▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pan ▁Am / Par apan ▁Am ▁Games . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁following ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Justin ▁Tru de au ' s ▁nom ination , ▁Jul ie ▁Pay ette ▁( the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁Canada ) ▁appointed ▁M ood ie ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁sen ator ▁to ▁fill ▁vac an cies ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁Senator ▁Ros em ary ▁M ood ie ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Peter ▁W ong , ▁a ▁Ped iat ric ▁Card i ologist ▁and ▁research er . ▁M ood ie ▁has ▁two ▁sons , ▁Nicholas ▁A . ▁W ong ▁who ▁graduated ▁from ▁law ▁school ▁with ▁a ▁Master ▁in ▁International ▁Business ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁Law , ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁P . ▁W ong ▁who ▁after ▁medical ▁school ▁completed ▁a ▁pa ed iat ric ▁medicine ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁Hospital ▁for ▁S ick ▁Children . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁M ood ie ▁and ▁her ▁son ▁Jon ▁both ▁received ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁African ▁Canadian ▁Ach iev ement ▁Awards ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁happen ▁in ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁ 3 1 - year ▁history . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Allen by ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁M ood ie . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁▁ 1 0 0 ▁Ac com pl ished ▁Black ▁Canadian ▁( ABC ) ▁Women ▁Hon ou ree ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁J ama ica ' s ▁Order ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁– ▁Commander