Patrice Coleman Obituary (1956 - 2026) - Cumberland, British Columbia

On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Patrice Coleman passed away peacefully following a glorious double rainbow seen a few short hours earlier over the ocean outside her hospice window. Fitting that her passing was under the full blood moon, as a total lunar eclipse portal neared its completion. She was predeceased by her parents, Jack Coleman and Wilma Ramsey Coleman. Patrice will be lovingly missed by her children Jason Meyer, Jordan Meyer, Tasha Archer (Matt), Mariah Manara (Mike), and Lanita Alton, her siblings Brit Coleman, Brad Coleman (Kemi), Laura Upchurch, and Mallory Milligan (Larry), and her grandchildren Isaac, Kaiya, Kieran, Delilah, Amelia and Viola as well as many, dearly loved cousins, nieces and nephews, friends, and students. Growing up across many different states with most of her youth spent in Texas, Patrice had an affinity for nature, God, and people and cultivated connections with a tender heart wherever she went. She felt at home across the mountains, lakes, oceans, forests, and anywhere with wildflowers and natural beauty of all sorts, apparently seeking canyons as she traversed North America. The call of the rugged terrain and profound natural beauty of Canada was strong for Patrice. She lived most of her adult life in Canada spent mainly in the Okanagan and then on Vancouver Island. Patrice's passions have always been family, nature, music, personal evolution, and community. Throughout her life, Patrice cultivated the kind of gentle non-judgement that helped others feel accepted as they were. Her generosity was peerless. There are many stories of her giving (time, money, support) even when she had little herself, and with such a positive attitude that those receiving felt brighter. She loved reading anything from fairytales and girly fiction to thriller and suspense novels that were then balanced out by spiritual texts and neurological/emotional/body response research. Patrice loved movies and the tv show Survivor, where she marveled at the host's ability to call people out clearly in non-judgement getting to the heart of interpersonal issues. Mostly she loved her family. Deeply. Patrice's willingness to make mistakes, forgive, and apologize was truly beautiful. Her legacy was one of living and choosing life in all of its beauty and messiness instead of perfection. Given her love for nature, it is no big surprise that after years of trail adventures, Patrice became the grandma who broke rules, played with her grandkids in construction sites, and loved playing around with them whether they were big or small. Even to the end, she was letting them play and snuggle on her hospital bed. It was fitting that at the end Patrice felt like she did not need goodbyes, but instead just wanted her family close because she always wanted a bit more time with them even if she was going nowhere. We hope that through her loved ones and those who loved her, Patrice's spirit of wonder and playfulness will endure and that everyone will feel her with them when they watch the sun rise or set from somewhere beautiful, like a canyon.