Stanley Christopher Babiarz

We will forever celebrate and cherish the many loving years we shared together filled with music and song; leaving us with warm wonderful, and very entertaining, memories that will remain in our hearts.

Stanley’s parents Bruno Babiarz and Josephine Jez, were born in Poland; they married in Canada.

Stanley went to St. Mary’s School and at a young age, joined the bugle band. He stayed in the band until the age of eighteen, when he married June Murphy. They had three children, Debra Cooney (Rob), Karen Prophet (Randy) and Tracy Babiarz. He had nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Lori Brown (Alan), Ryan Cooney and Steven Cooney (Jess Oud); Scott, Cory and Brock Prophet; Victoria (Jonathan Bega), Alexandra (Shane Fraser) and Connor Moffatt; Jacob, Michael & Kaitlyn Runciman and William and Aria Brown. Predeceased were his sisters, Wanda Uricchio and Irene Russell. He is survived by his sister Dorothy Wilder and his brother Eddie (Linda, predeceased). He had two nieces, Jodi Wagner (Dave) and Valerie Busch (John) and two nephews, Rick and Fran and many great nieces and nephews.

Stan loved drum and bugle corps. After St. Mary’s Band, he was with Columbus, Jolly Jesters, Jesters and Canadian Commanders. His last competitive year was 1964. After a long layoff he joined Toronto Signals Band in 1993 and in 1994 helped to form the DCAT Chorus (Drum Corps Alumni Toronto).In his teen years, he was an amateur boxer. He worked at Toronto Star at age 16 as a truck hopper. He aged out at 18. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce became his employer at the corner of Bay and King Streets.

Up until 1974 he worked for Trust companies and a stockbroker. He took time out to complete requirements to earn the AACI designation.

He then worked for Ministry of Government Services until 1987 when he joined the City of North York, which became City of Toronto. He retired in 1999 and ended his career at Queen and Bay Streets, a few blocks north from his first place of employment.

Many thanks to his health care providers over the last few years.

an informal celebration of life will take place on Sunday March 1st from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm here at Giffen Mack and Trull Funeral Home and Cremation Centre located at 2570 Danforth Ave. Toronto ON M4C 1L3.