In Celebration of

Kosta Lavrinuk

December 1, 1981 - February 20, 2024

Died on February 20, 2024, in Kingston, at the age of 42.

Beloved son of Valentin and Lucy. His gentle kindness and humour will be missed by his extended family, partner, friends, and colleagues.

He was respected by many throughout the animation and visual effects industry. Kosta was passionate about ice and rock climbing, tending to his plants, and making the perfect cup of coffee.

Friends may call at the Turner & Porter ‘Neweduk-Erin Mills’ Chapel, 1981 Dundas St. W., Mississauga (east of Erin Mills Pkwy), on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. Prayers 6 p.m.

Funeral Rite will be held at All Saints of the Ukraine Chapel, 1280 Dundas St. W., Oakville, on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 11 a.m.

Interment St. Volodymyr Cemetery.

For those who wish, donations may be made to CAMH, The Alpine Club of Canada, or etransfer to Lucy.Lavrinuk@gmail.com. Funds will be forwarded to support Ukrainian Army.

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Guestbook

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Jon Sammut (Friend)

Entered February 24, 2024 from Toronto

My sincere condolences to Kosta’s family and friends for this great loss.

I was lucky enough to call Kosta a friend. He was a gentle soul with the biggest heart. I will miss him more than words can describe.

Fly high, Kosta. Love you, brother.

Jon

Peter Ciesinski (friend)

Entered February 24, 2024 from Niagara-on-the-Lake

It is difficult to put words to how sad I am to loose such a wonderful friend and how much Kosta will be missed.
Kosta was always there to help celebrate joyous occasions and never shied away from helping in times of need.
I am lucky to have had him in my life and will cherish the many fond memories of him.
He will be greatly missed.

Felipe Nogueira (Friend)

Entered February 24, 2024 from Maryland, United States

Kosta was a friend and a brother to me, I love him dearly, I will forgotten.

Always with a smile on, always ready to make fun of my crazy ideas, always up for spending nights playing games and most importantly we were there for each other fot support... his effect on my life will never be forgotten.

Amanda (Friend)

Entered February 24, 2024 from TORONTO

There are no words when it comes to losing your child. I have been Kosta's friend for over 10 years, we have worked together at numerous animation studios (ARC and the latest Brown Bag films). Kosta was a great friend, coworker and boss (was my supervisor for the past two years on Blues Clues and You). I loved hearing his fun climbing adventures, and he inspired and challenged me to do my best work as a modeling and surfacing artist.

He is deeply missed by everyone who knew him. I have set up a facebook group chat with Helena for his friends and family to share memories and photos of Kosta. If you know anyone who would like to join let us know, it helps some of us process and remember how great Kosta was.

Amanda Shotton

Zelda (Friend)

Entered February 24, 2024 from TORONTO

I first want to express my deepest condolences for what has happened.

I’m very sad we never met under happier circumstances. You may know me as Zelda or “other Helena”, I was very close with Kosta for many years and kept in touch with him regularly.

I’m deeply grieving this loss and if I can do anything at all for you, let me know.

Sincerely,
Zelda Helena