Darleen Doris ‘Dim” Greenbird, an elder of Walpole Island, Bkejwanong Territory, passed away peacefully in Petrolia on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the age of 72.
Darleen is the granddaughter of Ebenezer & Dora (Kiyoshk) Greenbird and Admiral and Elsie (Nahdee) Williams.
Daughter of Private Howie and Margaret (Williams) Greenbird.
Sister of Ross Greenbird, Joan Greenbird, Paul Palmer (& family), Charles Palmer (& family), Starlett Carnahan (& family), Ray & Harriet Dodge, Vera Williams & Curtis Isaac, & the late Howie Greenbird Jr., “Auntie Doris” of Eric & Sylvia Houston, Jason Jr., Valerie, Cyn & Chass, Gabe & the late Ashley.
“Auntie Dar” of Tyler, Raven, Aries, Rune, Cameron, Allie, Avianna.
Special cousin of Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Williams & family.
Darleen was born in Sarnia and spent her early years on Squirrel Island.
She moved to Detroit, attending Oakland Community College to learn accounting and business.
Darleen was the director of human resources for channel 56 PBS WTVS Detroit for over 30 years before retiring at age 55 and moving back to Walpole Island.
MY SISTER:
I FELT YOU IN MY HEART AND SOUL,
EARLY THIS MORNING,
I FED MY SWAN AND I HEARD A WHISPER
IT SAID “MY EARTHLY WORK IS DONE TODAY”.
I FELT YOU LEAVE AND SOAR
FOR THE HEAVEN AND STARS ABOVE
AND THEN I HEARD A WHISPER SAY
“I LEFT YOU WITH MY LOVE”.
I LOVE YOU SO
CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY
YOUR SPIRIT IS ALIVE; JOIN FAMILY WHO ARE WAITING
AND THEN I HEARD A WHISPER SAY
“I LOVE YOU AND WILL BE WITH YOU EVERYDAY”.
***BUTCH***
