Obituary of Rosemary Chisholm Feick

CHISHOLM FEICK, Rosemary Darlings, Ms. Rosemary Chisholm Feick has gone to continue her travels in her hot air balloon up in the sky. She passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her family on July 7th, 2008 at 7:25 pm. Ms. Feick is survived by her daughter, Ms. Gayle Boxer Willson, her son, Mr. Brian Boxer (Ms. Jan Boxer), her grandchildren, Mr. Blakeley Willson and Ms. Tiffany Willson. Ms. Feick is also survived by her sister Mrs. Nancy Young, (Mr. David Young) and her brother Mr. Scott Fennell, (Mrs. Cecil Fennell). For the past five years, Ms. Feick lived with her cherished companion, Ms. Francesca Zomoreno Moreno. Ms. Feick was a journalist and lived all over the world. Under the publishing umbrella of Canada's MacLean Hunter and the pen name of Rosemary Boxer, she honed her appreciation of both the written and spoken word. While fashion and beauty editor of Chatelaine Magazine, she hosted two hourly T.V. shows: one a weekly news broadcast for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the other, the first woman's T.V. afternoon show hosted together with Monty Hall, again for the CBC. In the sixties, she accepted a position in Rome as foreign correspondent for the Toronto Telegram. In the 70's she married Robert Chisholm O.B.E., and wrote under the name of Posy Chisholm. In the 80's her editorial territories enlarged to include all the major cities of the world. This time she was filing for the Toronto Sun as the Assistant Bureau Chief of Rome. During this period she was honored as a Dame of the First Class of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta for her work with Italian orphans. A private family service has taken place. A celebration of her life will be held on September 2nd at two o'clock at the PALAIS ROYALE, 1601 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto. In lieu of flowers, gifts should be directed to the Posy Feick Fund in Venice made payable to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Condolences and memories may be forwarded through www.humphreymiles.com. Posy, as she was known by her family and friends, was larger than life.