Daniel WINNICK Obituary
WINNICK, Daniel (Dan) Adam It is with great sorrow that we announce the death, on August 29, 2010 of our dear Dan. Left to mourn are his parents, Jim and Penny, brother Nick (Felicity O'Connor), grandma Cecile Paisley, many aunts and uncles, including Debbie Paisley (Gord Schnell), cousins and all of his very special friends. Dan was born September 25, 1984 in Calgary. He adopted Vancouver as his home, apprenticed as a carpenter and gained a family of fine friends in the city he loved. He was independent, artistic, musical, intelligent, articulate, generous, kind, loving, intuitive, empathic, funny, fun-loving and GOOD. He loved to read and share his thoughts and ideas, earning him one of his nicknames, Words. He loved to sail - to feel the freedom of floating with the breeze listening to the soft sounds of gliding through the waves. Most of all he loved the people in his life, his family and friends. Through these deep and meaningful relationships he recognized his talent for helping and supporting others, leading him to choose a new career path in counselling. He was planning to begin this study in the fall. The world is a better place because he was here and shared it with us. He will be deeply missed by the many who loved him and whom he loved so well in return. Penny and Jim express their deepest gratitude to Dan's wonderful friends for their care of him in life and their compassion for us following his accident. We are also exceedingly grateful to all of the capable and compassionate staff of ICU and BPTU at VGH, most especially Dr Brian Cho, Matt, Ryna, Fr Joachim, Dr David Evans, Nigel and Sophie. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 2 pm at the Unitarian Church, 949 West 49 Ave, Vancouver. Reception to follow.
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Maureen & James Stewart
September 17, 2010
We did not have the honour of meeting Dan, but as parents and as a colleague and friend, send our condolences to your family for your loss.
cy
September 13, 2010
Thank you Dan for being such a bright, smart, and amazing person. I was very lucky to have known you and I know that you will shine on in the cosmos like the star that you are.
Debra Jennings
September 13, 2010
Dear Penny and Jim
I was so very saddened to hear about your great loss of your son. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Debra Jennings
H+H Class of 74
September 12, 2010
Dear Penny and Jim,
We were shocked and saddened to hear of your son Daniel's accident and death. We were away at the time of the funeral and couldn't attend. Please know that we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers,
Joan and Michael Bruch
H+H class of '74
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Kate Howard
September 10, 2010
Dear Penny, Jim and Nick.
I am thinking of you all with so much love. No one can understand or feel your pain saying good bye to your dearest Daniel.Please know that all your friends from long ago are with you and care for you deeply, are with you in spirit,and send you love .Kate
September 10, 2010
Penny and Jim,
My heart and prayers go out to you at this time of great loss of your son, Dan.
Jeannette Prost
H+H Class of
74
Donna Hykawy
September 10, 2010
So sorry to hear of your terrible loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Lily Woo
September 10, 2010
Dear Penny, my esteemed colleague,
I am heartsick for the grief that you and your family must be bearing for the loss of your lovely son. I pray that you are able to access that place of peace and strength deep within to help you through this trying time.
Bonnie Rothwell
September 9, 2010
Dear Jim and Penny: We let time go by and loose touch, and then sometimes it is too late. This is just such a sad way to bring us into contact again. I cannot attend your son's funeral, but will be with you in heart and thought. Many hugs and care.
Bonnie Rothwell
25th St. Johns Scouts/Rovers
Bill & Barbara Sinclair
September 9, 2010
Jim and Penny,
Though it had been the longest of time since we have been face to face, and your children were so young at the time, you and your family have sprung into conversation from time to time. If Daniel was anything like you Jim, then he left a mark on people, like you have left a mark on me. Barbara & I know all too well the great mystery behind God's great plan when someone so full of life, energized for the future, and capable of handling it, is taken from this world and from us.
You have our most profound sympathy and our utmost respect.
Don Aellen
September 9, 2010
Dear Jim and Penny
Thanks for calling Linda to let all of us know.
You have been much in Carolyn's and my prayers, and your sorrow lifted up in the context of our worship here at St. John's. I hope to be in attendance to worship with you at the Funeral Mass. For you we pray: "Peace of Christ to pass all understanding"; and for Daniel: "Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon him." Amen.
Terry Koziol
September 9, 2010
Dear Penny and Jim,
Sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Linda ( Reilander) & Garry Lamboo
September 9, 2010
Dear Penny and Family,
We are so very sorry to hear about the loss of your son. I have not seen you since high school. Ironically my daughter Kim Brown last week expressed her sadness about your loss - not realizing until today that we both know you. Kim from Village Square CHC. What a small world. Take care and God Bless you and your family.
