Obituaries

I Remember Mr. Witoski as a kind man I'm sorry he passed away

Thank you, Ted, for your friendship.

Mr. Witoski was my Gr8 French teacher at Deer Lodge. My marks were in the late 90's because of him. He was a wonderful teacher. When I meet with school friends we always speak of him fondly.

Was a great leader, after my vice principal told me I was suspended three days before school ended and was not to receive my report card meaning I couldn't pass grade 8 he nixed Betty ray's decision and passed me. A saint of a man. rip my mentor.

I had Ted as my home room teacher in 1964-1965( Deer Lodge Jr. High Room 9-21 ). My memories of Ted are exactly as Leslie has posted elsewhere. In fact, on the school ground, we kids would call him'Terrible' Teddy Witoski. He instilled the fear of God in all of us even before we got him as our home room teacher. We were in awe. But once I got to experience his teaching in Grade 9, he was second to none. And of course, his stern approach was always accompanied by a twinkle in his eye.As I was about to turn 60 years old in 2010, I started to think about all the people who had influenced me the most in my life. When it came to teachers, Ted was right on the top of the list. I felt compelled to seek him out, and after 45 years, we corresponded for several months. I am so very thankful that I was able to tell him how great an influemce he had on my development as a person from just that one year and to thank him for that. When I reminisce with friends today, tales of my experience with Ted are always part of the conversation. He had a unique but effective style of teaching. I and my classmates were a handful at times, but Ted molded us into a high performimg group academically. Grade 9 with Ted was one of the best years of my life. I salute you and thank you, sir. Your memory lives on. May you rest in peace.

TED WAS A GOOD FRIEND,COLLEAGUE,AND A FISHING COMPETITOR.IT WAS A PLEASURE HAVING TED AS MY PRINCIPAL.MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERSARE WITH JOAN AND HIS FAMILY.

As my teacher in Junior High and educational supervisor later in my teaching career I had many opportunities to experience the 'tough' side and especially the compassionate side of Ted. He was an influence on me and choices I made. I am grateful to him and know he is fishing happily! My thoughts are with Joan and his family.Lorne

Mr. Witoski was my math teacher from grade 7 - 9 (1959-1961) at Deer Lodge Junior High (Ness) Of all my teachers, I can picture him now very clearly. He had a very short brush cut, broad shoulders, always dressed professionally in a suit, and carried a pointer. The students paid attention in his class, he was there to teach and did a very good job of that. Not many students dared to fool around in his class. He came across as very strict, but I admired him and want his family to know, he was a teacher who 'made a difference' in students' lives. God Bless him and his family.

Ted will be remembered as a remarkable school principal who guided his young teachers to teach and care for the students of St. James-Assiniboia. I will never forget the 'twinkle' in his eye as he would admonish a student in the hallways of Ness Junior High for some infraction and then turn and wink to me as I passed him going to my classroom.

We will remember Ted as a very special guy who, as an educational leader, often portrayed himself as being tough on the outside but was a real softy on the inside. It was more than a pleasure to have worked alongside him. It was also a great learning experience.Ted contributed much to many. We pray for Ted and his family and will be forever thankful to have known him.Gary and Pat Hamilton