We are saddened to share that our dad, Antal “Tony” Sorban passed away on December 2, 2020. Tony was born on March 18, 1953 in Leanyfalu, Hungary. His family immigrated to Canada in 1957.
Tony enjoyed building his retirement home at Shuswap Lake. He had a passion for cars and loved driving his Porsche. Among his many interests were soccer, archery, golfing, fishing, kayaking, biking and pickleball.
Tony will be dearly missed by his two sons, Joel and Ryan (Aimee), his two grandsons, Benjamin and Matthew, his brother, Imre (Sharon) and his 8 sisters, Eszter (Joseph), Boriska, Katalin (Rick), Erszebet, Anna (Bob), Sophia, Veronica and Victoria as well as many nieces and nephews. Tony also leaves behind his loving border collie, Zack.
A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 1:00pm at Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, 3251 Plateau Boulevard, Coquitlam, BC, V3E 3B8. Please RSVP to Ryan at ryanijoyner@gmail.com.
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So sorry to hear. I knew Tony for years through working at Telus (CT&S). I even helped him buy chairs for his house he was building at the Shuswap. He was a great guy. RIP Tony.
I am very saddened by the news of Tony’s passing. I was just thinking about him recently. He was dearly loved and will be missed. I will miss his wry wit and warm heart.
I am very sorry to hear of Antal’s passing. Heaven has called another Angel to get his wings. Thank you for your friendship. Guess I’ll be sending your Birthday cards via cloud mail now. Miss you Antal … Prayers going out for your family.
I got to know Antal when he was working with us in Kamloops. He was well liked by all and a welcome member of the Kamloops CT&S crew.
Sorry for your loss. I worked with Tony in CT&S. He was a great guy.
Condolences from another CT$S coworker.
Tony was a great part of our installer family. That is such a great pic of him.
Tony, Tony, Tony, gonna miss this guy. I knew him through C.T. & S.. Last time we spoke was in Port Albernie when I was dlong an install at the CO. He was still playing drums (which I did too) and his sense of humour was legendary. An awesome man and good friend. 🙁
We were so saddened to hear of Tony’s passing. Sandra and I both knew Tony from work at TELUS (CT&S). He was a great guy! You left us way too soon Tony, RIP.
Heartfelt condolences to your family and friends from both of us.
To our dear friend and neighbour Tony. We have shared stories, meals, drinks and many campfires over the years. We are going to miss you. We are honoured to love and care for Zack until you meet again and enjoy long carefree walks .
I am very sorry to hear of Tony’s passing. Tony and I shared and apartment in the mid 80s where I met Joel and Ryan. He was a good friend. I lost touch with him when I moved back east. At the time I had just returned from Saudi Arabia and had encouraged Tony to take up a career in telecom
I can see from the tributes he followed that path. I had been trying to find Tony for two years I am sorry I did not get the chance to reconnect with a great person
My sincere condolences to the whole family a great man who will be missed
Sincerely Stephen (Murray)
Oh my Lord, I just found out today Tony passed away! I am
Ver saddened. Tony worked with my group in Desktop Support at 3777 Kingsway. Tony was coming near his retirement and needed time in to qualify. He worked well with our group and was very friendly to the customers. He talked lots about his place at Shuswap and made me want to go visit him one day. Every time I would here the name Shuw
Swap Tony’s name would pop into my head. My condolences to his family. God bless and Rest In Peace Tony!