Chelsea Lynn Dufresne

“Death is not the opposite of life but an innate part of life.”

Haruki Murakami

 We are all saddened to announce the sudden passing of our beautiful Chelsea. She was predeceased by her father Michael Robert Dufresne. She leaves behind to mourn her son Michael “Jude” Dufresne; her mother Lynda Bankley; her sister Desiree Dufresne and her children Lynden Hill, Genevieve Dufresne and Lakelyn Dufresne; and close friends Roman Corkery and Shukri Ghremida. She also leaves behind her Prada purse, collection of gorgeous scarves, tropical plants and sweet dog Pierre.

 Chelsea was brave and weathered many storms. She was kind and always had comforting words to lift the spirits of others. She was compassionate and nonjudgmental and understood that each of us is on our own journey. She was generous with her time, joy and spirit.

 Chelsea had an extraordinary capacity to make people laugh; she could make fun of you and still have you in tears laughing.  She had exceptional and diverse taste in music. She could recall lyrics to every song she heard. When she was 17, she had her own time slot on an independent radio station. Her eclectic taste in music can be found on Spotify; her profile name is The Realest. We don’t have her Spotify password but we will try to keep her account active.

 Chelsea was brilliant and innovative. She was one of the first to start texting and once she started, she never stopped! Each one of us can confirm this, as we already miss her relentless text messages. She had style, flair and was extremely creative. She was an old soul and the energy in her home reflected her love of eclectic books, pictures and items that truly demonstrated her uniqueness.

 She loved online shopping and most of the Wish.com items she purchased received hilarious reviews from her.  Her reading wasn’t restricted to online reviews though. She was an avid reader and had a vast collection of books. Her favourite author was Haruki Murakami.

 She had a newfound interest in horticulture and had developed quite the green thumb (she loved that expression). I can’t think of one person who didn’t drive her somewhere to purchase a plant. That’s right; she didn’t drive so we were always driving Chelsea. Going for long drives was Chelsea’s way of connecting and spending time with people.

 She had such joie de vivre and an intuitive way of making people feel comfortable in her presence. Chelsea had an abundance of friends, each of whom was affected by her in a profound way. Chelsea loved her friends and family. She was always taking pictures. She also took amazing selfies. Since we can’t access her iPhone, she just gave the noun selfie an entirely new meaning.

 By far, her greatest love and most significant accomplishment was her son Jude, whom she loved with all her heart. We will all grieve the profound loss of our precious Chelsea and her family and friends will carry her in their hearts forever. Our only comfort is knowing that heaven must have needed an angel.

 An outdoor service will be held in the summer of 2022.

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