EDMONTON – A memorial service for 46-year-old Colleen Sillito will be held Friday in Sherwood Park.
A Celebration of Life will be held Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Sherwood Drive. The event will continue at 6 p.m. in the Dow Centennial Centre in Fort Saskatchewan, where Sillito’s art will be displayed and family and friends will be encouraged to share stories and memories.
“Colleen was tragically taken from us October 2, 2015,” her boyfriend Michael Cameron wrote on his Facebook page.
“She leaves to mourn, her children, Israel, Nigel, Janina, Iman and Andre, relatives and many friends and associates.
“She was passionate about life. She loved her children. Her ability to create beauty through art, photography, pottery and music was generously shared with others,” he wrote.
“She lived a life full of adventure. She will be missed more than we can possibly express.”
Cameron has also started a “Colleen Sillito Memorial” GoFundMe page to set up a trust fund for her children.
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RCMP said the mother of five was shot to death by 54-year-old Paul Jacob before he turned the gun on himself. Global News has confirmed Jacob was Sillito’s ex-boyfriend.
Police said both bodies were found on the driveway of the home in the West Park community. Two members of Sillito’s immediate family were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but were physically unharmed, police said Tuesday.
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Sillito was a local artist and photographer. According to a May 2014 article published in the Fort Saskatchewan Record, Sillito previously had her artwork showcased at the Shell Theatre art gallery.
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