Victor Pierobon
With broken hearts, we announce that our darling Victor, age 73, passed away on May 3, 2022.
Loving and treasured husband of Nancy (Musgrove), beloved father of Scott, cherished brother and brother-in-law of Bertha, Luciano and Pat, Neil and Rhonda, Roy and Kathy, and Don and Roxy, and tender uncle to his nieces and nephews. Victor was predeceased by his parents, Nilo and Anna, his brother Silvano, his sister-in-law Kathy, and by his niece Vanessa and nephew Ted whom he mourned greatly.
Victor was born in Valdagno, Italy in the foothills of the Alps and moved to Canada with his family in 1956. The sudden death of his father three months after arriving in Toronto threw the family into turmoil and poverty. This trauma left an indelible mark on the then eight-year old Victor, leading to his lifelong search for meaning in spirituality and meditation. Through these, he developed incredibly deep wisdom and insight, and had the intelligence and will to use them to help others. He lived by the tenets of charity, compassion, justice, peace, and above all, a deep and abiding faith.
Victor was a true Renaissance man. He continuously conceived and recorded his inventions in a workbook, even up to the last days of his life. He built and experimented with his scientific creations, painted in oil and acrylics, played classical guitar, wrote four books on spirituality, and designed, engineered and built two country homes. He solved difficult problems everyday in his own IT consulting firm, and he loved being involved in Meet-up groups discussing physics, biology, and philosophy. In the 1980’s he and a friend designed and manufactured computers that were sold to research institutions around the world for features that wouldn’t widely appear until the 1990’s. He also patented the first internet-based wireless mesh networking protocol in 1994 with the intent to enable free, worldwide telecommunication, 20 years before the technology was commercialized. Victor loved the mountains, joining Nancy and Scott in hiking, skiing, kayaking and canoeing throughout North America. Victor also loved animals and always had a dog at his side. But nothing made him more happy than walking through his forest paths in Muskoka, or driving his tractors and backhoes through the fields of his acreage in Northumberland County. He never thought of these large undeveloped lands as property, but as sanctuaries for wildlife and places of respite.
Victor’s heart was always sympathetic to the disadvantaged. He gave generously to the impoverished wherever he went, and to the charities that helped them. He volunteered his time and skills at church, loved studying the Bible, and was a model Christian to his friends and family. In his devotion to the truth as he saw it, he sometimes chose to suffer criticism and the heartbreak of strained relationships, in order, always with love, to encourage others to live righteously, as was his mission in life.
Victor’s humour, wisdom, faith, deep peace, quick forgiveness, love, and never-ending hugs and kisses will be profoundly missed by Nancy and Scott.
Private family burial has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church, 38 Ellerslie Avenue, Willowdale, Ontario. M2N 1X8, on June 18, 2022 at 11:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, if desired, memorial donations may be made to the charities that were close to Victor’s heart: Amnesty International, Evangel Hall, Yonge Street Mission, The Scott Mission, Willowdale Presbyterian Church.
Marie King
My condolences to Nancy, Scott and family! Praying that God will comfort you during this difficult time. It was truly a blessing to have known Victor and he will be sadly missed🙏
Geri Campbell
How sorry I am that I did not really know such an interesting man as Victor. I’ve spent many hours in Nancy and Victor’s home at Book Club gatherings and my heart goes out in love and support to both Nancy and Scott. Your friends will always be there for you. I am glad Victor is at peace and suffering is at an end. Geri.
Lesley Schoenig
The best part of a good man stays forever. For love is immortal and makes all things immortal. – William Saroyan
Sending my heartfelt condolences to Nancy, Scott and their families, as they face the enormous loss of a husband, father, and cherished member of the extended family.
Sholom Wargon
Heartfelt condolences. It’s a huge loss. Victor was a kind, gentle, witty man who always carried himself with dignity. May his memory be blessed.
Roy St. John
My son and I spent some time with Victor and Scott at Barkway one winter. It was beautiful and so unique. We loved the isolation and beauty of the surrounding land. He is likely still nearby.
David Hunter
It was with great sadness that I learned of Victor’s passing. Victor was a wonderful,
kind, gentle spirited individual, with a great intellect, with an eye for the potential in things not yet realised in full.
He was creative and imaginative, never daunted by negativism and pessimism. Frankly for myself, this could stretch my willingness to accept some of his ideas, but in response to my doubting, he would just kindly disagree with my objections.
Victor was interested not just in all things technical and scientific, but in things which transcend the
physical, material realm, namely the metaphysical.
I first met Victor at a Toronto area computer user group in the late 1970’s. This was before small computers had developed and become commonplace in the home setting. Aware of my technical computer tinkering, Victor suggested that we start a computer company and create and sell a dual processor single board computer for the amateur market. And that is what we did. For me it was one of the greatest adventures of my life and I owe it to Victor that it became a reality. Although obviously we didn’t create another “Apple” it was successful in its own way, especially technically.
Victor was a deeply spiritual and religious person, but not in such a way to foist his ideas onto others. He wrote an analysis of the Gospel of St. John. He did many other things in this area of spiritual pursuit. I suspect that Victor recognised that the modern credo of strict materialism was at its heart dead. Victor was always trying to bridge the gap between scientific materialism and the realm of the conscious experience. But beyond this, Victor had optimistic hopes for the future of mankind in general. He was an optimist. We could all become better persons if we were to emulate in just a few small ways Victor’s example of living.
Quoting 1 Corinthians 15: 51-53
“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed — in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.”
Ashley Wilson (Gerardi)
Sending thoughts and prayers to Nancy, Scott and your whole family during this difficult time.
These beautiful memories shared will live in your hearts forever.
Wishing you strength.
Barbara Cairney
I am so sorry for the loss of your wonderful Husband. .Such a great loss for you both
Victor was truly an exceptional person.. He was well ahead of his time in the science and technology fields and so well rounded in all areas.
I always enjoyed my talks with him. He was so intellectual and well informed about all the topics we discussed.
Thank you for sending the obituary. It was beautifully written and I learned a great deal about him that I didn’t know before, he had so many accomplishments.
I am sure that you both will miss him terribly .
Our thoughts are with you both in this terrible time.
If there is anything I can do for you, let me know.
Barbara Roth
I am very sorry for your loss. It was great to meet Victor at the North York Physics group. His good humor, thoughts and fresh curiosity were deeply appreciated and will be missed. May he find kin wherever he is now.
Jaganathan
Such a sad loss of such an intelligent person and a wonderful person. Will be deeply missed by members of the North York Physics group and everyone who shared his insight and who was aware of his incisive and penetrating mind..
My deepest condolences to his family and those who were close to him.
The news came as such a surprise and a feeling of sadness.
joseph G parravano
I’ll never forget such a great colleague and friend. Heaven has acwuired another Angel.
joseph G parravano
I’ll never forget such a great colleague and friend. Heaven has acquired another Angel.
Michelle John
This is a great loss. I hope Victor felt he lived life to the fullest and loved those and was loved the way he wanted. My sincere condolences to the family for this loss and my hope for you is that with each nice story about Victor it makes your hearts feel a little bit lighter. Take good care.
Betty Muir
Such a beautiful, kind, knowledgeable, generous, gifted man. My connection with Victor was the North York Physics Group. He was a Co-Founder of NYPG in 2007. A strong, constant support and invaluable guide for our group. He is so missed! Sincerest condolences to you, Nancy and Scott.