Shivaun Gannon (née McCormack) was born in 1919 in Wicklow, Ireland. The seventh of nine children, she studied music in France and physical education at Ling Swedish College of Gym...view moreShivaun Gannon (née McCormack) was born in 1919 in Wicklow, Ireland. The seventh of nine children, she studied music in France and physical education at Ling Swedish College of Gymnastics in Dublin. In 1941, she married jazz pianist Joe Gannon, and in 1957 they immigrated to Canada with their five children, and their sixth was born soon after. There, she was a beloved Physical Education teacher and consultant for the Winnipeg School Division No.1 for 25 years. Shivaun has lived on Pender Island, BC, since 1984. She has 24 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and loves to stay up late, wear fashionable clothes, make marmalade, play golf, do qi gong, and most of all, tell stories.view less