Bruce Sawchuk

Bill, Fern, Donald, Enola, Gale and families
Your family has been in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. We pray that all the love and laughter you shared over the years will help carry you through this very sad time.

Dear Bill, Fern, Donald and Enola,

I was so sorry to hear from my Aunt Marion about Bruce's passing. Please accept our sincere condolences on your deep loss.

Your family was so kind to me during my summer visits with Uncle Ed. The memory than stands out most for me is the time when I was around 10 years old and Bruce was around 12 years old. He rode over to Ed's on his horse and gave me my first horse ride. I guess he thought that Donald and I needed a break from riding our dirt bikes.

We have you in our thoughts, and pray that God grants you peace at this difficult time.

Dear Sawchuk Family

Please accept my condolonces on the death of your son and father.

I am the daughter of William Sawchuk of Athabasca Alberta. I remember him speaking of visiting your family in SK. I was looking up the family tree on the internet when I saw this obituary and wanted to pay my repects.

Dear Fern,Bill & family,
Please accept our sincere condolences on the loss of your son & brother. Our thoughts are with you at this time.
God Bless,
Shirley(Longworth)& Bob Breitkreutz & family

Dear Donald, Bill, Fern, Enola, Harvest, Aspen & Even,
We are so sorry for your loss. He was always very friendly and outgoing and you could always tell how much love he had for his children. I believe he will always be watching over you girls. Our thoughts & prayers are with your family.

Gale, Harvest, Aspen and Evan,

I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Bruce. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

To Harvest, Aspin,and Evan:
Even though I've only known you since the begining of the year, I feel like I've known you forever. I'd just like you to know, my family and I are truly sorry for your fathers death.It's a horrible feeling. It makes you feel empty. But at least you know he'll always be in your hearts.

Harvest, Aspen, & Evan,
There are no words that can make this time any easier for you. We realize you are deeply saddened by the passing of your dad and want you to always remember all the things he did for you and how much he loved and cherished each of you.
We loved your dad very much and he was a great friend to Rick and I and we know he'll always be watching over you.
Your dad was a special person who we will miss dearly.
We always enjoyed when you'd all come to visit and want you to know you're always welcome.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you.
Love
Kim & Rick Rivett

To the family:
We will all remember the best moments that we have spent with Bruce, no matter our location, or the time frame spent with him. His character and his passion to succeed and help others around him to attain their goals, labeled him from his youth. Our hearts go out to you the family on the passing of your son, your brother, a father, and our friend.

Bruce was a truly wonderful human being. Harvest, Aspen and Evin your Dad truly loved you we often talked about what we thought of our children. I had the oppotunity to coach with him and parent our children in hockey. He was great with the parents and kids. Bruce we will miss you as a friend of our entire family. Our prayers are with all of you at this painful time.

First I’d like to offer my condolescences to Bruce’s family. My heart and thought are with you now.

I have have not known Bruce for very long, but he impacted my life greatly. I admired Bruce and his unique ability to run so fast and so hard. Often I looked up to him from behind as he was always in front leading the pack. I know that my goal during training runs would always be to keep up or even surpass Bruce, but it never happened. He had this unique ability to master every trail he set foot on. He was an incredible runner, an amazing person and a great friend. He was an inspiration and a true competitor. His enthusiasm, personality and skill definitely rubbed off on all of us runners!! I know that I will carry your spirit, strength and smile as I continue my endeavor to run and train. I have heard fellow runners say that they are a better person because of you, Bruce. I know that is true for me. Thank you for being part of my life! Thank you for being you! You will be missed but not forgotten.

I’d like to end with a short saying that reminds me of you...

Part of the Journey
To love and to lose is one of the biggest tragedies in life, yet one fails to see the blessing in the loss. We lose for many reasons - a death, a divorce, a broken friendship and the end of a relationship. In that moment, we feel our life has come to an end. How are we to go on? A piece of your soul is taken leaving an empty hole in your heart. The question of “why me” repeats in your mind but as the beauty of time progresses, we see the answer. Loss makes us stronger and wiser. A loss helps us to appreciate even the smallest, insignificant things in life. Our hearts become softer and full of even more love than we had to begin with. A loss helps us to see that we can’t do it alone, that we need faith and hope to get us through.
When the grieving and the healing have taken their course, we are renewed, ready to begin a new chapter in our lives with a whole new outlook and attitude. Only then are we able to appreciate the lesson learned through that loss. One never forgets those we lost, but we do learn to let go.
We learn to keep living even though we don’t want to. We learn to treasure each moment and each person. In turn, losses make our lives a lot richer.
To love and lose is a tragedy, but it’s not the end of our lives. It’s part of our journey. Thank you Bruce for my journey.

