March 21, 2017, Ian Anderson House, Oakville Lois Dunlop Picard, beloved wife of the late C.H. (Pic) Picard. Dear Mom to Linda Jill Adams (Colin), Vancouver Island, B.C.; Richard Michael Picard (Susan), Surrey, B.C.; John Campbell Picard, Oakville. Loving grandmother to Tiffany Budgell (Rod), Rachel and Zachary and amazing great grandmother to Callie. Predeceased by her sisters Shirley McDowell, Burlington and Joan Stevens, Morin Heights. 'Flo' as she was affectionately called by close friends and family, was part of the 'Greatest Generation', her late teen years spent working with the Red Cross in Montreal, P.Q. during WWII, and marrying the boy next door, Pic in 1946 after he had returned home from serving with the R.C.A.F. overseas. The young couple moved to Woodstock and then Toronto before settling on Poplar Drive in Oakville in 1956. In 1960 they opened a stationery store in downtown Oakville, P & L Stationery - (Pic & Lois) - 'everyone always needs pencils, pens and paper' - the premise for their new venture. Flo was ahead of her time, a business woman before it became common for married women to be working outside of the home. This in no way affected her ability as a homemaker, she would always be at home for lunch when the kids were at Linbrook School. P & L was well received by the Oakville community, becoming the go-to shop for commercial accounts, annual school books and supplies for the four Oakville high schools, wedding invitations, Hallmark cards, gifts and so much more. Pic and Lois became very involved in what was then called the Downtown Oakville Businessmen's Association which later became the second association in Ontario to be designated a Business Improvement Area. After Pic's untimely death in 1979 Flo immersed herself in both the business and her BIA involvement, working with this dedicated group of people to develop a vibrant, diverse downtown community, and chaired the Downtown Oakville BIA for over 17 years and loved every minute. She never remarried having had, as she put it, "the best". After she retired the family business in 1993, her 'semi-retirement' included her BIA commitment and working part time with other businesses in downtown Oakville. As the very private person she always was, Flo's family is respecting her wishes for a quiet burial with no fanfare, next to her beloved husband Pic. We will miss her enduring presence in our lives, her wit and sense of humour, and will carry with us all those life lessons taught in her unique fashion. She was 'one of a kind' for sure. We love you Mom, and may "flights of angels sing thee to thy rest".