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#60isthenew40
appy 60th Birthday, Terri!
I’m grateful again to be
Hpart of the Tinella-Barber
tradition of Written Birthday
Tributes (i.e., Gemma’s 16th;
Bruce’s 50th). While Terri is
usually the one organizing the
Tribute effort, it’s only fitting
that it’s her turn now especially.
Terri has not aged a bit at age
60 except for a little salt and
pepper hair.
#60IsTheNew40
#GoodTinellaGenes
Terri, your legacy has been all welcomed me and eventually
so rich as an amazing woman my children - Madison and
of faith; a wonderful wife Lincoln - as part of your
and partner to Bruce; mom family. The meals were simply
to Gemma; daughter to Vita spectacular as we enjoyed
and Angela, sister to John fresh salad harvested from your
and Peter; aunt; loving family parents’ beautiful garden with
member, in-law and dear friends homemade pasta, egg balls,
to so many; godmother; an tortellini soup and the most
accomplished female president amazing pasta sauce prepared
and business leader at Nestlé; over hours. Vita, my second
role model and global citizen. mom, was incredibly humble
Even with more adversity and modest as she always
and the sad goodbyes over prepared my favorite – Tortellini
these past few years, your Soup. A tradition you have
eternal positive outlook that carried on when I came home
life remains truly full of many to visit last October.
blessings inspires us all. You and Bruce have carried
Terri, thank-you for over 40 this family meal and gathering
years of friendship and family tradition into your own home,
with me – a lifetime of stories cottage and the Barber Simcoe
and memories that started cottage.
on the front steps of Dunning
Hall at Queen’s University and
endured through job changes,
different countries, different
continents, weddings, births
and milestones. So blessed
that we share these traditions:
1) Gathering over food &
wine = family
I’ve been blessed with so many
visits to the Tinella Brampton
home - my Eastern Canada
home – that started at Queen’s,
to living in Toronto, to coming
back from the US, Singapore
and Luxembourg, to my Italian-
Canadian family. The many
Sunday lunches were such a
family affair as you, your family,
your brothers’ families and the
Barbers always stopped by. You