DONALD WILLIAM KYDON

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DONALD WILLIAM KYDON After a brief illness, Donald Kydon, aged 68, beloved husband of Christine, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2003 at the Grace Hospital. Donald was born June 2, 1934 in Paterson, New Jersey and came to Canada in 1964. Residing in Winnipeg, he was employed as a Professor of Physics at the University of Winnipeg. Throughout his lifetime, Donald had obtained his B.Sc. at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; M.Sc. and Ph.D. at McMaster University, Hamilton, ON and Post Doctoral Fellowship at Oxford University in Oxford, England. His many accomplishments included being appointed as a member of the Science Council of Canada (1981-1984), was Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Winnipeg (1981-1984) and received an award for teaching excellence. Left to cherish Donalds memory are his wife Christine Tretiak-Kydon; daughters, Adriana Smith and Arkadia Kydon-Houde (Patrick Houde) grandchildren, Ryan, Stefanie and Natasha Smith and Luka Houde; cousins, Nestor Turczan, Diana Petryk, Katheryn Turczan, Paul Turczan and their families. Memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March 15 at Korban Funeral Chapel, 907 Main St. with Rev. Dr. A. Baran officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Donalds memory to the Donald Kydon Memorial Scholarship Fund at the National University of Kyiev Mohyla Academy care of CUF/UKMA, 456 Main St., Winnipeg, MB R3B 1B6. VICHNAYA PAMYAT KORBAN FUNERAL CHAPEL 956-2193

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 13, 2003