Julius Lukasiewicz

I never could bring myself to think, let alone address Him as Julek. He will always remain Professor ukasiewicz to me. We all meet at some point in our life a person who has profound impact on our future. One of such people in my life was Professor ukasiewicz. It was thanks to him that i was admitted to Carleton only a few weeks after arriving in Canada. He took a chance on me and vouched for me at the Registrar of Engineering. This was truly a life changing event for me.

I used to meet him on almost daily basis during my time at Carleton but luckily avoilded being tought Fluid Dynamics in 3rd year when he was on sabbatical! Later I used to visit his home & cottage. Once literally bumped into him in Warsaw on Aleje Jerozolimskie. I haven't heard much of Him since leaving Canada 15 years ago but read Rue Likasiewicz.

He was a great man who did have profound impact on my life. I'm sorry to hear he's gone but His memory will live for a long time! Good bye Professor!

I have known Julek for over 60 years. A longtime friend of my parents he was instrumental in my parents coming to Ottawa in the 1950s and pivotal in my father working at the National Research Council of Canada. This job allowed my father to attain his full potential and fulfill all his ambitions and allowed our family to prosper. After my father's death Julek was a very close friend of my mother, visiting and befriending all our relatives in England and Poland, and a common companion of my mother to multiple social events and performances, Polish embassy functions, and NAC events. In the last 30 years on everyone of my multiple visits to Ottawa I met with Julek at my mother's home or his place or Arts Centre Performances. My family, as my mother constantly informed me and emphasized, was forever grateful to Julek because of his positive intervention in our life and getting us to Ottawa - I wish so much to thank him for all he did for us, that intervention positively changed our lives forever. I love photography, a passion shared by Julek, I so liked to go through his pictures and he in turn would spend time looking at mine, always passionate and knowledgable about cameras we communicated often about cameras and picture taking and processing. I can't believe, that he like my mother, are both gone. He definitely felt like part of my family. Julek was the last representative of that post second world war generation that came and settled in Ottawa. This emigre Polish contingent formed close life-time friendships, in a sense, we were a close knit family group involving all of their kids (myself being 70 now it was awhile ago but seems like yesterday) we knew everyone, we often lived close to each other either in Ottawa or with cottages in Barry's Bay, we socialized together, we recreated together, we all knew and were involved in the rumours, gossip and spats. Most importantly, this group from Poland knew how to really live and enjoy all aspects of life, Julek personified this up to his final year. With his leaving it really signifies the end of an era which will never be repeated. He was a remarkable human being and most importantly a friend. I will miss my evenings with Julek ,scotch ,smoked salmon and he and my mother talking people, politics,life, travel and memories.

Czesc Jego pamieci! Wspominam dawne solidarnosciowe dzieje. I remember well the twinkle in Julek's eye as he commented on current events with wit and intelligence. Sincere condolences to His family.

Although I have not had contact with Julius for several decades, I will always remember the engaging discussions about science and politics that we had. He was always a good friend to our family.
Mike Smialowski ( God son )

Julius served as my faculty adviser in Engineering during my time at Carleton University in the early 1970's. I have nothing but good memories of him from this time, he was a thoroughly decent human being and an excellent representative of Carleton and the Engineering Program.
B.Bond, B.Eng.

Our family members were longtime friends of Julek's family and it is with fondness and great admiration that we remember him now. Tim and I had many very interesting conversations with him over the years. Our thoughts are with Peter, Mark and their families.