PRGESA o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2007-10-21 published
STIMAC looked for good in everyone
By Daniela
SIMUNAC, Sun Media, Sun., October 21, 2007
"Trust me."
Those were the words often spoken by Ivan (Ivica)
STIMAC when
he gave family or Friends a little advice or before he got himself
into a little mischief.
They're the words by which those Friends and family will remember
the London man who valued trust and could be trusted to offer
others his guidance.
The 25-year-old was killed instantly October 9 after his pickup
truck hit a cement truck and burst into flames.
STIMAC was driving along Highway 4 in Lucan just before 11 a.m.
when his pickup crossed the centre line of the road and collided
head-on with the oncoming cement truck.
Neither vehicle seemed to brake, police said, noting no skidmarks
were left behind.
Police said they don't know what caused
STIMAC's truck to switch
lanes.
"It might be one of those things where we may never know what
was the reason," said Ontario Provincial Police Const. Christina
HUNTER.
And no one knows where
STIMAC was heading, said his cousin, Ivan
LULIC.
"It's horrible living and not knowing what happened," said
LULIC,
21, of Mississauga.
LULIC always looked forward to visiting his cousin in London.
Whether it was to celebrate a holiday or just chat over coffee,
"there was never a dull moment with Ivica," he said.
STIMAC was always looking for the good in everyone, always searching
for another trustworthy pal, his cousin said.
And LULIC trusted him with his secrets and could count on him
for advice.
"He was kind of like a bigger brother to me."
After working as a pharmaceutical technician and construction
worker in London,
STIMAC wanted to continue his education and
eventually become a paramedic.
That was just like
STIMAC -- always wanting to help others,
LULIC
said.
He is survived by his parents, Mile and Katica
STIMAC, sister
Tina PRGESA, brother-in-law Dragan
PRGESA and three nieces and
nephews.
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