JANUSZ "JOHN" MIECZYSLAW JOSEPH HEJKA 86, passed away suddenly on May 9, 2013 at Scarborough, Ontario. John was born January 12, 1927 in Lemberg, Poland to Jan Hejka and Stanislawa Hejka (nee Lewalska). John joined the Polish coalition forces, Second Corps, in Italy. After the second world war, John moved to England, and subsequently to Glasgow, Scotland, where he studied accounting at Glasgow Commercial College. Like all of his Polish buddies, John married a Scottish lassie, Elizabeth "Betty", on February 18, 1957. John and Betty immigrated to Canada with their children, Renata and David, on Saturday, 15 October 1966, and thereon commenced John's lifelong love of hockey.

John worked as a baker, a coalminer, a ships' engineer, in the aircraft industry (deHavilland, Douglas, Spar Aerospace), and for the War Amputations of Canada. John was also an esteemed member of the Polish Combatants' Association of Canada and served on its Executive Committee and Board of Directors. John loved golf, socials and his many trips with Betty to Cuba. John is survived by his loving wife of 56 wonderful years, Betty, his daughter, Renata (Katz), his son, David (Mya), his grandsons, Bogdan and Jordan, of whom he was so very proud, and Betty's family in Scotland. he is also survived by his brother, Witold, and his sisters, Stefania, Bozena and Renata, and their families, all of whom reside in Poland.