Guerino ‘Guy’ Sanvido, 94, passed away on November 28th, 2023, at Cummer Lodge in North York, Ontario due to lingering symptoms after recovering from COVID-19.

Guy was born on August 6th, 1929, to Giosue Joseph Sanvido and Anarina Angelina Sanvido in Guelph, Ontario along with siblings Angelo, Dino, and Josephine. He was a man of many talents both physical and artistic. He had been a boxer and worked with trains as a young lad. But he also was a model, painter, graphic artist, and built a career as an actor working in theatre, commercials, television, and movies.

On May 13th, 1964, Guy married Marjorie Sanvido in Toronto. In public, Guy had called her Marge but, through the many love letters and in private, he had often called her Magoo. Their love was one that spanned 59 years and they had one son, Joshua Sanvido, born on April 4, 1972.

When he was semi-retired as an actor, Guy was able to dedicate more time to one of his lifelong passions, steam trains. The house would sometimes be filled with the sounds of steam trains played from the record player and one should not just hear it, one had to feel it. Guy spent more time volunteering with the South Simcoe railway and worked very hard to become a train engineer in his later years.

Life had often brought forth many tough challenges throughout his long life, but Guy had always fought hard, kept pushing, and persevered. His heart, dedication, humour, and passion will be remembered and cherished by all of those he had touched. Perhaps, in the silence, one will hear the echo of a steam train whistle and get a glimpse of his beaming, smiling face looking out of the cab of train 136 or 1057.

At Guy’s request, no funeral or celebration of life will take place. Should you feel so inclined, memorial donations can be mailed to:
South Simcoe Railway
P.O. Box 186
Tottenham, Ontario
L0G 1W0
Please ensure cheques are addressed to: South Simcoe Heritage Foundation.

The family would like to express their deep appreciation to all of the staff at Cummer Lodge for their dedication, compassion, and care.