Grazyna led a life of limitless heart, openness, and spirit. Moving the family and dog to Saskatchewan for what was only to be a one year stay in Canada turned into a lifetime when the family later settled in Abbotsford and expanded. They were married in London, England, where she worked as a physiotherapist, and began a family. She continued her schooling in Scotland and England, and met her future husband in Ireland through a mutual friend. Her Lt.Colonel father had to leave her in the south of France for the duration of the war while he and his soldiers rejoined the Polish Government in Exile and the war via England. Uprooted from her birth country, she travelled on strafed trains across Europe, and ended up on a ship, the MS Batory carrying troops to France from Greece, that survived torpedo attacks in the Mediterranean. She led an extraordinary life including her escape from the advancing military invasion at the start of WWII. Henryk Bazylko, in 1975 in Abbotsford and her husband, Dr. Her love of family and her enjoyment in family life and her spirit were maintained until the end.īorn in Warsaw, Poland, she was predeceased by her mother Maria and brother Lech-Marian in Poland her father, Lt. Grazyna passed away peacefully at home in her 90th year. A private internment for family will follow. Joseph the Worker, 4451 Williams Road, Richmond on December 2 at 11am with reception to follow. We would never leave on vacation until the tomatoes were harvested!Ī Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. He also loved to work in his vegetable garden each year providing great crops for the family. His passion was collecting model trains especially those made for the Canadian market culminating in a published book. Travel also comprised of train trips in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Europe, India, China and Mongolia. He began working in Prince Rupert Pulp Mill’s technical department as well as serving in boiler water treatment in various other BC mills.Īfter retirement, Frank and Anne pursued a life of travel visiting 138+ countries in all seven continents. Frank was a great provider for his children and coached many of their sports teams – football, baseball, lacrosse and soccer.

His love of travel began with a backpacking trip through Europe and the Middle East in 1969. He was born and raised in Richmond, attended Vancouver College and graduated from UBC. Frank was predeceased by his parents, Ambrose and Helen.

Frank is survived by his loving wife Anne Marie and his sons Michael (Tanya), Peter (Amanda), Jerome (Elsa) and daughter Mary (Matthew) as well as his loving grandchildren Melanie, Danielle, George, Mario, Melina, Bronwyn, Penelope and Malcolm. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Frank Schmidt on after a two year battle with cancer.

Faith House by Patricia Farrell