YIM, Dr. Dong Soon - Passed away quietly, on April 10 (Good Friday), 2020, due to complications of a stomach cancer surgery.
Known as "Don" to his golf buddies, he was a man of small stature who spoke quietly and deliberately, in the most gentleman-like manner; but all who came into contact with him felt his uncanny large presence.
There was something about him.
He had grit, steely determination and a disarming wit.
Nobody messed with Don, especially on the greens.
He was born in Seoul, South Korea, in 1936 and attended Seoul's most elite institutions, Whimoon High School and Seoul National University, to become a dentist in 1959.
Don was a man of many, many talents and passions, but above all he passionately loved his family. He is survived by his grandchildren Celeste and Nicholas, their mother Jane, his sons Walter and Roger and his beloved wife Young.
He will also be sadly missed by his extended family: his golf buddies in Mississauga; his colleagues and students in dentistry; and his church family at The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.
Don had served as a funeral advisor at his church prior to his own passing, where he had performed this sacred duty as he did with all things in his life - with dignity, compassion and a strong, solemn sense of purpose.
Due to the pandemic known as COVID-19, a private service was held on April 15, 2020. He will be interned at Holy Cross Cemetery in Thornhill.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to The Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, in his name.
There will be a memorial mass and celebration of life at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in July or August or whenever life returns to normal.
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