Accountant, businessman.
Born at Winnipeg on 2 March 1933, son of Alexander Sokolowski (1878-1958) and Taciana Kozak (1894-1986), he graduated from the University of Manitoba and became a chartered accountant. He worked at Manitoba Pool Elevators and rose to the position of Chief Financial Officer (1975-1995) after which he retired. On 21 July 1956, he married nurse Victoria “Vicki” Olynyk (1933-2017) of Buchanan, Saskatchewan at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and they had two daughters and a son. He died at the Grace Hospital on 19 October 2024.
Obituary [Taciana Sokolowski], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 January 1986, page 44.
“Engagements,” Winnipeg Tribune, 7 July 1956, page 16.
Obituary [Victoria Sokolowski], Winnipeg Free Press, 21 June 2017.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 November 2024.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 November 2024
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