Contributions to the tribute of Rudy Emilio Moro

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Varun posted a condolence

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

It was really nice to look after you for a year. You had an amazing personality. We had funny jokes and laughed together. As you know, I don’t have a family in Canada and I have tried hard to look after you. I haven’t slept in my own bed and came to your house to look after you. My heart is pounding when I say this but “I haven’t received my payment for the care I have provided you”. I wish you would be present at the moment and you could have helped me. Rest in peace.

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Margaret posted a condolence

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

One of the kindest and funniest people I have ever known. I will never forget his kindness to my father when my dad was ill nor will I ever forget the funniest reference letter I have ever received where he included a paragraph about how embarrassing it was when I gorged my self at the Chinese food buffet. And yes, I gave the letter to my employer who howled. A wonderful man who contributed much to our world. Margaret Wills

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Dave Kirton posted a condolence

Monday, May 6, 2024

Rudy was a remarkable man. He was without a doubt the most loving and devoted husband I have ever known. He was the perfect golf partner… an extraordinary mixologist and he welcomed me graciously and respectfully into his home throughout his life without reservation as to the events of life as they transpired, The most important teachings I ever received as a new teacher came from Rudy. Though those discussions were far too wide and profound to recount here, they stayed with me throughout my entire teaching career, and I was a FAR better teacher than I might have been had he not invested his time and wisdom. Most of all… he was the absolute BEST grandpa I could wish for to my children. To me that defines his legacy… and ensures he will always be well loved. Thank you for everything you gave us Rudy… I’ll miss ya.

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Peyton Moro-Kirton uploaded photo(s)

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Grandpa, you are the best person I have ever known. So much of what I know about kindness and loyalty and integrity, I learned from you. You are the kind of man who should have been allowed to live forever, and even though I know better, I somehow kind of thought that you would. I am heartbroken by your passing, and at the same time, overwhelmed with gratitude for all of the years we had together. I’ll always remember the mini workbench you set up for all of us grandkids and the “fireworks shows” you’d put on for us in your workshop, sitting on your shoulders while you mowed the lawn, you bringing Grandma’s rosebud cupcakes to school on my birthday, your “Grandpa jokes” and the look on your face before you delivered a punchline, your Italian hospitality and your tendency to serve enough food and drink to feed a small village anytime someone visited, how you would always warm up Grandma’s housecoat in the dryer, and how Mom and Paris and I would race back and forth from the car after saying goodbye to you and Grandma so we could get the “last kiss.” I’ll think of you everytime I hear the “doobie doobie doo” part of Strangers in the Night, when I eat a shrimp ring or that kind of provolone cheese that comes in a round package, when I go bowling, when I decorate eggs for Easter, and when I see a miniature Christmas village all lit up. Last year, I asked you for your best piece of advice and you said “Always do what you know to be right.” You were a shining example of everything that is good and right in the world, and I promise to follow in your footsteps as best I can. Thank you for everything, Gramps. I’ll love you forever. Love, Peytie xoxo

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Paris uploaded photo(s)

Friday, May 3, 2024

On Thursday, April 4th, just after 8pm, more peacefully than I ever thought possible, I was honoured to be present for the death of my grandfather, Rodolfo (Rudy) Emilio Moro. He was 94 years old and until the end of March, lived at home with his wife of 73 years. He was driving until 90, golfing and bowling until his late 80s, and full of his signature humour and irreverence until the end. I also had the privilege of watching my mom - his youngest daughter - show incredible strength, love, and steadiness throughout the process of his death. If our true selves are revealed in our hardest moments, then what I saw in my mother astounded, inspired, and changed me. Born to Italian parents in Toronto's Little Italy, Rudy/Grandpa lived in Welland and London, Ontario, originally as a tool and die maker. He went back to school as an adult, eventually becoming a professor at Western, retiring from Althouse College (Western’s Faculty of Education) as a teacher of teachers. Father to three daughters, seven grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, he was a fixer, a doer, a whistler, a politics-lover, a joker, and a kind, patient, loyal man. Rest in peace, Grandpapa - you are so loved.

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Paris posted a condolence

Friday, May 3, 2024

For those attending the Celebration of Life on Thursday, May 9th, please email paris.semansky@gmail.com to RSVP.

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The family of Rudy Emilio Moro uploaded a photo

Monday, April 29, 2024

Rudy Emilio Moro

1929 - 2024

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