Slavoljub Pavlovic

Slavoljub (Slavko) Pavlovic - Died March 16, 2017 at Trillium Queensway Hospital in Mississauga at 81 years of age following an initial heart attack in October 2016.
Slavko leaves behind his wife of 46 years Nada, brother Dragutin (Charlie), sister-in-law Smilja, nieces Lily and Olga, nephews-in-law Kevin and Bosko, and great nieces Anastazija and Aleksandra, in addition to his brother-in-law Boris, sister-in-law Sharon, nephew Stephen, niece-in-law Connie and great nephew Joshua. We will miss him.
Slavko was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in August 1935. He had a natural facility with languages, loved linguistics and etymology and went on to study Turkish & Arabic (Oriental Studies) at the University of Belgrade, becoming the first person in his family to go to university. Following graduation he went to work as a translator in Africa.
Slavko immigrated to Canada in the 1960s joining his father Pavlé and brother Dragutin in Toronto. Sadly his mother Josipina – who had come to Canada in the 50s – was no longer alive.
In Canada Slavko worked for Zeiss Canada, a manufacturer of top quality photography lenses. It was at this time that he began to take up photography as a hobby – one which he pursued for many years.
Slavko married Nada (né Prodanic) in the 1970s. While they never had children of their own, they were very generous with their nieces and their nephew. Opposites in many ways, throughout their lives Slavko and Nada were connected by their love of a good daytrip or road trip, sun and sand, friends, good food and drink, and their joie de vivre. They remained married until his death earlier this month and spent the last three months side-by-side in the same hospital room.
Because of his love of languages, Slavko worked tirelessly, but unfortunately never finished a massive project he had hoped to publish, a dictionary in 7 different languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Serbian. He began this ambitious undertaking in the 1970s at a time that pre-dated personal computers. Each word in the project is captured on an index card in his elegant cursive script.
The family wishes to thank the many Trillium Hospital staff who looked after Slavko over the past many months and for the kindness that those who were assigned to him showed.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Ontario Alzheimer’s Association.
www.alzheimer.ca

Visitation will take place at the York Cemetery & Visitation Centre
160 Beecroft, Toronto
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 4pm – 8pm. Prayer service will be held at 6:00 pm.

Funeral will take place at Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m.