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Elena Pitis
May 28, 1957 - January 6, 2015
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<div itemprop="description">Elena &quot;Ileana&quot; Pitis died peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Canada. She had battled cancer for longer than two years. The death was rather unexpected, with little struggle, almost a mercy for her situation. <br /> <br />Ileana was born in 1957 in Bucharest, Romania, Europe. in 1994 she became a resident of Toronto where she remained until her last day. <br /> <br />Ileana had a MS degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest. She worked for numerous companies including The Institute for Meteorology (IMH) and the Institute for Computer technology (ITC) in Bucharest, then for Compugen, Shoppers Drug Mart, Keane, and for Canadian Tire in Toronto. <br /> <br />Ileana loved her Kindle foremost among her gadgets. She read intensively. <br />Ileana loved her movies and her CP24 and CNN. Ileana loved traveling: Germany, Paris, Italy, all over Canada and USA. She had a particular love for Banff (Alberta, Canada) and for her daily-walk park: Edwards Gardens in Toronto. <br /> <br />She coped with cancer by staying informed, healthy eating, daily long walks, yoga, exercise. Ileana fought her disease with an amazing love for life. <br /> <br />Ileana is survived by her husband Radu and son Silviu, both dearly loving and beloved. Her mother Natalia and her sister Cristina (with family Andrei-husband, Dragos and Calin &ndash; sons) are her immediate family in Toronto. A large family is in Romania and some other in Canada and USA. <br />Ileana&rsquo;s circle of friends include Dan Simen (Bucharest), Julietta Mihai (San Jose, California), Camelia Croitoru (Bucharest), Sergiu Dascalu (Reno, Nevada), Ion Bogdan Lefter (Bucharest), Bogdan Constantin (Bucharest), Isabella Hurezan (Bucharest), and in no particular order Esmeralda Balau, Mihaela Riposan, Daniel Munteanu, Oana Calin, Ileana Nastase, Raluca Nitu Dragnea, Carmen Tritean, Doru Nasui, Dima Bicleanu, Virginia Hristu, Stefan BT Radu, Livia Panghe, Marina Bucur (Napa, CA), and many others. <br /> <br />Ileana stayed in touch with colleagues from work including Ghazi Berchalli, Nader Hashemloo, Cynthia Hishon.</div>