ITO, Dr. Dick Hideki - At the age of 67, Dick completed his journey with ALS. Son of Mitsuyoshi and Yoshimi (predeceased) and brother to Arthur.
Nephew to Tsugio and Fumiko Ito and cousin to Shaly Iwashita, Kim Yamazaki and Mary (Ito) Ammendolia. Special friend to Dr. Lily Chan.
Dick earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Masters in Science - Dental Public Health from the University of Toronto in 1981 and 2007, respectively.
His interest in dental public health started with and was strengthened by observations of the disparity in health between the rich and the poor, the privileged and the marginalized.
Dick had a full life. The family would like to thank the Palliative Care Physician Dr. Howe; the palliative care nurse team from SE Health led by Nina, Jennifer, Valentina and Elena; his PSWs from CBI Health Group Carol, Darisa and Behrooz; Dr. Zinman, Dr. Tandon and Dr. Tran, all the staff at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre - ALS Clinic; and Sarah Reedman from ALS Canada.
Dick never felt like he had to deal with ALS by himself and their support was tremendous.
In lieu of flowers or koden, donations can be made to ALS Society of Canada or the Royal Ontario Museum.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 4 - 6 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 7 p.m.
Both will be held at the Mount Pleasant Funeral Centre, 375 Mount Pleasant Road (east gate entrance), Toronto.
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