GUIDO PAPA

GUIDO PAPA Born: March 22, 1946 Cervaro, Frosinone, Italy Died: March 17, 2016 Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Guido Papa. A family man, through and through, Guido worked incessantly his entire life for the betterment of his wife, children, grandchildren and those whose lives he touched. The first child of Cosimo Papa and Francesca Vettese and brother to Mario, Guido grew up in Italy and completed his Geometra designation and commenced a program in Civil Engineering at the University of Rome (Sapienza) before immigrating to Canada on August 20, 1966 at the age of 20. While working in the field of land surveying, he completed the requisite courses and examinations to earn the professional designation of Ontario Land Surveyor on November 19, 1973. Countless monuments bearing his OLS No. 1345 currently demarcate property boundaries across Southern Ontario and will continue to do so for decades to come. In Canada, and through the established network of immigrants from the same place of origin, he met his wife of almost 45 years, Maria. In addition to being a devout wife and mother, she also was a key figure in supporting the private surveying practices that Guido established. In 1978, the firm of Fazio and Papa Limited was established with the late Diego Fazio. Subsequently, the firm of Guido Papa Surveying Limited was established in 1984 and continued on until his retirement in 2015 due to illness, rather than lack of will or desire to continue his lifelong and steadfast dedication to work. Guido and Maria raised three sons: Fabian (Luciana), Robert (Laura) and Valerio (Lara). Guido also enjoyed the early years of his grandchildren, Michael and Julia (Fabian and Luciana). Friends will be received on Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Clare of Assisi Church (150 St. Francis Avenue, Woodbridge). Entombment to follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Please visit the Book of Memories at www.wardfuneralhome.com