BILYK, John - Born on March 18, 1923 and passed away on November 3, 2011 at the age of 88 years at the Kelowna General Hospital.

John is survived by Margaret, his loving wife of 62 years and their 4 children: Elaine Coutinho (Arthur), Glen Bilyk (Joyce), Lorne Bilyk (Sheryl) and Larry Bilyk (Jennifer), sister Anne Ryan, 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Dmytro and Sophie Bilyk and his sisters Mary and Olga.

John was born in Wakaw, Saskatchewan and moved with his family to Kelowna in 1969. He was a well respected real estate agent in the Okanagan from 1970 to his “official” retirement in 1995 at age 72. He was well known for his loving, caring attitude towards family, relatives, acquaintances and strangers, always ready to share his Bible based beliefs. John had a strong faith in his Creator, devoting his life to helping his family and many others in the community as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the last 68 years.

A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1039 K.L.O. Road, Kelowna, B.C., on November 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM.

• My sincere condolences to the Bilyk family.
  
  Mary Neal (colleague of Lorne) Nov 8, 2011
• The memories of his hard work as a shepherd and slave of Jesus Christ will not be forgotten quickly. To Lorne, Glen, Larry, Elaine, and Margaret - our deepest condolences.
  
  Bruce and Margaret H. Nov 12, 2011

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