In Memory of Dina Kerr 2026. If you have a photo of her, you can send it to practicalmethod@qq.com
We are in fact, no more than a peck of dusk in the vastness of space and split second in the eternity of time. We come and go. We don’t know where we come from and don’t know where we will go.
Dina Kerr, is different. She came but is leaving her memory for eternity. Her smiles and joke, especially her charismatic personality will stay with us.
纪念Dina Kerr 2026。如果你有她的照片，你可以把它发到practicalmethod@qq.com
事实上，我们无非是浩瀚空间中的一吻黄昏，也不过是永恒中的一秒。我们来来去去。我们不知道我们来自哪里，也不知道我们会去哪里。
Dina Kerr，是不同的。她来了，但永远留在了她的记忆中。她的微笑和笑话，尤其是她富有魅力的个性，将一直陪着我们。
What a send-off for Mom yesterday! She would have been surprised and delighted to see such a showing of love for her and support for our family. For those of you who were unable to attend, you won’t be surprised to learn that she wrote her own eulogy. (That is SO who she was!) I will paste that below for all to read. And please enjoy the last “Song and Dance” video as well.
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Ciao family and friends.
You probably wonder why
Since I did die
I would want to still be talking
Although no longer walking….well, some of you won’t wonder
I thought you might struggle
to find nice things to say about me,…since nice wasn’t my strong suit
and end up with
“She did a whole lot of tai chi”
I would like my last expression on earth to be
One of gratitude to God for the life I had here
Unlike so many other souls on this planet
I never knew war, hunger or fear
I never felt the cold
I had the privilege of being old;
I had great parents who did the best they could under their circumstances
I never had to bury a child
I was never homeless or friendless,
I married the love of my life and stayed with him
I got to be a wife, a mom, a grandmom
I had a nice sister and we were friends
My children raised their hell, grew up and turned into friends
I did what I chose, was where I needed to be
My misfortunes were my fault. They came as teachers
But I got more than I deserved.
I loved my family, my work, my friends and my home…..I was about eight different people during my lifetime. Some of them were unbelievably stupid. I spent time in five different places and had five different sets of friends and associates…and it kept getting better…old age was wonderful, the best. If there was an open door, I just walked in. You get weirdly strange with age and I loved that part the best. I got to play with amazing people and they tolerated me. I had great friends when I got old….. you know who you are.
By the way, death did not improve me. Some people become saintly in death Well that’s not me, so don’t struggle with it. I am still the same irritating person I was before. Never got time to fix everything. Don’t be sad for me, be merry
Can we call this obituary?
Richard be happy,
Stay out of your cave
Watch your diet, don’t drink and eat margarine
I love you still and always will, but if you get mopey things will fly in the night.
Kelly, Kevin, Charlene, I’m ok
next door … you can’t visit and I wont cook for you
So remember me, but not everything
because I was wrong a lot of the time
You taught me a special kind of love
And each of you taught me different things
Hania, you were my reward from God, for keeping my children.
You are my only grandchild, so I got that experience
Were often told what’s next in death
By those who think they know
I can only dream
to have such self esteem
Still I have the confidence to
Hope that there is still a chance
To see you all again somewhere,
To resume the dance.
When tomorrow starts without me,
Make two toasts in your mind for me
One to REMEMBER
and one TO FORGET
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
I am Dina’s daughter Kelly. I just want to tell you how grateful I am that my mom found Taiji. It brought her so much joy and transformed her life physically, emotionally and spiritually. You were her family and she loved you very much. Her celebration of life will be in Maple Ridge at the Legion Hall on Saturday, March 7th at 11 am, and will include a taiji practice in her honour.
This is Hania, Dina’s granddaughter. A few decades ago, Taiji changed Dina’s life when it helped her become strong again after surviving breast cancer. She grew to love her practice immensely. Over the years, Taiji gave Dina a deep sense of purpose, peace, and joy. You were all like family to her, and I’m so grateful for the impact you had on Dina’s life.
Dear Kelly and Hania, dear everyone,
I came to know Dina only through the online classes during Covid and through videos. A great gift.
We never directly talked and yet her consistent love for this beautiful art touched the heart of many.
I saw several videos from Maple Ridge workshops over the years, always happy to find a core of dedicated people. Dina represents this to me: a love for taiji which is very pure, not showy, not looking for external success. It´s dedication, strength, commitment, joy, faith. It’s nurturing, day by day.
This is how I understand love and will be always thankful for her example.
I have no idea if we are meant to come and go. What is it that comes and what is it that goes. But sometimes somethings touches us with its truth, revealing the unknown.
Thank you Dina, con tutto il cuore.
Carlotta
Sorry, no photos to add. Not my style to capture the appearance. But Dina has impressed her spirit upon mine, with her live-wire piercing curiousity. We are so lucky to have met her, and practiced together. Looking forward to celebrating with everyone in March.
Dina was one of my tai chi heroes. I think we will all miss her.
I found her obituary online: https://mapleridgenews.com/2026/02/19/dina-lina-kerr-nee-negrin/