MIKALACHKI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-05-29 published
MIKALACHKI,
Alexander▼ (1933-2008)
Professor Emeritus, Ivey School of Business University of Western
Ontario On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 after struggling valiantly with
Lewy Body Dementia. Beloved husband of Dorothy
(MARTIN). Loved
by his daughter, Jodi, his sons, Sandy (Nicole
SPRIET,) and Rob
(Lisa TREMAINE,) and by his five grandchildren, Brooke, Kelsey,
Kristen, Owen and Keira. Al's life revolved around his family,
his vocation, and his athletic activities. He began his long
association with the Ivey Business School (then known as the
Western Business School) as a student in the MBA program,
where he won the gold medal. He went on to earn a PhD from Western,
the first person to be granted a PhD in Business from a Canadian
University. As a professor in the Ivey School, he was honoured
with the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching. He
was also inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Concordia University,
where he obtained his undergraduate degree, primarily for his
achievements as a basketball player. Even approaching the later
stages of his disease, he was still playing basketball regularly.
Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held on Friday
from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel,
709 Wonderland Road North, where the memorial service will be
conducted on Saturday, May 31st, 2008, at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu
of flowers, donations can be made in Al's memory to the Richard
Ivey School of Business, 1151 Richmond Street North, London,
Ontario, N6A 3K7.
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MIKALACHKI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-15 published
Al MIKALACHKI loved his Habs and basketball
By Krista SEGGEWISS,
Sun.,
June 15, 2008
In many ways, Al
MIKALACHKI was an extraordinary Londoner.
He was the first person to earn a PhD in business administration
from a Canadian university, which he received from the University
of Western Ontario in 1964.
He's also in the Concordia University sports hall of fame for
his brilliance as a basketball player.
For more than three decades,
MIKALACHKI combined his two loves
by teaching organizational behaviour at Western and playing basketball
in the university's top pickup league with students.
"He led a very fortunate life, he was a very bright guy," said
son Sandy MIKALACHKI. "
Dad's life was centred around his teaching,
his sports and his family."
MIKALACHKI's journey began in Montreal in 1933, where he was
born to a working-class family. His parents emigrated from Yugoslavia
with Grade 7 educations.
Growing up,
MIKALACHKI took up basketball and continued at Sir
George Williams University while studying commerce.
A great shooter and a quick point guard,
MIKALACHKI's highlights
included leading the Georgians in scoring for two of his four
years and setting a school record for most points in a game.
It was at George Williams where
MIKALACHKI met his wife, Dorothy.
The two moved to London where
MIKALACHKI continued his education.
His time at Western began with a gold medal for the highest marks
in his class and ended with a Pleva Award for excellence in teaching.
Despite all the accolades,
MIKALACHKI was down-to-earth. He loved
the Montreal Canadiens and his family.
"He grew up coaching and playing basketball with us. He led us
to a grounded life," said Sandy.
A longtime colleague remembered
MIKALACHKI as a funny man knowledgeable
in many areas.
"Al had a tremendous sense of humour," said Dave
SHAW, a former
finance professor at Western. "He loved people and loved to talk
about many subjects, which made him a fun guy to be around."
As a professor,
MIKALACHKI was a stern but effective leader.
"It was tough love in the classroom," said
SHAW. "Al had strong
ideas and he was very committed to them."
About 10 years ago,
MIKALACHKI began a gradual struggle with
Lewy Body Dementia, identified by abnormal structures in brain
cells. There's progressive loss of memory, language, reasoning
and other higher mental functions, such as calculation, but he
fought courageously the last year and still managed to play sports.
"It's a miserable illness, but in the last 12 months, he was
still on the basketball and tennis courts," said Sandy.
Al MIKALACHKI died May 27 at age 75 but will be remembered by
his wife Dorothy, children Sandy, Rob and Jodi and grandchildren
Brooke, Kelsey, Kristen, Owen and Keira.
