Obituary of Anthony Peter Kot

October 7, 1966 –November 29, 2011 Age 45 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of this ‘magical’ man. Tony was an inspiration to everyone who met him and he inspired everyone to be their best and live each day to the fullest and always to believe in the positive. His incredible and unique life started in North Vancouver then to Victoria and his final resting place in Maple Ridge BC. Tony spent countless early summers in Buccaneer Bay with Bill Davidson and family and he always referred to Mr. and Mrs. ‘D’ as his second parents. Tony was an incredible athlete having played for the Argo’s, Victoria Payless, and the Grid Dogs football teams where he met lifelong friends York Furstenwald and Gord Rough. Tony was an accomplished martial artist having earned three black belts in Karate, Jujitsu, and Arnise and had a great love for Kung Fu and in the end referred to himself as a ‘Peaceful Warrior.’ It was on the mats of Jujitsu where he met his friend Jeff Snider and on his son’s baseball field where he met Pete Rackow and from there a great bond was formed. His love of business, marketing and sales led him to incredible accomplishments in his career of which he was one of the best and he was proud to work in the end for CIMS. His beginning years in sales led him to meet his lifelong friend Jason Lyne and many memories boating on Alouette or Osoyoos with their families together. Tony married his ‘soul mate’ Tanja in 1996 and went on to have two beautiful sons together, Emerson (14yrs) and Marcus (11yrs). He was a devoted father and his pride and love for his family was immeasurable and always his greatest accomplishment in life. He will be forever missed by all his friends and family and will be remembered for his Hawaiian shirts, singing Eagles and Neil Diamond Tunes to the wee hours, supporting the Dallas Cowboys year after year and standing on his ‘soap box’ getting his point across. Tony was predeceased by his mother Wilma Vanderleelie and his father Zdzislaw Kot. He leaves behind one sister, Leona Vanderleelie and he was a loving uncle to Michael Curtis and Stephanie Vanderleelie, and Lucas and Tina Doig. He will be greatly missed by the Doig, Sokolowski, and Cockett families and forever will be ‘Senochok’ to his mother in law, Sonia Loevenmark. A heart warming thanks to the Lions Gate oncology team and nurse Laura. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Relay for Life: http://www.relaybc.ca/coquitlam2012/marcuskot where his sons are raising funds in memory of their Dad and his courageous fight with cancer. “Nasdarovlia” Please join us in celebrating his beautiful life on December 9, 2011 at the Maple Ridge Baptist Church located at 22155 Lougheed Hwy at 1:00 pm.