November 12, 1939 - September 16, 2014
Wayne Danyluk, born November 12, 1939 and resident of Madeira Park since 1990, died of a heart attack on September 16, 2014 after a struggle with strokes since Boxing Day, 2013.
He is predeceased by his loving wife Shirley (Kjellaug) Danyluk (Ask) whom he met in Vancouver and married in 1965. He is survived by his son Michael and daughter Monica.
Wayne truly found his home in Madeira Park and stayed as long as his health would allow. Having traveled up and down the BC coast as a logger since his youth, he was always intimately involved with trees, from the times he logged them for profit, to the times he involved them in his many landscaped projects and maintenance, to caring for precious transplants as if they were more children. He found peace in Madeira Park and his children thank the community for welcoming their parents with acceptance and grace.
Wayne had a love for the outdoors, plants and animals. His joy came in the life of nature. How many times did a bear set up shop in his apple tree, or in his logging camps, never to be scared away? Always a keen intellect, he loved to discuss current events, politics and history and if it was over a game of cards, that was all the better.
With the loss of his wife Shirley in 2012, Wayne was never really the same. His family around him while his health failed, he slipped away under the watch of his children with whom he had shared so much.
A memorial service will be held in Burnaby at the Heritage Museum Chapel (near Deer Lake Park) on Saturday, October 4 at 2pm.
Any donations made to the World Wildlife Organization are what Wayne would have wished for - he loved all animals!