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Bill (William Joseph) Luka was born to Joe and Mary Luka on May 1, 1969, in Hinton, Alberta. Bill was the second born of 4kids – all who came within a 5year period! We moved to Hines Creek in 1970 living in Grandma & Grandpa Luka’s yard just 2miles from Hines Creek. Then to Grande Cache for about three years, only to return to the family farm – where mom and dad built the house where dad currently lives.
We were a tight bunch of kids in our younger years – us and our multitude of cousins! Hours exploring the “forest”, sloughs, and creek by the farm, sliding down the BIG hill in winter, skating, walks to the cemetery down the road, picking saskatoons (not saying the berries made it home – but boy did we pick saskatoons!) the adventures were endless!
The kids ALWAYS wanted to sleep over at our Grandma and Grandpa Luka’s – and they never, ever said it was convenient or not this time. Bill’s favorite tactic was to feign sleep when it was time to go and our grandparents would say ‘oh let him be’ and then as soon as mom and dad were in the vehicle, Bill would be wide awake again and running around again.
Bill was smart, but he struggled with social interaction – school was a chore – he really didn’t enjoy. Sandra recalls that he used to get up in the morning to go to school – he’d get ready, walk to the end of the road, and disappear to go to Grandma and Grandpa’s for the day – and be back home to walk home with them when they got off the bus!
He was a quiet presence, preferring to be off by himself fixing things or tearing them apart, or reading and collecting his endless comic books. He had a fully stocked toolbox – sort of in the back of his SUV – chaos – but he knew he had the tools he needed – somewhere!
He was an incredible help to mom on the farm. Sandra recently came across one of mom’s journal entries from the late 70’s where mom refers to “Billy” and says what a help he is and “I don’t know what I’d do without that boy!”. Mom and Bill had a special relationship.
Bill worked at Zavisha Sawmills from 1987 – 1989, then Canfor 1989 – 2005 (he was the best stacker man in the mill – fast and efficient – he was very proud of being good at his job). When Canfor shut down – he went back to Zavisha’s awhile. Deciding he wanted something different he moved on to a job at Campbell Chrysler from 2006 – 2008 before going on to do some oilfield reclamation and then building grain silos for a couple of years in smith, McLennan and on projects in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. Dad says Bill even did a stint mining while he was out East, but the farm called him back to Alberta.
In the early 2000’s Bill bought a quarter of land east of David Thompson and moved an older house onto it. He lived there until unfortunately he lost his home and most of his belongings including his beloved comic collection when his home burnt down in 2008.
After this he moved back in with Mom and Dad and had a few odd jobs – but for the most part was the mechanic and muscle help on the farm. He was very strong, incredibly mechanically inclined, and could troubleshoot and fix anything. He was known to change motors and transmissions by himself and was our go-to guy for any mechanical, heating, plumbing, roofing, needing muscle or an extra hand for anything – Bill was our guy. He was proud of the fact that he could figure things out – how they worked even when they didn’t! He was a huge cog in our wheel.
When Mom got sick, Bill was an amazing help and comfort to her as he tried to make things easier for her, putting in an intercom system and doing the housework and taking care of the chickens. After mom passed in May 2022, Bill and Dad quietly settled into life on the farm without her.
Bill enjoyed reading mystery novels, surfing on his iPad, and online gaming. He was up to date on current events but didn’t get involved in discussions like most Luka’s. He loved sharing funny memes and odd stories. Bill still rocked out to 80’s rock and heavy metal bands when he was working on something. As an adult he didn’t enjoy visiting much, preferring to be on his own, but he did like when the nieces and nephews visited, hanging out with them.
We recently discovered he had an active YouTube presence, actively and intelligently commenting as @Lonewanderer1900 – this was an interesting surprise to us!
He is survived by his dad – Joe Luka, sisters Sandra Luka and Cindy Barrington, nieces – Breanna Barrington, Barrie Durrschnabel (Cory), Jolene Cox, and Jackie Luka, nephew Brody Barrington (Kingsley) and great nephew Beckham Barrington and great niece Octavia Hamilton – as well as lots of extended family members.
He is pre-deceased by his mother Mary Luka (2022), brother Rick (2020), as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
A Private Family Memorial will take place, at a later time.
Donations may be made to End of Steel Museum (Box 686, Hines Creek, Alberta, T0H 2A0)
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