HENRY GALAGUN

Condolences & Memories (3 entries)

• Henry was a part of my every day life for so many years. He loved going on our outings to Smittys. Just a year before he passed, he drove from Winnipeg to Minitonas ..(Just for the drive).. Hops on my riding lawn mower and starts cutting my grass and left the following morning. He loved tractors no matter what size they were..smile.. He continues to remind me that my lawn mower was hard to steer and not like the one he had. He was always Mr.Fix it. He lived in the Depression Era and everything was of value. If he saw something metal in the ditch, two minutes later it was in the back of his truck as it was worth something. He either fixed it, taped it, glued it, or darned it or welded it. He was an extremely hard working man. He never slowed down until recently his breathing became difficult. He was a proud man. Always independent and he would rather give then receive anything from anyone. He always made sure I felt at home on my visits to Winnipeg. He would have snacks ready for me, my room was there when I needed it. I miss our daily talks or when I wanted his attention he would reply "yes em". He loved Vicky and was heart broken when she passed. When they met again at a funeral, after that they were inseparable. Henry was a mechanic, he did taxidermy, he farmed with his brothers. At a drop of a hat, he would help someone. But if anyone just wanted a handout, he wasn't so warming with them. He always felt that if you want something, you should work for it, and that he did. I miss Henry every day. I was so blessed to have him in my life. I made him some promises just before he passed and I have done everything I can to keep those promises. He was so worried that his belongings would be just tossed away. The day I found he passed I was a wreck, but I went through the boxes and boxes of things he had saved for many years and found out so much more about him, even found his Ukrainian name and that his birth name was not Henry and that he got it legally changed at the age of 40. Henry always made new friends wherever he went. He was not shy in talking to people, and those he talked with became a little part of Henry, as Henry became a part of them as well. One of the treasures I found was an old paper with the Canadian Army in Korea. PPCLI. I have contacted the PPCLI in Alberta and this paper is going there and they are going to write up a tribute to Henry. Many of his belongings were donated to homeless shelters, etc. Everyone was happy to receive a piece of Henry's legacy. Most of his pilot/airplane things have been donated to an airport with a stamp in memory of Henry. He always was worried on what would happen to the picture of his parents as he felt no one would want them. I have them and I am making my dining room into a museum theme room and Henry's family photos will be on that wall for those that come to my BNB to enjoy. Along with his picture of the Last Supper, I am just sanding and redoing the picture frame. I could write a novel of all my experiences of those people Henry has touched greatly not only with his life, but also after his passing. I miss him terribly but I thank him every day for all his knowledge, his advice, and for making me his stepdaughter. Love you Henry. Miss You!!! To all his friends, feel free to call me with stories as I love hearing them. canadaguide@msn.com or 204-281-1897 - Posted by: Toni Hayes (Stepdaughter) on: Jun 04, 2019

• Our deepest sympathy to Henry's family. My Mom and I have know Henry almost all our lives. Some of my memories are when we, my friends and I, would go to the dances, Petterson's, U and F and many country dances, like Crabbies and Henry always would make sure he would dance and tell us what was going on around Teuton, Fraserwood, Plansant Home. Rest in Peace our Dear Friend. - Posted by: Deanna Pringle (Drohomereski) and Jessica Drohomereski (Friends) on: Mar 21, 2019

• We were greatly saddened to hear that Henry had passed away. It was always a great pleasure to see him at his appointment. Please accept our condolences. - Posted by: Dianne and Kendra (Winnipeg Hearing ) on: Mar 20, 2019