Magazine editor and writer Jocelyn Laurence has died

[This post has been updated] A lot of Canadian magazine people find themselves bereft with news of the death of Jocelyn Laurence at the age of 63. She was well-known as a magazine writer and editor -- for instance as a senior editor of Toronto Life and editor of Canadian Art magazine. She wrote a column about relationships in Toronto Life from 1985 to 1989 which many people admired. 

Laurence had earned a great deal of respect from freelancers who'd had the good fortune to work for and with her. She was the daughter, notably, of the novelist Margaret Laurence. 

[Update There will be a party on August 28 to celebrate Laurence's life, on what would have been her 63rd birthday.] To receive details, write joceylynlaurencememorial[at]gmail[dot]com.