A memorial gathering in honour of Marie Poulos will be held on the grounds of Ottawa’s Rehabilitation Centre, Ottawa General Hospital on Sunday May 15 at 2:00 pm.
Marie was a speech language pathologist who worked at the Rehab Centre’s Stuttering Treatment Clinic from 1979 until she was tragically killed in a car accident in 1991. She was 36.
She was much loved and is still remembered by the hundreds of clients whose lives she touched through her work as a speech therapist.
Marie was also well respected by her colleagues and was well known as the co-author of “Facilitating Fluency” a manual of “Transfer Strategies for Adult Stuttering Treatment Programs.”
A tree in her memorywas planted on the grounds of the Rehab Centrein 1992. The Marie Poulos Bursary Fund, which was established after her passing, provides financial assistance for Ontario residents to attend intensive and semi-intensive programs at the Stuttering Treatment Clinic.
The memorial gathering will take place in front of the tree and flowers will be planted in her honour. Former clients of Marie and co-workers, as well as friends, are invited to attend. For information contact Norm McEwen at 613-226-7001 or Tania Kamienski at 613-725-3443, or e-mail david.burton2@rogers.com. In the event of inclement weather, the memorial will take place indoors at the Rehab Centre.