Karyn Solar
September 9, 2010
So sorry to hear this. My deepest sympathy.
Kimberly Brown
September 9, 2010
Penny and family, I just wanted to give my deepest sympathy to you all. May you have the strength to help each other in this time of great loss. He was a precious gift!
September 9, 2010
Jim and Penny...I am writing from Kamloops, my new home...writing with a heavy heart...may all the powers of the goodness in the world bear you up at this time...
Nick, a long time since I last saw you, but please accept my sympathy; your family will be your strength...
Kevin Ennis. Kamloops B.C.
September 9, 2010
Dear Jim,Penny and Nick,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of such a precious son and brother. Your hearts must be so broken.My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Pat Ennis, Calgary ,Alberta
Lori Lowery
September 9, 2010
Dear Jim and Penny,
I am so sorry for your lose of Dan. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Susan Bengivingo
September 9, 2010
Penny & Jim
Though I didn't know Dan I do know the two wonderful people who raised him and it sounds like he was a wonderful man. My thoughts and prayers are with you both.
Linda Schell Fundytus
September 8, 2010
Dear Jim and Penny
I am so sorry to read about Dan. Even though I never met him, I know what great parents raised him to the great kid as was described . My prayers are with you and your family.
Janice Van Coughnett
September 8, 2010
Penny, Jim and family:
I have learned of your loss through Dan's Uncle Greg and Tara. Although words cannot easily express your loss, I want to extend my empathy to you and your extended family. Treasure precious memories,
Janice
Hilary Aubin Amante
September 8, 2010
Dear Dan,
Just heard the news. I haven't seen you in years but I have all sorts of memories of our younger days and they were all amazing. Wish we had stayed in touch, it sounds like you've left quite the life behind - a great big, happy one. I know you'll be sharing that smile with us beyond this life. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and friends.
Lesley Fenton
September 8, 2010
Dear Penny and Jim,
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult time.
Le
Nicole Blaszczak
September 8, 2010
To Jim, Penny & Nick Winnick:
Even when we were kids, Dan was different. I didn't have the words for it then, but looking back now I know that he had innate integrity of the kind that most people can only hope to acquire as adults.
And as adults I think we moved in some of the same circles. I wish our paths had crossed. My mother, my father and I are so very sorry. Our hearts go out to you.
Louise Hans
September 8, 2010
Dear Penny, Jim & Nick,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. I remember back to when Danny and Greg were 1 year old when Nick and Brian started pre school together. Danny and Greg were good friends for many years.
Louise, Kevin, Michael, Brian and Greg Hans
Rick & Kelly Winnick
September 8, 2010
We will always remember Dan's wonderful smile and infectious laugh. Hope those same memories help ease your sorrow and know that our prayers are with you all.
It is with sadness we say "Farewell for now Dan".
September 8, 2010
We will always remember playing hide and go seek at Grandma and Grandpa Winnick's (Fred and Phyllis) house in Chestermere causing chaos.
You will never be forgotten.
Chad, Kyle, Mitchell, Teagan and Kristen Winnick
September 8, 2010
We will always remember playing hide and go seek at Grandma and Grandpa Winnick's house (Fred and Phyllis) in Chestermere causing chaos.
You will never be forgotten.
Chad, Kyle, Mitchell, Teagan and Kristen Winnick
September 8, 2010
Dear Jim & Family:
I was saddened to read about the loss of your Dear son Daniel following his accident.
Our deepest heartfelt sympathies to you & your family during this most difficult time.
Joan Block & Family & also EEG group at the PLC (Come by anytime you need a BIG HUG)
Laura Rempel
September 8, 2010
Jim, Penny, Nick, Cecile and other family members. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time and words cannot express the sorrow I feel for you.
Love,
Laura Rempel
Evelyn & Clive Davis
September 8, 2010
Our thoughts are with you during this very difficult time
Dustan Byrnes
September 8, 2010
I can still remember playing elastic gun wars and video games (Golden-Eye), almost every weekend of junior high at the Winnick home. I remember the camping trips that we took and growing up together through the years. Dan, you were a great friend and the memories will never fade of the great times we shared. Jim, Penny and Nick, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Fred & Brenda Wrona
September 5, 2010
Jim, Penny and Nick,
Our thoughts are with you and words can't fully express how sorry we are to hear of your loss of Daniel.
