In memory of

Robert Ivars Smidrovskis

March 22, 1958 - August 14, 2017

Passed away peacefully on August 14th, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. He is predeceased by his dear parents, Helen and Antons Smidrovskis. Robert devoted his career to the Physics department as an Engineering Technologist at the University of Toronto. He will be lovingly remember by his family and friends. A visitation will be held on Thursday August 17th from 12 - 2 p.m., with a burial to follow at the York Cemetery.

Guestbook

(5 of 10)

Phil Scolieri (Co-worker / friend)

Entered August 16, 2017 from Richmond Hill

Thank you Robert for teaching me so much at work over the past 22 years. You never said no to helping individuals.

May you Rest In Peace

Mike Park (Physics Student [U of T])

Entered August 16, 2017 from South Korea

Dear Rob,

I'm surprised to hear that you passed away. You were always so helpful in the lab courses. You were so knowledgeable about the equipments and the programs. You will be missed a lot at UofT Physics department!

The legacy that you leave behind at UofT will not be forgotten! I hope to become a great experimentalist and make you proud one day :)

Rest in peace, Rob. Thank you for all your hard work.

David Bailey (Work colleague)

Entered August 16, 2017 from University of Toronto

This is a great and very sad loss. I frequently coordinated the Advanced Physics Laboratory courses at the University of Toronto, and without doubt Rob was the most important factor in their success. He could build or fix almost anything, know both the apparatus and physics of all the experiments, and could make equipment work when no one else could. I would sometimes make a passing comment to Rob about some lab issue that wasn't his responsibility, and by the next time we talked he would have researched the problem and worked out a solution. He was very strongly committed to the students and was always there for them, and the course comments at the end of each semester reflected this, with many students expressing their thanks for all his help and praising his skills and dedication. We will all miss him very much.

Stephen Morris (co-worker)

Entered August 16, 2017 from Physics

Deepest condolences. A huge loss to the collective knowledge of the Physics department.

Ruxandra Serbanescu (Colleague)

Entered August 17, 2017 from Toronto

Rob's unexpected passing left me very sad. I have known him for 20 years, we worked together for 12 years.
He will be missed for his dedication and incomparable hard work.
God bless his soul!
Ruxandra

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