October 6, 2012 -Ottawa, Canada-It is with great sadness that the Ukrainian Canadian Congress learned of the passing of Roman Melnyk on October 3, 2012, following an unexpected and brief struggle with cancer, at the age of 71.
“On behalf of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and all its constituent member organizations, I would like to express our deepest condolences to Roman’s wife Tania and to all his family and friends,” stated Paul Grod, UCC President. “Roman will be remembered as someone who made a positive difference through his work in television as well as his generosity as a volunteer and financial supporter of the community. The Ukrainian Canadian community has suffered a great loss with his passing and his wonderful sense of humour will be dearly missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.”
Roman Melnyk was a lawyer and former television executive. He believed firmly in the need for involvement and commitment to one’s community and was a volunteer for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) national organization as well as the UCC Toronto Branch. He served on the Board of the St. Demetrius Development Corporation. He was a founding director of the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation and served on the Boards of the Independent Production Fund, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation the National Catholic Broadcasting Council, and the International Media Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine.
We ask God to remember Roman Melnyk’s family during this difficult time, and to grant Roman eternal life in His Heavenly home.
