Mr. Walter Mychajlowskij

It was with both sorrow and shock that I read about your brother's passing. Although I did not know him personally, there was nonetheless a bond because of my relationship with you. Losing a close member of the family is both difficult and at times incomprehensible. What makes it more arduous, is the fact that he was our peer. I know that you and your family will overcome this calamity and carry on with your activities with a stronger determination. I will remember your loss in my prayers and at the same time wish you strength and God's blessing to see you and yours through this time. With Respect Alex

Valentina, It was with great sadness that I learned recently of Walter's passing. I am a retired former colleague at Lexmark. In fact, I had a role in his hiring. I liked Walter...it was easy to do so. Among his co-workers he was reserved but never unfriendly, capable but never selfpromoting. One could always count on his door being open and his time available for technical discussions, especially in matters where his considerable expertise was selfevident. Though a quiet man by nature, his smile sometimes revealed a touch of whimsy. I remember the first time I met him. It was in Scottsdale, Arizona, at a technical conference where we had agreed to meet in response to his application for employment at Lexmark. As I circulated through one of the social mixers looking for him, a fellow with a broad grin approached me with his hand covering up his name tag. That was my first disarming introduction to Walter. It is one of many pleasant memories I have of him. Many of us now miss that smile. With sympathy and kind regards, John Olson

I just received your email today (Sunday) and was deeply saddened to hear of Walter's passing. I very much enjoyed the time I had to work with Walter. He was not only a solid professional but was also a person who was very enjoyable to be around. Please pass along to your family my condolences and those of Hunt Imaging. Walter will be missed by many people, myself included. Warmest regards, Mike Stanek Michael E. Stanek Vice President & CFO Hunt Imaging LLC

Doroha Valyu, I am shocked, stunned and so very much saddened by this news about the death of your brother. I knew him when I was at McGill - such a sweet, gentle and friendly person. We never kept in touch after I moved to Toronto but I will never forget his warm smile from way back then. He always made me feel comfortable. That is what I will always remember about him. I am so sorry for what you and the family are going through - I cannot imagine the pain of the loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Vichna yomu pamyat! Olya

Dear Valentina, I am so sorry to hear of your brother Walter's passing. My name is Cindy and he and I were colleagues at Lexmark. Although we were not in the same department, we sat just a few offices away from each other and shared conversations a number of times. I remember Walter as being quiet but having a great sense of humor. I always thought he was a nice man and I especially enjoyed his smile and hearing him chuckle over a joke or during a funny moment at work. I will always remember him for that. I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ and memories of the good times you shared with your brother will bring you comfort during this difficult time. Please pass along my condolences to the rest of your family for me. In sympathy, Cindy -- __________________________________________________________ Cindy Reeves-Janzen |

Valentina, KR gave me your contact information. I wanted to send my thoughts to your family. I apologize for being a sub par writer, I truly cannot put into meaningful words how much Walter has impacted my life and how I will miss him. While I worked with Walter at Lexmark he was a great mentor and friend. In addition to our daily work, we worked together on a team that was assigned whatever task was deemed the problem of the week. Although I was the only non-phD on this team, Walter always made time to listen to and encourage my ideas. Walter was my number one pool of knowledge at work because of his holistic understanding of the toner industry and his expertise in polymers. I had a system when I was attempting what seemed to be unsolvable chemical batch problems: first I would walk down to Walter’s office and ask him point blank if he knew what I was doing wrong (which he often did, but was too nice to call me out). If he said he didn’t know, I would walk to the plant. About 15 minutes would pass and I could count on Walter to come by and check on my progress. Usually at this meeting he would suggest a few things to try. Last in the afternoon I had to make one more stop in, where Walter would suggest how to tie everything up with a bow. Aside from being a wealth of information and incredibly smart, Walter was always kind and compassionate. If something had really gotten to me, Walter had a way to pacify the situation with a funny side note and a quite chuckle. We overcame many obstacles working on CPT together both technical and political; I learned a tremendous amount from Walter and will miss him dearly. Your family is in my thoughts, Ashley Stolzmann

