“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. Memorial donations to a refugee support organization of your choice are appreciated. The family thanks the staff at the Mayfair Senior Living and Care facility for their care and kindness. She was especially dedicated to supporting refugees – a lifelong pursuit. She was a strong advocate and prolific writer to prime ministers, premiers, mayors and editors on social justice, human rights and wilderness preservation issues.
Viki was a community activist and volunteer. She loved animals and had a soft spot for strays. In 1969, she took four of her young children camping around Europe and shared her love of mountaineering – together walking on glaciers and trekking in icy and arduous conditions to an alpine hut on the slopes of the highest mountain in the Austrian Alps. She orchestrated frequent outdoor adventures, camping throughout North America, skiing, swimming, hiking, and even skydiving. She was a hiker, skier, camper and traveler who loved the mountains. Viki is remembered as a free-spirited person who valued experiences over possessions. She is survived by four children: Rose Desrochers, Cliff (Brenda), Stuart, and Carol, a dozen grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Oliver died in 1967 and she never remarried. Viki and her husband, Oliver, had five children. as a member of the University Council, you can get involved with by sharing in. She moved to British Columbia and in 1952, while delivering calves, met and subsequently married a willowy rancher near Kamloops, BC. This week we hear from Viki Cooke, Vice-Chair of the University Council. While living in Washington, she was an avid mountaineer, often venturing out with the Mazamas Mountaineering Club. Upon arrival in Seattle, Viki took a job as a veterinarian. She hitchhiked, bicycled and camped her way across Canada and the U.S. Following graduation, she moved to New York with her mother and after working six months as a veterinarian, pursued her dream of travelling to the west coast. Following high school, she studied at the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London and became a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS). Viki arrived in England as a 14-year-old, speaking very little English and spent the war years in high school, ultimately graduating at the top of her class.
Born in Vienna in 1925 to Jewish parents, she and her mother fled Austria in 1939. On AugVictoria (Viki) Inskip passed away peacefully in her sleep.
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