Dear Donald and Sawchuk Family,

There are no words to express how saddened I am to hear of Bruce's passing. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I wish I could be there to give you all a huge hug. Take care of each other.

Dear Sawchuk Family:
Almost a year ago to the date of Bruce's death, I had the opportunity to meet this fine man, through my brother Dale, at the Las Vegas road race. When he arrived, he discovered that the organizers failed to register him.
Like a true sportsman, Bruce didn't complain and quickly decided to run to keep company with Dale, my other brother, sister and me. As it turned out, his time was good enough to win a medal in his age class but this was not important to Bruce - a humble warrior on this earth and now a part of Heaven's relay team. God bless your wonderful son, husband, father and member of the Saskatoon Running Club.

To the Sawchuk Family:
Please accept our deepest condolences. We were proud to have Bruce as part of our Saskatchewan Boston Marathon team. As a person Bruce achieved something many only dream of, he qualified for the Boston marathon. As a runner he achieved something even more miraculous, he qualified on his 1st try. We will miss his presence on the team but his spirit will be with us in the run.

Fern, Bill, Enola, Donald and families,
Take comfort in knowing that Bruce touched many lives during his time with us - he will be loved and remembered by all...

To Harvest:
Even though I have only known you since the beginning of the hockey season i still think we are good friend!.I am very sorry about your loss.You are in my prayers.
-Kennedy Peet-

Dear Gale and girls,
We are so very sorry to hear of your dad's/Bruce's passing. May all your special memories, help you through this difficult time.Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Gale, girls, families and friends: Know that there are many who are thinking of you in this time of sadness, and hold you in their thoughts and prayers. I hope this support helps you through the pain of your loss. God bless.

Dearest Gale and you three beautiful little girls. It with a tear in my eye that I write this to you. No words can possibly express how sad we feel. We love you.
Deb and Trevor Wheler, Costa Rica

FOR BRUCE'S GIRLS - DON AND FAMILY
I HAD ONLY MEET BRUCE A COUPLE OF TIMES THROUGH DON - EVRYTIME HE HAD A SMILE AND A KIND WORD - MADE A PERSON FEEL GOOD
-MAY TIME SOFTEN THE PAIN UNTIL ALL
THAT REMAINS IS THE BEAUTY OF THE
MEMORIES
TERRY,ROMONA,KEVIN,TALA AND JADA WARMAN,SK.

To the Sawchuk families,
Our prayers and sympathies go out to you at this most difficult time. Bruce was a good man and will be truly missed. Remember the good times you had with him and hold them close in your hearts.

Brian & Laura (Larlham) Kowalchuk
Biggar,

I am so sorry to hear that Bruce is no longer with us. He was an inspiration to me during our marathon training. He will be truly missed.

May the prayers of others help in some small way by giving strength and comfort, and may your memories bring healing and peace. God bless.

You might say I knew Bruce in my high school days in Asquith, just well enough to say hello, really.

I remember a very nice, quiet young man with a quick smile, and I was deeply saddened by this tragic news.

On behalf of my family I just want to send our sincere condolences to Gale, the girls, and Bruce's family.

Rick J

To the Sawchuk Family.
I'm sorry about your loss. I just met Bruce this past year through the Neu family, I didn't know him enough to know about his life but I knew enough to know that he was such a friendly person. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Fern and Bill;
My thoughts and prayers are with you on the loss of your beloved son.
Sincerely;

We want to pass on our sincere sympathy to all of Bruce's loving family.
We and our family met Bruce through a marathon run in Vegas. Bruce was a caring pleasant gentleman. May the good memories of Bruce grow within you & bring you strength.

Dear Harvest, Aspen, Even and Gale:

We were so sorry to hear about Bruce's death. He was always so friendly at the rink, and the kids remember how kind he was to them on the bottle drive when they hardly knew anyone on the team. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

To Harvest
Even though I have only known you since the beginning of the hockey season I feel that we are really good friends.I am very sorry about your loss.You are in my prayers.

