Diane Marie Solomon, Phd

1941 - 2011  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Diane Marie Solomon
  Suffix	Phd
  Born	Between 1940 and 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Misfortune	2011  [1]
  	killed by a severe fall
  Name	Diane Marie Birkemoe
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-175364
  Died	8 Apr 2011	Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Cremated   [2]
  Person ID	I175364	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Douglas Russel "Bud" Solomon,   b. 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1987, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Helen Mary Lackenbauer,   b. 1921,   d. 22 Jan 2000, Etobicoke, York Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F50537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Professor Peter C. Birkemoe
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F50556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIRKEMOE, Diane Marie (née Solomon), PhD. Taken from us too soon from injuries sustained in a severe fall, Diane passed peacefully and with family at her side, at Trillium Health Centre on Friday, April 8, 2011. She was 70. Beloved wife of 45 years to Peter C. Birkemoe, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. Proud and nurturing mother of Peter (Nathalie Atkinson), Karen (Luc Gondard) and Eric (Coralie D'Souza). Born and raised and later, married in Kitchener, Ontario, Diane was predeceased by her parents Helen (Lackenbauer) and Douglas Solomon. She was a loving sister to Dennis (Joanne, deceased) and much-loved aunt to Lisa, Denny, Sarah, Kelsie, Maggie, Emma and Chloe. A multi-lingual scholar of Latin American and comparative literature, Diane and Pete met in graduate school at the University of Illinois U-C. Known for her acerbic wit, Diane's appetite for life was topped only by her appetite for food (and, fortunately, an epic metabolism). Adventurous epicure, intrepid traveller and avid cinephile (a 30-year TIFF veteran), Diane was creative (an accomplished artist) and resilient (a breast cancer survivor); a loyal friend, she had a gift for sustaining friendships and will be missed by many. Always on our minds, forever in our hearts. Cremation has taken place. A Funeral Mass will be held at ST. GREGORY'S, ETOBICOKE (122 Rathburn Road at Kipling, 416-239-4831) on Friday, April 15th at 9: 30 a.m.; in consideration of Holy Week, the church requests no flowers. Memorial donations to ShareLife or The Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. Tributes and condolences to: dsbirk@gmail.com. Waterloo Region Record 8 Apr 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), obitaury of Diane Marie Solomon - Birkemore - 8 Apr 2011. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220090762/diane-marie-birkemoe.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Between 1940 and 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Apr 2011 - Mississauga, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth