
With sadness, the family announced the peaceful passing of Walter Bushuk on October 14, 2017. Dr. Walter Bushuk is survived by his loving wife, Jean, sons Darrell and Daniel and grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Fort Garry United Church (Winnipeg, Canada) on October 27, 2017.
Dr. Walter Bushuk was born in 1929 in Eastern Poland, now Belarus. In 1939, his family came to Canada looking for of a better life for their children. The family settled on a farm in Manitoba, where, he began his education in Canada. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in biochemistry at the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry at McGill University. Walter Bushuk went to France for one year for postdoctoral studies at the Macromolecular Centre in Strasbourg.
In his professional career Dr. Walter Bushuk worked at the Grain Research Laboratory, a commercial flour mill and the Canadian International Grains Institute. Then he started as Professor in the Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba. He retired in 1993, but continued research as Professor Emeritus.