Mary J. Coleiro

Mary J. Coleiro (mother) had just lost her husband in 1952 and in 1957 her youngest of four daughters married a Canadian resident and moved to Toronto. The loss was too great to bear so a year later, in June 1958, she decided (at the age of 52) to leave her native land (Malta) and be reunited with her daughter and son-in-law. Since she had no sufficient means to make her dream come true, the three remaining daughters (all well employed, two school teachers and one travel agency clerk) decided to come with her and try out our existence in Canada. We arrived at Pier 21 in July 1958 on the Olympia and travelled by train to Toronto and never looked back. All of us made a good life for ourselves, not rich but comfortable. Mary passed away August 1, 2003 in her 98th year.

Teresa Kindred (daughter)