Eileen Clinton (1944 – 2024)

It is with great sadness that, on December 21, 2024, we said goodbye to Eileen Clinton.

Eileen was born on January 12, 1944, in Southampton, United Kingdom to parents Patrick and Emily Ann McCarthy (née Winkworth) as the youngest daughter of six children.

It was in Southampton that Eileen later met and married Christopher Clinton. Together, they set off on a great adventure, emigrating to Canada in 1967, then moving to Australia in 1972 for two years, and then coming back to Canada and settling in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan where Eileen lived for the rest of her life. In recent years, she and Chris also spent more and more time at their second home in East End, Saskatchewan.

Eileen will be known to many in Prince Albert from her work as a secretary in the Prince Albert public school system, first at Prince Albert Developmental Centre, then at Queen Mary Public School, and finally at John Diefenbaker Public School until her retirement in 2006.

Eileen and Chris never stopped adventuring and exploring. Over the years they travelled across Canada and visited more than 50 countries and all seven continents, including twice to Antarctica.

Eileen was a quiet, understated marvel of a woman whose motto could well have been: “just get on with it,” as that is what she always did, no matter what challenges life presented, she just did what had to be done without fuss or fanfare. For this, and a million other reasons, she will be missed beyond measure by Chris, with whom she would have celebrated her 60^th wedding anniversary this coming August, and by her two loving sons and their wives Stephen (Lily Cheung) and Graeme (Roxane Poulin). She was and will always be adored by her three grandchildren Cole, Emma and Adam.

Eileen’s wish was to have a memorial tea rather than a funeral. Friends and family will be invited to attend this event when details are finalized.

Anyone wishing to show their appreciation for Eileen or to offer condolences to her family are invited to do so by making a donation to Parkinson Canada (Donate – Parkinson Canada) to further research and support s for those living with Parkinson’s disease or to the Rotary International Endowment Fund (Rotary endowment | Rotary International).

Family and friends may leave online condolences at https://grays.ca

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of Gray’s Funeral Chapel, (306) 922-4729, Lisa Bos-Atchison, Funeral Director.

• Date : 2024-12-21
• Location : Prince Albert, SK