A guiding light has been taken from us and replaced by a bright star for all to see as another angel takes her place in heaven. Laurie passed away early in the morning on Saturday March 10th after a brief but courageous battle with Leukemia having just celebrated her 50th birthday on February 23rd. Laurie was a woman admired by all as a teacher, mentor, trainer, nutritionist, friend, daughter, sister, wife and mother who would light up a room with her smile and her sunny disposition just by walking into it and leave it brighter on her departure by all the lives that she had touched in some meaningful way. Laurie had a vitality that was unparalleled and was instrumental in changing many lives through her kindness, generosity and love; she simply made us all better people setting a wonderful example of how to live your life. She was loved deeply and unconditionally by husband of 23 years Bruce and was intensely proud of two sons, Alexander (20) a second year Kinesiology student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and Daniel (16) a grade 11 student at St Thomas Aquinas High School in Oakville and of the best dog in the world, Polly.

Laurie is pre-deceased by best friend and sister Sue and leaves behind loving parents John and Helen Jasenec, wonderfully supportive and loving brother John and his wife Julie. Beloved daughter in-law to Maria and Jack Burrows of Hamilton and loved sister in-law of Karen and partner David. Laurie will be missed by cousins in the Krupa, Szabo and Fundarek families and countless friends and neighbours.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all the Doctor's and Nurses in the Princess Margaret Hospital Leukemia Ward and the Mount Sinai Hospital ICU for their loving care of Laurie while she was in their charge.

Friends are invited to call at Kopriva Taylor Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd W, Oakville from 2-4 and 6-9 pm on Wednesday, March 14. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Dominic Catholic Church, 2415 Rebecca St, Oakville at 10am on Thursday, March 15. A lunch to celebrate Laurie's life will be held from 12-4pm on March 15 at the Compass Restaurant, 2340 Ontario St, Oakville. In lieu of flowers, donations in Laurie's honour may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. The family would also ask that you consider paying Laurie's memory forward by registering as a bone marrow donor at Onematch.ca. To learn more about Laurie's journey please visit www.caringbridge.org/visit/laurieburrows .