Glen Delvecchio, P. Eng.,
Passed away peacefully in the presence of his family in his
67th year after a hard fought and courageous three-year battle against diffuse
large B-cell lymphoma. This fight was lead by multi-disciplinary teams of
medical professionals and support staff from both Joseph Brant and Juravinski
Hospitals and his family physician, Dr. Mahdi, to whom the family is ever so
grateful.
Glen was born on January 28th 1950 in Sault Ste Marie
Ontario to the late Angelo (Ermo) Delvecchio and Rina Giuliani. As a young boy,
he was predeceased by his brothers Gerald and baby John. Glen’s future was
shaped by the Basilian Fathers who coached him in basketball and promoted a
STEM education before it was popular to do so. With a background in science,
technology, and mathematics, Glen pursued a degree in Engineering Materials at
the University of Windsor and graduated with a gold medal in 1972. It was there
that he met his match, Olga (Turchyn), who was also in the same program. They
married in 1971 and Glen stayed behind in Windsor for another year to finish
his degree while Olga started her career with Stelco R&D in Burlington.
Glen’s thirty-year career in the steel industry began shortly after when he
also joined Stelco’s R&D group to work on the development of high strength
steels for pipeline applications. Half-way through, Glen made the transition to
the IT department where his interest in computers from micros to mainframes
developed. He was able to apply his penchant for mathematics and statistics to
planning the capacity for Stelco’s mainframe computing systems, a skill set
that he was able to take with him to his post-retirement career with CDS (TMX)
as a capacity planner. During this time in his life, Glen took the opportunity
to travel extensively with Olga whose work involved considerable travel. It was
a special time to cruise the seas, dance under the stars, celebrate life, love,
family, and friends, and to explore historical places that were just waiting
for the perfect picture with the perfect lens.
Glen leaves behind many treasured memories of a life well
lived in the hearts of those he loved dearly including his wife Olga, daughter
Analisa (Ariel), sons Anthony (Mirella) and Jonathan (Natalia), granddaughter
Sofia, and grandson Mark. He will be sadly missed by his brothers Gerry and
Brian, his sister Doris Belanger and his brother-in-law Anthony Turchyn, along
with their families.
Visitation will be held at Smith’s Funeral Home, 1167 Guelph
Line, BURLINGTON on Wednesday May 31st, 2017 from 3:00-5:00pm and from
7:00-9:00pm, preceded by a memorial service (panachyda) at 6:30pm. The funeral
service will take place at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Cemetery, 1280 Dundas St
W, OAKVILLE, at 10:00am on Thursday, June 1st, 2017 followed by a celebration
of Glen’s life at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the
Juravinski Cancer Centre – Tomorrow Stems from You Campaign, to the Carpenter
Hospice in Burlington in appreciation for their care, and compassionate
support, or to a charity of your choice.
