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Great-grandmother Geraldine Brady, 83, among victims of Toronto van attack

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Geraldine Brady has been identified as one of the 10 people who lost their lives in the van attack in Toronto on Monday.

The 83-year-old Brady, known to family and friends as “Gerry,” was a grandmother of five and great-grandmother to one, according to an obituary posted online.

A talented seamstress and a prolific Avon sales representative, Brady was one of four people over the age of 80 to be killed in the attack.

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“I am soooo sad and have no words can express my sadness…” read a Facebook post by Feanny Xu, a friend and Avon colleague of Brady’s, posted the day after the attack.

In another post, Xu described Brady as “my friend and the best #Avon helper.”

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Brady’s family is encouraging mourners and well-wishers to consider donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Heart & Stroke Foundation in her memory.

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