Bill, Fern and family, I am truly sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Dear Donald and Sawchuk family. We are so sorry to hear of the passing of your brother. May this time bring you closer together for support and comfort and remembering all the good times. Thinking and praying for you all to find comfort during this difficult time.

Dear Donald & Family,

We are so sorry to hear of the loss of your brother Bruce .You all are in our thoughts and prayers.Take care !!

Bill & Fern
Dale & My hearts go out to you in this time and wish all the good memories carry you through. We really wish we could be there at this time but a family situation has arisen and we plan on coming to see you at a later date to be with you

thanks for vegas and the harley ride. keep on running bud!!!!

Gale, Harvest, Aspen and Even,

I am so saddened to hear of Bruce's passing. You will be in my thoughts and my prayers.
Love,

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

My deepest sympathy to everyone that will be missing Bruce and sad for the pain he felt inside. He was a quiet gentleman with a huge heart. As a member of his Death Race Team, I know for certain that he was kind to all, determined and the kind of friend we all would want. Bruce will be greatly missed by all.

Dear Gale, Harvest, Aspen and Evan and the Sawchuk Family.
So sorry for the loss of your father, brother and son. I have known Bruce since he was about 17 years old, and I will never forget him helping me build my house at the farm.
May you all find strength in getting through this difficult period in your lives.
Clinton and Barb Stack

Dear Sawchuk family,
I am so sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. Remembering the good times celebrates his life and in time starts to heal the pain.

Bill,Fern and Family;
Trudy and I send our deepest sympathy,our thoughts and prayers are with you all.May your memories of the good times bring you comfort in the comming days.
Sorry we cannot be there for support.
Sincerely
Ed and Trudy Prehodchenko

Bill&Fern, We were saddened to learn of the passing of your son Bruce.Although we did not know Bruce we can really understand the grief you must feel.Our prayers and thoughs are with you in these trying times Sincerely, Ron and Carol Fischer

Dear Bill, Fern, Enola, Donald, Harvest, Aspen, Even. We are so sorry to hear about your loss. Bruce was a great man. He gave many of us wonderful memories. He was a great father, he would do anything for you girls,Your dad is apart of you and always will be. He was a great brother, son, and husband. He will be sadly missed by all that knew him. Sadly we wont be able to make it on thursday due to previous engagements, but his memory is with us and he will always be apart of you all.

Dear Bill & Fern, Enola, Donald and families,

We are so very sorry to hear of Bruce's passing. You have so many wonderful memories of a great guy to carry with you. These memories will help to ease your pain over the months and years to come.

We are thinking of you all,

Sincerely,
Ron & Mary Cathcart & family,

To the Sawchuk Family,
Words cannot express how saddened I am with the passing of Bruce. I remember him being everybody's friend and such a patient person. We all spent a lot of time together growing up, but even as adults Bruce always had a big smile and lots of conversation when I would run into him. He introduced me to his children a year or two ago and you could see in his face just how proud he was to be a father. It's one thing I remember about him since high school. Everything he did, he did to the best of his ability and he always carried a quiet pride around with him. He will be truly missed by all who were lucky enough to know him.

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal,
Love leaves a memory no one can steal."

Harvest, Aspen,"Dimples"&Gale,
I know we haven't known each other for very long, but we are deeply saddened by your loss. We enjoyed Bruce's company during our bottle drives & along side the swimming pools & hotels at various tournaments through out the year. We regret, that due to previous commitments, we cannot be there to offer our condolences & support in person, but we are there in spirit & you are in our thoughts and Prayers.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all his family. I will miss him very much.

Ian Milne

To the Sawchuk Family;
We are so very sorry to hear of the loss of Bruce. He was a special individual, good rancher and family man. We'll always remember the good times.
Lorraine & Bob
Staff at the Asquith Farm & Ranch

Donald and family,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dear Bill, Fern Enola,and Donald,Harvest,Aspen and Evan, we are so sorry for the loss of your son, brother and father. I remember growing up with Bruce. Enola and I would be out riding horses and Bruce would come riding upo on his motorcylce. He was a very kind and outgoing person, and he will be greatly missed by everyone. We are so very sorry, your thoughts and prayers go out to you. Sincerely Luella,Keith,Jenel,Krystal.Brandon,Shae and Walker Baraniecki Anderson