JURIĆ, Arsen “Archie” (1940 - 2016) passed away at the Toronto General Hospital on Monday, May 2nd, 2016 in his 76th year.
Cherished husband, beloved soulmate and dance partner of 51 years to Janina Jurić (nee Krys) of Simcoe. Loving father & grandfather of Adrian Jurić of Dubai and Tanja Jurić – Strong (Scott) of Toronto, their children Duncan & Ruby. Archie will be lovingly remembered by his siblings Dragica Bišćan and Nikola Jurić (Irena), all of Croatia and by many nieces, nephews and extended family. Archie will be sadly missed by Janina’s mother Maria Byczyk of Simcoe and by siblings, Emilia Byczyk (Eric), Krystyna Bednarski (late Marjan) and Richard Byczyk (Donna).
Archie was redeceased by his parents, the late Nikola and Ljubica Jurić, and by brothers Josip and Srećko Jurić and by a cousin Ivan Tokich.
Archie was a proud and dynamic man with a passion for adventure, travel, music, and family. Everyone who was touched by Archie will miss his adventurous spirit, mischievousness, generosity, big heart, humanity, and friendship. His great soul will stay with us always.
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Leave a tributeJanina….Jenny..Jasia
Just saw this beautiful tribute page & want you to know I am thinking a bout you....thank you for sharing the photos.....gives me a better look at your life with this special person.
For him there was no 'no'. No matter the task, the struggle or the problem, he faced each with the conviction that all will be mastered. Whenever I approached him with a problem or a situation he never once said he would need to think about helping out. His response was always an unequivocal 'yes'. Such was the character of this generous man.
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Zbogom prijatelju, živjet ćeš zauvijek u mom sjećanju
До свида́ния , мой друг, ты всегда будешь жить в моей памяти
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Janina….Jenny..Jasia
first Meeting
I rememember meeting both of you for the first time when I came to your house on business. You had contacted me at my Gallery & framing business.I remember coming away being amazed at the treasures you had collected on your shared ventures. It was obvious to me that you were a happy couple ........I will always remember his joyous personality
And Janina I am pleased you and I are now connected as friends.
I regret that I did not have the opportunity of knowing your Archie better.....thanks for sharing his memory
Little Buddy
We were amazed at how ecstatic Janina and Archie were when we told them we were expecting. Archie in particular. In his usual generous way he told us that he woud be expecting many visits and that he would provide all the babysitting we would ever need. We took him up on that offer as often as we could.
It did not take long for Archie to call Maximilian his 'little buddy'. A bond grew between the two that will never be broken. Maximilian quickly referred to both Archie and Janina as his grandparents when friends asked where he had spent the weekend or a day off school. The word 'grateful' does not adequately describe the way we feel about how Archie took care of Maximilian and always had time to spend with him. We miss you, Archie.
That Laugh...
For me, Archie will always be remembered as full of joy, fun and humour.
So many of my most fond childhood memories revolve around Archie and the family, and how much fun I always had spending time with them. Archie would boost my cousins and I up on his towering shoulders and toss us into the lake as we screamed with delight. He was never one to shy away from fun and was often the source of hilarity. Breakfast in bed, dress up and bocce in the backyard, and those fake bunny teeth (which he told me were his real teeth for many years) will always make me smile. I know he's smiling with me from up above!
I'll miss you, but I'll always cherish and remember that laugh...
Ania