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Edward (Speedy) Boychuk
January 13, 2023
April 28, 1938 – January 3, 2023
Edward (Speedy) Boychuk was a caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
He left us suddenly on January 3, 2023 at the age of 84.
Eddy was born to Anne and Metro Boychuk on April 28, 1938, in a farmhouse in Saskatchewan.
He came from a family of 5 children. Mary, Eileen, Ted, Eddy, and Alan
He is survived and will be missed by his loving wife of 62 years Mary, their children Glenn (Nick, Alec, Grace), Todd (Allison, Ava), Lisa (David, Alissa, Kelsey) and Mark.
Eddy grew up and went to school in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
It was there that his love for music grew as he came from a very musical family where they used to “jam” all the time in their family home.
As a classically trained and talented fiddle player, he could play any song by ear. His fingers would fly very quickly over the fiddle strings which earned him the name “Speedy”. His training and talents gave him the ability to play any string instrument.
In Saskatchewan, he formed a band with his two brothers Ted and Allen called “The Hometown Jamboree Boys”. They provided entertainment for many around the area.
Eddy played with many big-name musicians like Art Young, Ray St. Germain, Harry “Corky” Taylor, Wayne Link and even took the stage at the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium with Hank Williams Sr’s band.
Eddy met the love of his life, Mary, got married in 1960 and had their first born shortly after. At the time he was working for the CN Rail and got a transfer to Winnipeg. Winnipeg became their home for the next many many years.
Imperial was one of the first streets they lived on and many friends and camping mates were made on that very special street. When they found out they were expecting their 4th child and the house was bursting at the seams with 3 kids already, they then moved to their current home where they spent the next 48 years.
Eddy loved to camp. Every weekend he changed into his jeans, packed up the family and dog and off they went. So many great memories at many different campsites until Eddy and Mary settled in at RAM Camps where they spent every summer weekend for over 30 years.
Many great friendships, potlucks, swims in the lake and beverages were enjoyed there. At night under the beautiful stars, out came the guitar for the sing-a-longs at the huge campfires.
Eddy continued to play the fiddle in a band in Winnipeg called “On the Beat” where they would play all around the city.
He loved to write songs and wrote many for his children and grandchildren and even recorded some that were often played on the radio.
Playing the fiddle was a passion that he loved until he had a shoulder issue. It was one of his greatest loves, and we know he missed it dearly.
Most of his working years were spent in the sales industry. It started with Family Record Plan where he worked and earned many trips for him and Mary over the years. Then he moved over to Lawson Products where he retired in his early 70’s.
One of his earliest jobs was delivering milk by horse and buggy and he loved to share stories about those days.
Some of his favorite things to do was ice skating and playing hockey. He played many years with the “Glenwood Old Stars” at the Glenwood Arena.
Glenwood Community Club is where he spent several years on the board volunteering his time for all kinds of events. Eddy was also a trainer for the Mustangs football organization.
He loved and never missed the opportunity to watch a Jets or Bombers game.
The yearly drives with Mary to their hometown of Hudson Bay was always something they both looked forward to. They would stay with his brother Alan and wife Marge who always welcomed them into their home with great food and company. Their other brother Teddy would meet up with them there as well. Let’s just say the brothers jam sessions would go into the wee hours of the morning.
Eddy and Mary made many snowbird trips to Mesa where they would spend a couple of months enjoying the warmth of the sun and great friendships.
More recently, Eddy and Mary loved driving to St. Vital Park and going for their walk around the duck pond. They would then settle into their spot in the van, drink their tea and watch all the comings and goings. One of their favorite things to do.
Eddy was a lover of sweets. Frozen yogurt bars, licorice, candy….you name it – he enjoyed them!
He always said “you gotta have humour” and he had the best laugh. Often, he would laugh so hard that no sound would come out and his eyes would be dripping with tears…. that laugh will be missed.
Eddy was a smart, driven, hard working, funny, stubborn, fix anything and build anything kind of guy that would do anything for his family.
He will be missed so much and will be in our hearts always.
You only live once, but If you do it right, once is enough – Eddy lived life to its fullest! A celebration of life will take place closer to summer.

April 28 1938 – January 3 2023

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Décès pour la Ville:Winnipeg, Province: Manitoba

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