Obituary of Eric Dzieciol
Dzieciol: Ireneusz "Eric"
It is with heavy hearts that we share our loss with the passing of Eric.
He will be deeply missed by his beloved partner and best friend Tracy Foss and her family. Loving father of Chris Dzieciol (Agata), Nusia Zalewska (Peter) and Ania Dzieciol and the lights of his life, his grandchildren.
Joining his father Eugeniusz Dzieciol and sister Dorota in eternal life. Will be missed by his step-mother Lucyna Dzieciol and his mother Stefania Teodorowicz, brother Roman and sister Kasia, and many friends and family in Canada and Poland.
Eric was born in Szczecin, Poland on December 21, 1956. Eric graduated with an Engineering Degree from the University of Warsaw, Poland. When he moved to Canada he worked as an Engineer in Chatham, Michigan, Ohio and Windsor.
Eric was a gentle kind man with a fun vibrant personality. He had a thirst for knowledge and enjoyed the adventure of traveling and seeing the world with Tracy. He watched all sports and enjoyed swimming, skiing and sailing. He loved all things Polish.
In life we loved you dearly
In death we love you still
In our hearts you hold a place,
no one else will ever fill.
Wieczne odpoczywanie racz mu dać Panie, a światŧość wiekuista niechaj mu świeci na wieki, wieków. Niech odpoczywa w pokoju wiecznym. Amen
Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at Our Lady of Victory Church, 490 St. Clair Street, Chatham on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Those wishing to attend the Mass must reserve a place by either booking online at https://signup.com/go/BKVfurV or calling the Funeral Home. Interment Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham.
Donations made in memory of Eric to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Online condolences may be left at www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com
McKinlay Funeral Home, 459 St. Clair Street, Chatham, 519-351-2040
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