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LONDON, Ont. – By all accounts, she was a lovely woman, adored by friends and admired by co-workers.

She was the one everyone counted on to help organize the Christmas parties and the children’s get-togethers at her office. The first one to offer a shoulder to a friend in need.

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Those who knew her called her vivacious, happy, sociable and a terrific mom. A woman who could light up a room.

She was the last person anyone thought would take her own life.

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At the London courthouse, she was just another juror among the 12 who listened to the horrifying evidence about the death of Baby Ryker Daponte-Michaud in a case that ended in mistrial this week. She would walk in and out of the courtroom with the other jurors with dignity and grace.