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Obituary for Glen Delvecchio

Glen  Delvecchio
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.
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