Thanks for your support

The children of the late Tauya Akpalialuk, who passed away on Nov. 3, 2002, would like to express their huge thanks to the nurses and doctors at the Baffin Regional Hospital.

We also want to thank the individuals who went to Pangnirtung to spend time with our families: Metuq Nowdluk, Elisapee Kilabuk, Paluapik Qaunirq, Iqaluk Jugalak, Ida Atagoyuk, Leetia Tikvik, Olahnnie Coman, Lucy Magee, Keesa Nowdluk, Jimmy Papatsie, Japeetee Etuangat of Iqaluit; my brother Johnny Kooneeloosie, Qumuqtuq Kooneeloosie, Leah Kooneeloosie, Levi Etuangat and Joopie Qiyuktaq of Qikiqtarjuaq; Joavie Etunagat and his wife and daughter of Clyde River; and the people in the community who visited and gave us comfort.

Thank you to the organizations and committee who provided store-bought food to our family, including the department of education, the daycare, the Hunters and Trappers Association, the Angmarlik Centre, Kayrene Kilabuk and Daisy Dialla with the Nuasaiyit committee.

Thanks also to Rev. Mike Gardner, Daniel Aupaluk, Mary Akpalialuk Alainga, Eva Onalik and Canadian North and minister Peter Kilabuk and family for the wonderful flowers. Thank you to minister Ed Picco for helping us out with the airplane to get home to Pangnirtung to see our relatives and spend time with my mother in her last few hours. For those people I didn’t mention who helped us, I apologize and for the people who said they were thinking of us and that we were in their prayers.

Meeka, Leopa, Juda, Johnny, Leesee, Neevee, Geela, Bettyann and Marie-Jo