Love Fred, Brenda, Janelle and Katie
Ernie and Fran Schack
September 4, 2010
To Jim, Penny, Nick and Felicity, Cecile, and family members
We can only imagine the depth of your sorrow in losing such a fine son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend. May you and your extended family and friends find comfort in each other with the many memories of happier times with him.
Trevor Varem
September 4, 2010
You didn't have to know Dan long to know what a wonderful person he was, and anyone that ever met him, even for a few minutes was a very lucky person. An amazing person taken way too soon, we could all really learn a lot from a unique individual like him. I'm glad I had the chance to unite the Sherrifs, and I couldn't see anyone more deserving of the GOOD one. My condolences and love to all.
Sophie Pelletier
September 4, 2010
Thinking of you Penny & Jim during these difficult times.
Love, Hugs, & Prayers
Sophie Pelletier
September 4, 2010
Thinking of you Penny & Jim during these difficult times.
Love, Hugs, & Prayers
Christi Ann
September 4, 2010
I am so blessed to have called you my friend. I have become a better person from knowing you. Thank you for sharing your warm and genuine heart with me. I'll always be thinking of you, Winnie.
Marc Rimmer
September 4, 2010
What can you say that hasn't already been said? I first met Dan in 2005, and in the few short years I got to hang with him before his move to Van I got to know one of the kindest, most selfless individuals I've ever had the privilege of knowing. He made a strong, lasting impression on me and was a role model of what a great person, friend, partner, brother and sibling should be. Dan, I will miss seeing your glowing smile (and moustache) everytime I pass through Vancouver. Shine on, brother -- we'll never forget you.
Jennifer, Darcy, David, Simon & Mathew Schack
September 4, 2010
Dearest Jim, Penny & Nick,
We love you and we love your sweet Dan. In your own words, this is unimaginable and nothing prepares us for such a time or situation. May your hearts be comforted in knowing your son gave and continues to give so much love to all who know him. We are with you in every moment of grief, sorrow and healing.
Sarah Ford
September 4, 2010
As I struggle to come to terms with the fact that Dan never got a chance to see how much his friends and family came together in support during the weeks after his accident, I feel that every time he was busy lighting up a room with his smile, he knew how much he was loved.
A true gem, I will miss Dan with all my heart and sincerely treasure every memory I had the chance to create with him. Shine on, Dan boy. You've always been a diamond.
John Hornak
September 3, 2010
A man who lived his life without malice, and who treated all equal. Rest in Peace.
Erin Rudling
September 3, 2010
Dan Winnick, an amazing man, friend, son, brother. I'll miss you friend.
Steven Venegas
September 3, 2010
Dan was the best friend I've ever had. He made everything better and anything fun. We grew a lot together. You are a brother to me. I'll always miss you and love you.
Emily Morrow-Fick
September 3, 2010
Dan was, and always will be, the kindest and most generous person I have ever met. He was an incredible friend and person, and to say he will be missed is a huge understatement. I love you, bud, and always will.
Mel & Bob Winnick
September 3, 2010
Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers as you face this immeasurable loss
Melvina & Bob Winnick
September 3, 2010
Jim, Penny and Nick
Know that you are in our thoughts and prayers as you face this immeasurable loss.
PJ Lavergne
September 3, 2010
If there's a better man that Dan Winnick, I've never met him. An amazing friend with a huge heart, Dan was always there for me, no matter what kind of trouble I either wanted to get into, or needed to get out of. He will truly, sincerely be missed. I love you, buddy. Always have, always will.
Fred Winnick
September 3, 2010
Nothing we say can tell you of the sorrow we fill for Penny
and you and Nick
Please know your in our hearts.
Fred @Phyllis Winnick
September 3, 2010
Sept. 3
Nothing we say will tell you of the sorrow we feel for you,
and Penny and Nick, Please know your in our hearts.
Fred and Phyllis
laura novikoff
September 3, 2010
As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.
Lauren Martin
September 3, 2010
Nothing I can say will convey how much Dan meant to Steve and I. We love you, Dan, and we will never forget you. You are in the sun, the moon, the wind, and the trees, and most of all - the sea.
September 3, 2010
Mike & Cheryl Grywackeski
September 3, 2010
Jim Penny & Nick,
Mike and I are so sorry to hear about your loss of Daniel.
Our memories of Daniel are the summers at Whispering Pines. We always enjoyed seeing all of you and it was sure to be a fun time together.
If you ever need an understanding ear - we are here. Hold on tight to each other it does help and as Mike has said to me on many occasions it is ok to cry.
With heavy hearts - Love you - Mike & Cheryl
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