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MIKALACHKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-30 published
MIKALACHKI,
Alexander▲ (1933-2008)
Professor Emeritus, Ivey School Of Business University Of Western
Ontario
On Tuesday, May 27, 2008 after struggling valiantly with Lewy
Body Dementia. Beloved husband of Dorothy
(MARTIN). Loved by
his daughter, Jodi, his sons, Sandy (Nicole
SPRIET,) and Rob
(Lisa TREMAINE,) and by his five grandchildren, Brooke, Kelsey,
Kristen, Owen and Keira. Al's life revolved around his family,
his vocation, and his athletic activities. He began his long
association with the Ivey Business School (then known as the
Western Business School) as a student in the MBA program,
where he won the gold medal. He went on to earn a PhD from Western,
the first person to be granted a PhD in Business from a Canadian
University. As a professor in the Ivey School, he was honoured
with the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching. He
was also inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Concordia University,
where he obtained his undergraduate degree, primarily for his
achievements as a basketball player. Even approaching the later
stages of his disease, he was still playing basketball regularly.
Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held on Friday
from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Westview Funeral Chapel,
709 Wonderland Road North, where the memorial service will be
conducted on Saturday, May 31st, 2008, at 11: 00 a.m. In lieu
of flowers, donations can be made in Al's memory to the Richard
Ivey School of Business, 1151 Richmond Street North, London,
Ontario, N6A 3K7.
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MIKLÓSHAZY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2008-05-19 published
HORVATH,
Rev.
Tibor, S.J.
Father Tibor died peacefully on Saturday, May 17th at René Goupil
House, Pickering, Ontario in his 81st year, the 62nd year of
his religious life. He was born on July 28, 1927 in Banhida,
Komarom-Es, Hungary. His father was Janos
HORVATH and his mother
Rozalia MARKUS. He entered the Hungarian Province of the Society
of Jesus on the 30th of July, 1946. As a young Jesuit he escaped
from Hungary, then under the Communist domination, and studied
in various parts of Europe. He was ordained deacon and priest
in Granada, Spain in 1957. He completed his studies with a doctorate
in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome on the virtue
of charity in the thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He came to Canada
in 1962 with many other Hungarians and joined a significant community
of Hungarian Jesuits in Canada. From 1962 through to 1997, Tibor
was a professor of Theology at Regis College in Toronto, becoming
a research professor in his later years. He was regarded as a
brilliant and exciting professor. Some have said later on that
he was the very best professor they ever had in their Theological
studies. In 1978 he founded and edited 'Ultimate Reality and
Meaning' an encyclopedic project which goes on to this day. In
1980 he became the director of METEM (International Society
of Toronto for Hungarian Church History.) For two years beginning
in 1994 he returned to Hungary to be the founding principal of
a Jesuit High School (Gymnasium) in Miskolcs. Since then, most
of his ministry has been scholarly writing. He completed most
of a trilogy on the whole of systematic theology, based on the
virtues of faith, love and hope. He is highly respected, and
a very large circle of people has been attracted to his work.
Tibor was a most gentle and kind man, and a very intelligent
conversation partner. Over the years he encouraged many younger
Jesuits to take intellectual ministry very seriously. He was
very well appreciated at the Canadian Martyrs' Residence, 2 Dale
Avenue where he lived since 1977. He suffered from ill health
during most of his life, especially during his studies, but was
able to work with a great sense of purpose and energy, though
in recent years he became more fragile and had to manage his
health very carefully. As did other Hungarian colleagues who
escaped persecution in their own country and came to Canada,
he has made a signal contribution to the work of the Jesuit order
here and abroad. Visitation will be held at the Rosar-Morrison
Funeral Home and Chapel 467 Sherbourne St. (south of Wellesley)
on Tuesday, May 20 from 2-4 p.m. and from 7-9 p.m. at the Manresa
Retreat Chapel in Pickering with a wake service at 8 p.m. Funeral
Mass celebrated by Bishop Attila
MIKLÓSHAZY at Manresa Retreat
Chapel in Pickering on Wednesday, May 21 at 11 a.m. Interment
will follow at a later date in the Hungarian Jesuit Cemetery
in Courtland, Ontario. In lieu of flowers, donations may be offered
to the Jesuit Development Office 1325 Bay St. Toronto, Ontario
M5R 2C4.
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