Vanessa Smith of Ottawa, Ontario, has passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, she was 21 years old. Vanessa was Ottawa’s Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club former junior girls. According to Ottawa’s Barrhaven Scottish Rugby Football Club, she played on the Junior Girls U14 to U18 teams over four years, including traveling with U15 girls on the 2018 club tour to New York, NY. She also played for her Varsity Girls rugby team at Nepean High School. A feisty scrum half, always digging balls out from rucks, and a big tackler. She was a great teammate and friend, always kind and funny.
For those who wish to pay their respects the family welcomes you to join them this Sunday 5th May 2024, at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Homes.
403 Richmond Road, Ottawa (at Roosevelt)
* Visitation – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
* Memorial Service – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, in the chapel.
In lieu of flowers, for those wishing, donations may be made to the Ottawa Humane Society or the The Ottawa Mission.