PTBOCanada Remembers Staff Member Kim Wilson After Passing Away From Cancer Battle

Beloved by all PTBOCanada staff, past and present, we all say farewell to our bookkeeper Kimberley Jennifer Wilson who passed away on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.

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Wilson was diagnosed with Stage IV Metastatic Colon Cancer. She passed away at the age of 43 at Hospice Peterborough with her family at her side on Saturday.

“Kim Wilson was our bookkeeper at PTBOCanada from the early days and quickly became an integral part of the PTBOCanada family as we built it over the years,” said Neil Morton, PTBOCanada founder. “In fact, she was so important that she stayed on in that role with Kirtus Evoy after he purchased it. She was an unsung hero not only at PTBOCanada but in the community.”

“Kim has been a big part of the PTBOCanada Media Inc. team since we started in March of 2021,” said Kirtus Evoy, PTBOCanada owner. “She was an incredible person and a great team player. She was always there when you needed her for help and advice. She always had her head up with a positive attitude even through her tough days. She will be missed.”

Wilson volunteered a significant amount of time at the Keene United Church and 4-H Canada. She was an avid baker who competed in several local fairs and often made treats for family and friends.

“She championed kindness, empathy, attentiveness and growth. I thoroughly enjoyed our regular conversations over the years not just on business but life, politics, religion and community,” said Morton. “Community, especially her Keene and church were everything to Kim. ‘Kimmer,’ as I called her, battled cancer hard with a terrific, positive mindset to beating it. She always told me right up to the end at Hospice, ‘I want to live.’ She loved life.”

“She began working with the team around the same time I did and made everything easier with her knowledge of bookkeeping,” said Aaron Elliott, PTBOcanada brand strategist director. “Whenever I had a question she was always kind and never minded answering, even when I asked her the same question time and time again. I’ll miss our conversations that happened at work and outside whenever we’d run into each other which happened pretty frequently.”

Wilson’s Celebration of Life is being held at Keene United Church on Sept. 23 at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in the Keene United Church Hall. To honour her memory and love of baking, it is asked that visitors bring their favourite baked goods to be shared at the reception.

“I always enjoyed Kim’s company every time I saw her,” said David Tuan Bui, PTBOCanada editor. “I always joked that she was my favourite person to e-mail me since she was our bookkeeper. Kim was always a treat to be around, especially at company outings. We all had a hushed moment when we discovered her passing and she’s going to be missed by us all.”

Memorial donations to Hospice Peterborough would be appreciated according to her family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.highlandparkfuneralcentre.com.

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