John, beloved husband of Jasna Bakic of Calgary, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday, October 16, 2009, at the age of 53.
Consistent with how John handled life, he battled cancer with dignity, humour, determination, strength and courage. He was born in New Westminster, B.C. and moved to Kamloops in 1961 at the age of six. John graduated from Kamloops Sr. Secondary School in 1973 and furthered his studies at the University of Alberta, where he earned a B. Ed in Secondary Science Education in 1978. John taught for a number of years at Brocklehurst Jr. High School in Kamloops. He pursued a Master of Business Administration at the University of Calgary and completed his MBA in 1987. John held various positions in Calgary; most recently as a co-founder of Novapure Systems, a company specializing in mold detection and remediation.
John was predeceased by his mother, Queenie Pink, earlier this year and his father, Tory, in 1965.
John has left to mourn his wife Jasna Bakic, daughter Tanja Bakic, sister Brenda Pink and step-father Tom Lawrie. John, fondly known as "Rooster" is one of those rare individuals who deeply touched many lives. He will be dearly missed by his relatives and by the extraordinarily large circle of close friends he gathered along life's road.
