Obituary of WALTER TOMIAK (SHORTY)

WALTER TOMIAK (SHORTY) After a lengthy illness, on February 25, 2020 at Poseidon Personal Care Home, Walter Tomiak, aged 88 years, passed away. Walter was predeceased by his first wife Jean in 1976, son in law Darrell Babynchuk in 2018 as well as brothers Mickey and John, sisters Nellie and Nettie, sisters in law Jean, Stella and brothers in law Steve and Peter. He was also predeceased by his parents John and Ann and many other family members. Walter will be deeply missed by his second wife of 42 years Shirley, son Michael (lngrid), daughter Terri, step sons Darryl (Diana), Barry (Penny) and Dale (Brad) as well as several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Walter was born in Winnipeg on July 23,1931 where he was educated. Walter had many job positions in his life with most time spent at McCurdy's Supply (Lafarge) and at Seven Oaks Hospital. He enjoyed these positions immensely and met many people. Walter was a people person who impacted many individual's in so many ways with his zest and fun for life. Walter was always a joker and If you asked him his age, he would reply 100. Walter was a jack of all trades and was always willing to help anyone with building assistance or advice. He built many garages, sheds and decks just to name a few. He was especially proud of the cabins he built at Nutimik Lake and Valhalla. A private immediate family service will be held. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to all the staff at Poseidon Personal Care Home especially the staff on 5th floor namely; Gia, Elaine, Rhonda, Edgar, Mike Scott as well as resident ambassadors Greg and Mike. In lieu of flowers, a donation could be made to the Alzheimer's society of Manitoba.