MALCOLM (MAC) MILAN YAKUBICKA

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MALCOLM (MAC) MILAN YAKUBICKA December 14, 1940 - January 11, 2006 With great sadness, we announce the passing of Malcolm Yakubicka, with his family at his side. He faced his last challenge without ever giving up hope, giving into fear or losing any of his faith or inner strength. Born on his parents' homestead in Glass, MB, on December 14, 1940, Malcolm always maintained a special connection to the land. Everything he accomplished in life was done out of love for his family and as a husband, father and then grandpa, he was without equal. He was predeceased by his parents August and Anastasia Yakubicka; brothers, Adam (at birth) and Walter; and by his sister Gustie. Remembering him with love and always carrying his memory with them will be his wife Doris; brother Harry (Irma), brother Ernie (Bev); sister Mary Ann; sister-in-law Kathy and brother-in-law Frank; his three children, Barry (Sharon), Brenda (Craig) and Sherry (Andrew), who all learned the importance of love and family at Malcolm's knee and all gave him the gift of grandchildren - Wendy, Mandy and Eric, Samantha and Jessica, Islay and Jura all had their own special places in his heart. His many nieces and nephews will also miss him. As important as family was to him, Malcolm was rich in friends as well, and they could count on him to be there no matter when, no matter why. There is no more special love than young love and first love, and Malcolm found both in Doris Fetterly, after meeting her at a school ballgame. On June 30, 1962, Malcolm and Doris were wed and later the same year they bought the farm where they lived out the rest of their married lives near Anola. After working at International Harvester in the late 1960s, and as he started having a family, he also started his own trucking and excavating business, with Doris always at his side. At the age of 42, Malcolm realized a childhood dream and found proof that nothing was impossible, when he got his pilot's license and then his own airplane. Throughout his working life, he dove into new ventures at full throttle, whether it was trucking, working with heavy equipment, logging or scratching dirt. Like Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, people would gather to watch Mac operate his backhoe, and boy, could he put on a show! As much as Malcolm loved hunting and fishing, he reveled in just watching Mother Nature at work. He had eyes like a blue-eyed hawk and could spot a deer or hear a goose winging its way south before anyone else. God saw him getting tired And a cure was not to be so He put His arms around him And whispered, Come with Me. With tearful eyes we watched him suffer And saw him fade away. Although we loved him dearly, We could not make him stay. A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best. No amount of thanks can repay the care given by Dr. Pat Lawrence, CancerCare Manitoba, and especially the staff of St. Boniface Hospital, Floor 5B. In lieu of flowers, if friends so wish, memorial donations may be made to CancerCare Manitoba. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the Transcona Funeral Chapel, 1800 Day St., with Deacon Paul Martin officiating. Interment to follow at Millbrook Cemetery. Transcona Funeral Chapel in care of arrangements.

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As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 14, 2006