Dear friends, my name is Vince Chung. My wife and I live in Colorado with our soon-to-be 1-year old son. We met Walter and his colleague, KR, on a golf course in April of 2007. We enjoyed each other’s company so much that day that we started to play together regularly. Biweekly outings soon became weekly or more. Post-round beers at the clubhouse quickly evolved into full lunches or dinners. Long conversations frequently followed these meals. It was in this kind of environment that Walter became Wally. Wally LOVED golf so I cannot speak of Wally without mentioning a couple of the funnier moments in our golf outings. For example, the starter at our home course struggled to pronounce Wally’s last name. He had equal difficulty in pronouncing KR’s last name, Srinivasan. After a while, if either Wally or KR made the tee time, the starter would begin to pronounce their last name, pause as he contemplated how to pronounce the name, and surrender by announcing us as the Chung foursome. At this same course, there are some high voltage power lines that run across the 18th hole maybe 50 yards in front of the tee box. Wally had a knack of hitting one of those power lines with his tee shot. It got to a point where he could call it on the tee box. In one particular instance, the ball all but landed back on his tee after bouncing off the power line. None of the rest of us could hit our tee shot afterwards because we were laughing so hard. Over time, as our friendship grew, our topics of conversation expanded from news in the golf world to include world events, political developments, and work. Wally was a quiet man. He spoke infrequently, allowing others to do most of the talking. It was not because Wally had no opinion on the subject. It was that he did not feel the need to express his thoughts or feelings in every instance. On the few occasions when he and I played as a twosome, I got a chance to know Wally just a little better. He thought carefully and spoke intelligently so it was always a pleasure for me to spend time with him during these more private occasions. One thing that became abundantly clear to me from these private conversations was that Wally loved his family deeply. In particular, he beamed whenever he spoke of his two children. It was the more touching because he was normally so private, and I felt privileged to have been there when he chose to reveal his personal feelings. Wally was a sensitive and compassionate man. He donated generously to several charities, in particular those serving the environment and animals. He did not speak of his donations, but I knew of at least 3 – World Wildlife Fund, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Humane Society. His compassion touched my wife on 2 occasions. In February of 2009, my wife lost her grandmother. When we returned from Thailand after the funeral, Wally gave my wife a hug and whispered to her that he was very sorry for her loss. Then in 2011 when my wife became pregnant after years of trying, Wally gave her another hug and expressed his heart-felt happiness for us. In both instances, I did not learn of them until later when my wife told me. That was Wally to the core. He did what he felt was right and made no big show of it. After my son was born last February, Wally sent my wife an e-mail. In it, he congratulated us on our son’s birth. He also encouraged us to treasure every moment we have with our son. He recalled the joy of being a father to his two children and remarked that although his children were grown, they were still his babies. We have taken his advice and have learned to cherish every minute we have with our son however sleep deprived we may be. In so doing, we are building a treasure trove of memories as a family, and I am experiencing the same joy that Wally described of fatherhood. Wally was like a music masterpiece that was played ever so softly. It was difficult to hear him because of all the other noise. But, once you filtered out the distractions, you realized how beautiful that music was. It lifted your spirit and opened your heart. Just when you learned to really enjoy and appreciate it, the music stopped. You are sad that the music is gone but feel blessed to have experienced it. My wife and I consider ourselves lucky to have known Wally. He was a man of substance and honor. He may be gone but he shall not be forgotten in our home. Our son will hear of his Uncle Wally and learn what kind of man Uncle Wally was. With luck, our son will grow up to tread lightly, speak softly, listen intently, work diligently, give generously, care widely, and love deeply just his Uncle Wally did. May Wally’s body find rest in the warm embrace of Mother Earth, and may his soul soar to heaven and bask in the Light that is the Glory of God, Amen.

My sincere sympathy to Walter's family. For me Walter equals a dry sense of humour which I always appreciated while I worked at XRCC. Another good chemist to go too young.

To all the hearts that Volodymyr has touched with his genuine kindness and gentle heart. May he be remembered always for the memories he created and shared with my family; and may he be remembered for his pursuit of knowledge. I shall always remember the special times I shared with my Godfather. Kristine Xrystynka

We will miss Volodymyr immensely. Volodya was an important part of our family's life and we will always treasure the memories we have of him. He was a good friend and a godfather to our daughter. We share in your loss and will remember him always.