Zona Laidlaw, 77, passed away peacefully in the loving arms of her family on February 28, 2022 in her home in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Zona was born on January 5, 1945 in Clarendon, Jamaica W.I. and was the daughter of late Embden Dixon and Hermine Chin Gould, age 94. She attended Queen’s School and met her beloved husband, Garth Laidlaw, at the age of seventeen.
After emigrating to the US, they married in New York in 1964. During Garth’s medical training and practice, the Laidlaws lived in the Bronx, Washington, DC, and Rochester, NY. They retired in Pinehurst, NC.
Zona is survived by her husband of 56 years, Garth, her mother Hermine, her sister Audrey (her husband Richard), her two sons Phillip (his wife Natalie), Nicholas (his wife Tanya), and her four grandchildren Zachary, Nikkita, Zander and Mari who were her greatest joy.
Zona started her career as a medical researcher in Albert Einstein University. While raising her children, she became an effective office manager for Garth’s medical practice. She was accomplished artist (painter), an enthusiastic gardener, and avid tennis player.
The Laidlaws have resided in the Pinehurst community for the last 20 years. They have been active members of Pinehurst Country Club and patrons of charitable organizations, such as the Clara McLean Hospitality House in Pinehurst.
Zona’s extraordinary accomplishments were accentuated by her outstanding qualities as a human being: a loving devoted wife, mother, sister, daughter, grandmother, sister-in-law, and aunt. She cultivated the garden of family.
Her physical beauty was complemented by her inner beauty. Zona had many loyal friends. Those who knew Zona invariably conclude the “she would give her last for those she loved.” Zona’s intrepid courage manifested itself to her last breath, admonishing to “be happy, not shed tears, and live life to its fullest extent” as she exemplified in her life. Zona will be sorely missed and will live in our hearts for generations to come.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her memorial service at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 7, 2022 pm at Pinehurst number 9. The family will receive friends following the service.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Zona’s memory to:
Clara McLean Hospitality House in Pinehurst, NC
https://www.firsthealth.org/foundation-of-firsthealth/make-a-donation
Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
https://www.dana-farber.org/how-you-can-help/ways-to-give/
Online condolences may be made at www.bolesfuneralhome.com
Services are entrusted to Boles Funeral Home.
