Jack (John Edward) Tychie, born September 23, 1959 in Calgary Alberta, passed away on December 30, 2025, of natural causes at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC.

Jack is fondly remembered by his siblings and their partners:  Sandy Pusztay and Wolf Pusztay, Susan Tychie, David Tychie and Julia Johnston, and by his nieces and nephews, Kacie Linn, Chloe Riley, and 
Drew Riley.

The youngest of the four Tychie kids, Jack spent his earliest years at home with his Mom, Dorothy, while the others were off at school.  This was the beginning of a strong bond that lasted until Dorothy’s death in 2008.

As a toddler in Calgary he followed his older siblings around and on school days he accompanied Dorothy to her curling games.  As one of the “rink rats” he was a favourite of all the young curling Moms. 

The family moved to Toronto in 1964 when Jack was four years old.  By the age of five, our father, Michael, passed away suddenly leaving Jack with few memories of his dad. The family moved to our home on Dunsany Crescent, and we all had fond memories of good times and friends from the “Dunsany neighbourhood”.  Jack grew up here and attended public school then on to Kipling Collegiate in Etobicoke. 
During his teenage years, with his older siblings living away or at school, Jack was an amazing support to his mother through a tumultuous period for them both.

Jack attended Humber College for a period of time and then he began his work life. He went out to his Aunt and Uncle in the eastern Kootenays of BC to lend a hand at the Gauer ranch.  This established his love of the outdoors, his habit of wandering off and returning home, and his life pattern of helping others. 
Jack’s adventurous nature was evident again when he packed all his possessions in a small car with Julie and her son James and drove from Toronto to Vancouver to start a new life for all of them. They spent the first month in a tent in Stanley Park while he secured housing and work to support his family.  Vancouver became Jack’s home. He loved the outdoors and worked hard in jobs such as roofing and framing in construction. Carole and Richard Nicholson have fond memories of cousin Jack up on their roof when they were building their home on Pender Island BC.

Jack made strong friendships easily and was helpful and supportive to all those who were fortunate to be in his circle.  He had friends from all over who sought him out in Vancouver, sometimes many years later.  He often did not realize that through his kindness and compassion, he had ‘been there’ for them when they needed him.  Perhaps this was his super power:  when he was with you he was truly present.  We will remember our brother for this, for his honesty and for his wonderful sense of humor.  He was a man of character and we are all proud of him.

The four Tychie kids had their final reunion in Sechelt BC in September 2024 that included our partners and niece Chloe.  We are grateful for this time to reconnect with our present lives and reminisce about our shared history.

Jack Tychie was a man of strong values, and he walked his own path. In the past few years friends and family could see Jack’s health failing but as Jack would say, “what could you have done?”. 

He always told us he had a strong community on the downtown east side of Vancouver, and they are the ones who were on hand to help him the last few years; special people like long-term friends Kym and Patrick. We are ever grateful to all his friends for taking care of our little brother.
As Jack would say: Love you long time.

Further thanks to the good folks at Saint Paul’s Hospital and at Cordova House.