Refugee. Sculptor. Fisherman. Family man. Born June 1, 1940, in Donji Palackovci, Bosnia; died March 2, 2020, in Burnaby, B.C., of vascular dementia; aged 79
After Petar had an audience with Pope John Paul II in 1993 he told a local newspaper, “I think I was probably the first B.C. fisherman to ever go meet the Pope.” We are all unique, but Petar’s life took uniqueness to another level.
In 1966, Petar met Marija Durinovic at a university dance. She was wearing fashionable green eye shadow when they met, and Petar would often joke “the traffic light was green, so I was able to proceed.” They married in 1968 and a year later sailed for Melbourne, Australia, where Peter hoped to spend time with his brother and sister.
When not away fishing, Petar worked on his sculpture in his Burnaby basement studio with a strong cup of Turkish coffee close by. The highlight of his artistic career came in 1993 when Pope John Paul II blessed one of his sculptures in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Petar concluded his meeting with the Pope by presenting him with a wooden box of smoked B.C. salmon. “He really smiled when he got that,” Petar recalled.
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