Also, nine stepsister/brothers from her father. Numerous Uncles, Aunties and cousins from both side of the family. She got to know both of her grandparents. Godparents were Uncle Terry Calliou and Auntie Rosalie Tallman. Two Godchildren Drayton Calliou and Kendra Calliou.
Trisha lived in High Prairie with her mother from 1986 to 1988. Brother Anthony was born in 1988 then in early 1989 moved to Edmonton. Trisha attended Playschool, Kindergarten and grade 1 at Belmead School. Sister Erica was born in 1991. They all moved to Slave Lake where Trisha attended grade 2 at CJ Schurter School and grade 3 at E.G. Wahlstrom School. They then moved to Sucker Creek were she attended grade 4 to 6 at High Prairie Elementary School, grade 7-8 at Prairie River Junior High School, grade 9 at St. Andrew's and grade 10-11 at E.W. Pratt High School. She had only 1 1/2 month of school left to complete her grade 11. Trish always said she wanted to graduate no matter how long it took, even if it took 5 years. Her goal was to graduate, find a good job, buy a vehicle and move out of High Prairie area.
I found in her Grade 9 Reflection Book, a mission statement she wrote that stated "I believe that we were put on this earth to accomplish something or achieve something before we die". Apparently, she reached that goal because she was taken so soon.
Trisha loved to play volleyball, basketball, talking on the phone with her friends, visiting family and friends. Her uncles and aunties could depend on her when they needed a babysitter, she loved to do things for her family and friends.
Trisha was so young and vibrant, full of life. She had a lot of potential to become a beautiful independent woman. Now we will never know what she could have done to change the world, she left us so soon. Not yet a women, yet just a girl. But while she was here, she made the world a better place, with her smile on her face, sense of humor and the love for everyone. She made everyone seem so special and welcomed right up until the end. You felt very privileged to have known her.
We will always know she will be watching over us from above. Sadly missed and forever loved by her mother Patsy, brother Anthony, sister Erica, nephew DeShaun, family, Junior Cunningham, Joey Cunningham, Stacey Cunningham, Nicks Carifelle, Denae Cunningham, Mary Lauck, Heather Anderson, Jamie Badger, Chantel Ominayak, Diane Calliou, Melissa Calliou and from all her other friends. It is hard at times but like a song she wanted to be played at her funeral "Life Goes On" by Tupac Shakur shows us, we have no choice but to continue to live on no matter how much we hurt or miss her everyday. |