Anne Murfitt
(1959 to 2024)
Anne was born in Vancouver in 1959 but grew up in Canada, England and the United States. She received a BA in Accounting in 1981 and in the following years worked as an accountant for several organizations including the Royal BC Museum, the University of Victoria, Rowing Canada and Rugby Canada.
Anne became involved in lawn bowling in 2014 at Gordon Head Lawn Bowling Club along with her mother, Brenda. In 2014 Anne and Brenda were teamed up with Deryk Barker of Lake Hill Lawn Bowling Club for the Inter Club Short Mat Tournament and shortly after that both Anne and Brenda became valued members of Lake Hill.
Anne had long been a competitive athlete participating in marathons, half marathons, and other races over the years. She competed for the Peninsula Track Club in track and field competitions in Europe, Canada and the USA winning many gold, silver and bronze medals. Shortly after starting lawn bowling, Anne started playing darts with the bowling clubs in the winter and eventually joined the Lucky Chuckers Darts Team. Given her extensive sports experience, it was no surprise that she excelled at lawn bowling both outdoors and short mat.
Anne is remembered by those at Lake Hill Lawn Bowling Club who knew her as quiet, encouraging, and supportive. While she competed in many tournaments, she was also a consummate sportsperson, always positively recognizing her own team members and her opponents.
Anne died of cancer in Victoria at the age of 64 – far too young. She will be missed by many people both on and off the bowling greens.