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Joyce Shack
Remembering Joyce Shack (1934-2018)

In August, RNAO was saddened to say goodbye to long-time member Joyce Shack. Well known in the nursing community, Shack was the recipient of RNAO’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 (formerly known as Honorary Life Member) and was actively involved with the Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario (NLN.ON), an interest group of RNAO. She belonged to a number of other association committees and was a voting delegate at RNAO’s annual general meetings (AGM) in 2004, 2007 and 2008. She was also a scrutineer at AGMs as late as 2015. Throughout her career, Shack held nursing positions at several Ontario hospitals, including Victoria Hospital in London, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Sarnia, and Sydenham District Hospital in Wallaceburg. She was a published author of several books and nursing care manuals. A bursary has been created in her name by the Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario (RNFOO). It will be available to applicants for the 2019 RNFOO awards and scholarships. Visit RNFOO.org and follow the links to “2019 awards and scholarships” for details.