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Died:
- BOGDANOWICZ, EDWARD ADAM Edward Adam Bogdanowicz, P.Eng., husband and father, passed away at the age of 81 on December 31, 2024. He leaves behind his wife, Lucie Gamache; daughter, Michčle Bogdanowicz (her children, Paloma Ramirez, Lazuli Ramirez); and daughter, Julie Bogdanowicz (husband, Blake Markle; and their children, Mia Markle, Flora Markle). Born in Antoniówka Nowa, Zamo??, Poland, on October 29, 1943, Edward was the only son of Anna Tor and Adam Franciszek Bogdanowicz. During the war, Anna and Ed were relocated to a Displaced Persons Camp in Germany. After the war, and the death of Adam, mother and son travelled by boat to Ellis Island, New York, to be reunited with the extended family settled in West Virginia. They moved to Burlington, Ontario, after the marriage of his mother to Polish Veteran, Gabriel Sobczynski. Ed went to the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a B.Sc, Electrical Engineering degree in 1967, and was a registered Professional Engineer and Consultant. Ed's professional career commenced as a Broadcast Engineer at RCA in Montreal. During this time, he met his wife, Lucie, who is from Asbestos, Quebec. They moved to Toronto, where Ed took on the lead engineer role at Imagineering Ltd., a new company formed to design and build the Global TV network; his strength lay in deep theoretical knowledge of radio engineering and a natural ability to build to completion. Over decades, Imagineering designed and built broadcast properties across Canada and abroad, including first of a kind "JumboTRON" at the SkyDome in 1989, production facilities for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, coordination of antennas on the CN Tour and countless AM, FM and TV properties. Ed became President of Imagineering in the 1990s. The Dot-com crash of 2002 served as an opportunity for Ed to start his own consulting firm, BCEI, which was active for about ten years before his retirement. Edward's early interests included amateur radio, photography, ceramics, carpentry, mushroom foraging, making wine and sailing. He seemed to know everything about anything, and many people looked to him for his balanced leadership and extensive technical and theoretical knowledge. Edward kept the first sailboat he built in his driveway, and all future vessels were moored at the Toronto Hydroplane and Sailing Club. He enjoyed sailing with his family for many years on Lake Ontario and the Thousand Islands. Edward battled cancer and Parkinson disease for many years. He died in the palliative care of Sunnybrook Hospital wearing a crocheted blue neck-warmer made by Paloma. The family is grateful for the support of staff. Donations can be made to Parkinson Canada or to Polytechnique Montreal through the Claudette-MacKay-Lassonde one time gift, which supports Women in Engineering. A celebration of life is being planned for friends and family, mid January. Please get in touch with them if you would like to attend.
Published online January 8, 2025
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1943 - 2024 (81 years)
