who lives in Wheatland County on the family ranch with her husband and two boys. She enjoys reading, scrapbooking and spending time with her family.

Shelah believes that Wheatland County could benefit from hospice care so that people nearing the end of life can be surrounded by family and friends.
shelah@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Judy McLean
Secretary

Judy McLean moved to Strathmore in 1997. She, along with her husband Greg, are part of the family business, Grays Ltd. She previously worked for Nova Corporation and ATB Financial. Her previous large scale event and fundraising experience was with Nova Social Club, United Way, and Ducks Unlimited. Judy’s passion for hospice care began as a caregiver for a family member in British Columbia, and she hopes to bring similar hospice programming to the Wheatland area.
judy@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Barry Nephin
Director

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Sheri Larsen
Director

Sheri Larsen is a Registered Nurse, currently practicing as an Occupational Health Nurse. Her first 20 years of nursing were spent in ER and Acute Care in Drumheller and Strathmore. During that time she worked to compassionately bring new life into the world, as well as assisting her dying patients to leave this life with dignity and all aspects of patient care in between. The last 12+ years have been spent ensuring the health and wellness of workers in a manufacturing facility. In this position, she has learned about policy writing and the challenges of private business.  Sheri lives in Standard, AB where she and her husband raised 3 children. She believes that all people with terminal illness should be able to choose how their last days in this world should be spent. She believes that the Wheatland and Area Hospice will give the residents of the county that choice, and she is excited to be a part of it. sheri@wheatlandhospice.ca 
 
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Carley Flaws
Director

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Randal Jarvis
Director

Randal Jarvis was born in Chilliwack BC and raised in Islay Alberta, between Vermillion and Lloydminster. He has 3 children and 11 grandchildren all of which are in or near Strathmore. He attended University at both U of C where he achieved a Masters of Education and U of A where he achieved a Bachelors of Law. He taught 2 years in Morrin, 1 year near Bonnyville, and was Vice Principal for 3 years in High Level. He has spent 32 of his 33 years as a lawyer in Strathmore.

His other volunteer interests include coaching sports, scouting programs, on Community School Steering Committee, and many years of service in his church.
randal@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Gerry Kroon
Director

Gerry Kroon has lived in the Standard area his entire life. Recently retired from a 36-year career with Agrium, he also farmed and worked with his father in a local business. He and his wife Ruth live on the family farm where they raised their two children. Gerry has served on various community boards over the years including the local school and Co-op boards. He travels extensively, enjoys sports and fishing in remote locations. Gerry is excited to be involved with the Hospice project.
gerry@wheatlandhospice.ca
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Gerry Cool
Director

Geraldine (Gerry) Cool
Gerry is a registered dental hygienist working part time in a progressive general dental practice in Calgary. She had been actively involved with the profession of dental hygiene for over forty five years and is past president of both the College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta and the Canadian Dental Hygienist Association. Believing that community well being is the responsibility of all citizens and volunteerism creates a strong healthy community she remains involved with CRDHA as well as the Carseland Busy Bee Preschool Association.
She, her husband and two adult children operate a mixed grain farm at Carseland. Four grandchildren keep her occupied and entertained.
Gerry developed an interest in policy development during her affiliation with her professional organizations and is pleased to join the Hospice Board in that capacity.
She believes that end of life care should be comforting to individuals and their family with maximum support and with minimum stress.  A local hospice could provide such a place with friends and family close by. cool@wheatlandhospice.ca