PYLATUIK o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2003-05-28 published
Boris BOYKO
Born in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan on October 12, 1939 - died suddenly
May 24, 2003 at Royal Jubilee Hospital. Truly one of God's special
people, he leaves behind and will watch over his loving and devoted
wife, Judy; beloved children, Robert and David, loving stepsons,
David and Steven; adored granddaughter, Jordan Rose. Predeceased
by his father, Wasyl (Bill)
BOYKO (d.1974,) Boris will also be
sadly missed by his loving mother, Rose, his Aunt and Uncle,
Marion and Ben
JOHNSTON of Cobble Hill; his Aunt, Natalka
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of Saskatoon; Judy's Uncle and Aunt, Ron and Ann
PALMER of Saanichton,
and many caring Friends and family in Florida, Ontario, Saskatchewan,
Alberta and British Columbia. Boris graduated with a Chemical
Engineering degree from the University of Toronto and received
his Masters in Sanitary Engineering from McMaster University
in Hamilton. His long-term commitment to serving the people of
Ontario started as a researcher with the Ontario Water Resources
commission. He was promoted to lead the Waste Management Branch
of the Ministry of the Environment, subsequently becoming Regional
Director in Hamilton for the Ministry of the environment and
concluded over 30 years of service as Assistant Deputy Minister,
Ministry of Environment and Energy in Toronto. As a principled
visionary and effective manager, Boris inspired all who served
with him. Boris and Judy moved in August 2000 to their dream
home in Arbutus Ridge on the east coast of Vancouver Island where
Boris became a respected member of the Strata Council serving
as head of the Civil Works Committee for two years. Visitation
will be held May 28, 2003 at Sands Funeral Chapel in Duncan between
3: 00-5:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Funeral services will be
held Thursday, May 29, 2003 at The Anglican Parish of Saint John
the Baptist, 3295 Cobble Hill Road, at 11: 00 a.m. followed by
a luncheon reception in the Arbutus Room in Arbutus Ridge. Flowers
may be sent or donations made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation
or the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. In additional to funeral
services in Cobble Hill, a memorial service to celebrate Boris'
life will be held in the Toronto area this summer. The
BOYKO
family would like to express their sincere appreciation for the
loving care shown by the doctors and nurses at Cowichan District
Hospital, Duncan and the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.
'We are each of us angels with only one wing....And we can only
fly embracing each other.'... Boris
BOYKO
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