Alexander Elyjiw

I stumbled across Alex's Obituary after having some time to look at old friends from my Coast Guard days. I served with Alex at CG Station Marathon in the Florida Keys in late 1980's. Alex was a good Sailor, and it was clear to all who worked with him how much he enjoyed his job. I remember standing radio watch with him in the early morning hours when all but he and I slept. Alex was always drinking coffee and singing silly songs to make our time pass more easily. Rest in Peace Alex.

Dear Elyjiw Family, I am an old friend of Alex. I worked with him back in the late 90s in Rochester, NY when i was at JAM Inc. before I left for Africa. I have always had him on my mind and decided to see if I could find him because I had come across a project that I knew he might enjoy working on. I struggled to remember the spelling of his last name and then it finally flashed back to me. I typed it into Google and found this memorial instead. I am truly saddened to hear of his passing. We...

There isn't anyone who has the ability to touch your soul upon meeting you for the first time as Alex could.
Alex had and innate ability to reach inside of you and discover your heart song and which strings to pluck to make your song sweeter.
You are missed

"Wistful musings
welcome solitude.
Hello, old friend.
I've wrapped myself in you
again.
Guitar sounds sift in to remember...
a taste?
a smell?
Nostalgic memories just out of reach
vaguely comforting
hint of hope
speak of simpler times
when my world was new
and everything was possible."
Alex Elyjiw, Oct. 21, 2003

Alexander Elyjiw
I am from the strength of my sister’s braids, from HOGs and the Coast Guard, the ski patrol and the great photo giant.
I am from a home where my mother always smiled, from the Ukraine, to Canada, to swimming with the dolphins and whistling wildly down the mountains.
From the sandy beaches, racing against the tide with my brothers, racing against time with my God, racing to make the most of every second on this earth.
I am from camping and the love of the great...