Dear Joe and Kay. Our prayers are with you as you mourn the death of Julian. So very sad! Love and blessings, Mary-Kay and Brian

Our deep condolences to your family. Julian was a good friend who made high school more fun for many of us. He spread lots of laughter with his quick wit and mischief, spread great music with his legendary mix tapes, and brought friends together with planning bike rides, parties and movie nights. We knew him as a great friend, but at the end of the day, it was about family for Julian. It was amazing to see him become a family man with such devotion to his wife and kids. You made him a very happy and fulfilled man.

My condolences to all of you.  I have been thinking of all the adventures our boys shared.  Good memories...
Most sincerely
Sharon Peters Filipek

Dear Joe and Kay:
We can't imagine the pain as parents of losing Julian, your son.  While we recall Andrew from Sunday School at St. Tim's, who between Matt (our son) and Andrew, it was hard to know who was the prime instigator of mischief.  
Reading the wonderful memories shared by friends and family it is not hard to see what a special boy you had the privilege to raise into a kind, generous friend and family man.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you both and his family.
Edward and Mary Paul

I was going through a particularly tough time in my life in my early 20's, and Julian not only gave me a job helping him install flooring for Rona, but convinced Jen that they should open their home to me as well. I am grateful that I got to know him,  spend many mornings (he with his English Toffee and me with my French Vanilla Tim Hortons) gathering supplies, tools and cracking jokes. For Julian, there was never a bad time to laugh. I'll miss you, buddy.

Julian, 
I am so grateful that I got to spend the the first weekend of 2025 with you and your family! Touring the island and showing me all the reasons why you moved away from our beloved ‘Berta’ - but I get it now… it’s magnificent here. 
You were a one-of-a-kind man and father. Someone to admire and look up to. 
The big man upstairs must have B I G plans for you to bring you home so soon … 😭
Thank you for opening your home to me for a place to stay, for taking us out for dinner, having no issues listen to me babble on about what Jared and I did that day & how amazed I was by it all. 
You may be gone. But you’ll never been forgotten! 

Rest in peace to such an amazing man  ❤️🪦🪽

Gone but never forgotten. Taken far too soon!

I worked with Julian at Sears flooring for a few years. He would bring to work his little BBq and he would make us sandwiches then we would sit in his office and watch a movie. He had the best sense of humor. He always mentioned his family, loved his wife and kids so much . Julian was the best co worker and friend you could wish for. Bob and I will miss him. Our most sincere condolences to his family❤️
Denise & Bob Macdonald

Julian was a leader in his chosen (floor covering) industry. In this photo, taken September 26th, 2024, he participated as part of a subject matter panel of experts at the National Floor Covering Assc. of Canada’s Annual General Meeting in Vancouver, BC., presenting solutions to a multi billion dollar problem that has plagued the industry for decades. Julian was always part of the solution. 
As a Quality Assurance Program floor inspector, Julian steered numerous large commercial projects to successful completion. Projects that involved millions of square feet of flooring installed into the most complex and challenging healthcare environments. 
Julian, what will we do without you? You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

Dear friends, your Julian was a kind gentleman, and I enjoyed every visit I had with him. I’m in the Flooring industry too, and that’s where we met. I almost jumped off my chair when reading the shocking news of his early passing. You all have my thoughts and my condolences. If I could ever bend the ear of the Divine, I would ask for Life …(sigh)... I would ask for Life to be “just a little bit longer…”

Yours,

Art Vesterdal

My  deepest condolence to Julian’s family. I worked with Julian for many years in Edmonton. He was a customer and later became my go to inspector before moving to BC. Always professional and very knowledgable.  Even after he moved to BC , he was still willing to chat and help out if I needed advice. 
 He talked about his family often . He will be missed in the flooring world and mostly as  just a great guy!

OBITUARY

Julian Alastair Appleby Forsyth

January 11, 1973 – January 29, 2025

Piercy's-Mt. Washington Funeral Home

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