Mary Purdy died Jan. 17 of a fentanyl overdose at home. Her two boys sat beside her lifeless body for hours until they were discovered by an ex-boyfriend, who had come to check on her

Mary Purdy baked homemade cupcakes, played the piano and lived for her two young boys. Friends describe her as a leader in the Downtown Eastside, where she’s known by many as “Auntie Mary,” while her sister remembers her as a loving and generous spirit whose smile could light up a room. But on Jan. 17 Purdy died in her south Vancouver home — one of the latest victim’s of B.C.’s fentanyl crisis — leaving behind her two sons, a six-year-old and a four-year-old.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…