It is with great sorrow our family announces the unexpected passing of Heather Ruth Grant-From on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the age of 54. Heather is the daughter of Ruth Grant and the late Charles Grant. She leaves to mourn her passing, husband David From and her two sons,  Scott (Anh) Chuchmuch  and granddaughter Sierra and Jeffrey (Erin) Chuchmuch, her mother Ruth Grant along with sisters Diane (Cam) Stirling,  Susan Grant and nephew Kade, brother Ted (Stacey) Grant and nephew J.J. and niece Ashleigh, Alison (Bob) Dixon and nieces Laura (Kris) Thomson and Jenna, Kathryn Grant and niece  Alison Long. Her husband David’s family; David’s daughters  Amanda From, Samantha From and son Tagg (Jamye) From and their daughters Tekya, Fayth, Jayda and Tacey. Sister-in-law Leslie Anderson and her son Brad and daughters Jennifer and Jamie, brother-in-law Kent (Vickie) From and their daughters Tami and Dusty, sister-in-law Bobbi Emerson and her son Cody and daughter Halie.

Heather was born on September 4, 1953 and quickly showed her love of music and singing as well as her ability to play piano. She had a passion for horses and spent countless hours on horseback with her sisters and brother playing “cops and robbers” and reenactments of Bonanza and other usual games of that era.  Along with school activities, 4H Clothing, dairy and horse clubs, she also enjoyed competitive softball and curling. In her later years, she performed with the Sweet Adelines and the Barbershop Quartet Amethyst (Thunder Bay) and many other choirs. She was frequently called upon to sing at weddings, Senior Pro Rodeo Finals and various other functions including other rodeos. After her boys were through with hockey, Heather rekindled her love of horses and through the Lakehead Light Horse Association,  started showing and competing at horse competitions. She became an active member and role model to many of the members, later becoming President of the association. This passion kept growing and she found a new challenge – barrel racing with her horses Doc, Lucky and Easy. Heather continued to compete in barrel racing despite having had her lower leg amputated in 2003 and a quadruple bypass shortly after. She also belonged to the National Senior Pro Rodeo Association. In 2006, she was named “Cowboy of the Year”, a very prestigious award. Later that year she and her husband David won “Stock Contractor of the Year”.  She was a true champion in so many ways and fought a courageous battle with numerous ailments. Seven months ago Heather’s dream of being a grandmother came true with the birth of her first Granddaughter, Sierra Heather Ruth Chuchmuch. Heather will be missed dearly by everyone whose lives she touched. She was the type of person you meet and never forget and will continue smiling upon us in our memories and our hearts.

Services for Heather will be held at the Red Deer Lake Church (3 kms west of Spruce Meadows) at 2:00 pm May 22, 2008. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association or the Kidney Foundation.

The “Choir of Angels” will be blessed to have you as an addition to their front row Hes.