SHINYA, Shinji "Jack" - It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Shinji "Jack" Shinya.
He passed away on August 26, 2017, surrounded by his family at Rouge Valley Hospital.
Shinji was preceded in death by his parents Shinsuke and Kitayo, brothers Shizuo (Fuyuko) and Masaichi (Mary) and sisters Kazuye (Yukio-san) Koyanagi and Toshie (Harding) Yasui, but leaves behind a large and extended loving family who will all miss his sweet nature and gentle soul.
He leaves behind Hideko, his loving wife of 51 years; his daughters Nicole (James) of Toronto and Jady (John) of Toronto; his much-loved granddaughter Miya; his brother Gene and sisters Yoshiko (Shig) Sakauye and Gloria (Frank) Wakida; and his many nieces and nephews.
Shinji was born on November 27, 1933 in Port Essington, British Columbia to Shinsuke and Kitayo Shinya, into a large, loving family. The family moved to Montreal in 1946 before eventually settling in Toronto in 1956. Shinji married Hideko in 1966 in Toronto and they were happily married for 51 years.
Thank you to all the doctors and nurses at Rouge Valley Hospital who cared for our father and showed him such kindness and compassion during the time he was there.
A visitation will be held at Pine Hills Cemetery and Funeral Centre at 625 Birchmount Road, Toronto, ON, on September 9, 2017, from 10-11 a.m.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., with the burial and reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers and Koden, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada or to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.
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