May Sinclair Clements

May passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2025, at the age of 97. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her husband of 75 years, Albert, her sons, Raymond (Stella), Randy (Sandy) and Rick (Lisa) as well as her grandchildren, Amanda, Michael (Marge), Bradley (Emma), Harry (Cami) and Alice.

May was born in Vancouver to Jack and Isabella Henney on May 27, 1928.  She married Albert Clements in 1950. 

She had a very special relationship with Albert, besides bringing up their three boys, they built lots of small boats while living in Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver. Ab built the boats and May sewed the sails. They did a lot of hiking and camping and spent all their free time together.  He built a 22 ft. gaff-rigged sailboat that they spent weekends and holidays on exploring Howe Sound, Jervis Inlet and occasionally they would make a trip to the Gulf Islands.  In 1967 they launched a 36 ft. ketch-rigged sailboat they called "Windaway".  After that they decided to sell their West Vancouver home and move aboard with the family and their cat named Peaches.  Over the next few years they took their boat offshore and sailed to Mexico and Hawaii.  After returning from this trip, they did a second trip that took them back to Mexico and onward to the South Pacific Islands as far as New Zealand and back home again by way of Fiji, Tonga and Cook Islands.  May was proved to be a very reliable navigator, ship's doctor and cook as well as first mate and mother.  After 11 years of sailing they decided to go land cruising in a home-built motorhome which took them as far as Southern California as well as to many places in B.C and Alberta. They also caretook a small island in the Gulf Islands for a few years where they built another sailboat they called "Lady Bird". 

When May was very young she took piano lessons which she loved.  She played an upright piano while living in the house in Horseshoe Bay.  She could not keep it up while living on Windaway, but when they traveled by land she played an electric keyboard in the motorhome.  After settling down in Princeton, B.C. in 1996, she became organist with Jean Trewella at the United Church for about 25 years.  She also played piano there and was a member of the choir and the United Church Women.  May outlived all her siblings and had many friends at the church.  She will be remembered for the love she shared.  She was extremely patient and had a great sense of humour. She often turn down a ride so she could walk to church. 

Some of her last words were, "I love all the little children of the world, and I love you all, for ever and ever and ever amen."  The last hymn she sang in her hospital bed only days before passing was "Amazing Grace".  

Private arrangements at this time.