Alvin Dunic, of Nelson, BC, beloved husband, father, teacher, community member, aged 57, died May 29th, 2017, in Crawford Bay, where he taught for 35 years.
A Celebration of Life will be held on October 14th, 2017 in the Temple of Light at Yasodhara Ashram on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake at 1:30 pm.
A reception will follow at the Crawford Bay Hall at 3:30 pm.
Alvin was born in Victoria, BC, on February 20th, 1960. He graduated from Parklands Secondary School, and later from the University of Victoria, after which he began a passionate career as a teacher at Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School, at the age of 23.
During his time on the East Shore Alvin was an inspirational teacher, an avid fisherman & hiker, the editor & publisher of the East-West Kootenay Review, and a model citizen who was always eager to volunteer, be it for the East Shore Health Society, for the Riondel Fire Department, or simply to help another member of the community.
Alvin is widely loved in the Kootenays and wherever he went, due to his genuine heart and his ability to make everyone he spoke to feel valued and respected.
Alvin is survived by his wife Teeka (Ferguson); daughters, Rajka and Jett, and step-daughter Dominique Muir (Adam); parents, Rubino and Rajka (Telac); brothers, Robert (Arleen) and Brian (Irene); nieces and nephews, Leanne (Ryan), Kevin (Skye), Jillian (Matt), Danielle, Ty, and Marek; as well as many aunts, cousins and in-laws in Canada and Croatia.
Please make donations, in lieu of flowers, to the Alvin Dunic Scholarship Fund at the Nelson and District Credit Union.