July 22, 1993 – October 22, 2020
It is with immense sadness that we announce the untimely death of our precious daughter, sister, niece, granddaughter, aunty, cousin, friend, Sabrina Irene Myk. We have lost a beautiful angel on this Earth. Sabrina passed away in her apartment on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Sabrina is survived by her younger sister, Sara Myk (Chris Daman); nieces Elena and Ava Daman, her mother, Shelley Maslow (Mike Warbanski); her father, Allan Myk (Suzanne King); her grandparents Harvey Maslow, Elsie and Wes Myk, her aunties Linda Maslow and Shauna Howell, her uncles Jeff and Brent Myk, her cousins Dawson Epp, and Vicky, Dennis and Russell Myk. Sabrina was predeceased by her grandmother, Carol Maslow.
After a long battle with alcoholism, our Sabrina was taken from us at just 27 years old. All who knew and worked with Sabrina appreciated how she could light up a room and put a smile on your face with her wit and her contagious laughter. Sabrina had a real love for animals, science, art, music and nature. She was full of creative ideas and imagination. Sabrina liked to help others, even when she could barely help herself. She inspires us to be mindful of the world around us and to take care of each other.
Sabrina took great joy in cooking for family and friends. She loved learning new things, taking walks in parks, skateboarding and just being outdoors. Sabrina had so much more to offer this world. We miss our girl everyday.
CHAT(Community Homeless Outreach Team) and RAY (Resource Access for Youth) are two important organizations in Winnipeg who Sabrina reached out to. Thank you to all the people who worked and learned with Sabrina. Thank you for giving her purpose and for helping her feel valued. Thank you Kellie (from CEDVIP). Thank you Christy and Jason (from CHAT). Thank you everyone at RAY.
If you have any stories to share about Sabrina, please share them with anyone who will listen. May her spirit live on through our love and our memories. The family would love to hear/read stories about our smart, strong-willed, courageous, witty, caring, talented, beautiful girl.
A celebration of life for Sabrina will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that you please donate to The Sabrina Rainbow Fund at R.A.Y. (Resource Access for Youth).
Thank you to the people at Voyage Funeral Home who took Sabrina into their care.
Heaven help us ease our pain. Help us to overcome this terrible loss of such a beautiful, incredible human. We love you so much Sabrina! We hope you and Grandmère have found each other in heaven.
16 thoughts on “Sabrina Irene Myk”
Sabrina was a bright, energetic and wonderful person. My condolences to her family.
Sabrina will be dearly missed! She was a hard worker/ volunteer through odd jobs at RaY. A tiny stature with a huge spirit. Sabrina possessed so much love and respect she would have for everyone she encountered including pets that others brought through the door. She easily befriended new participants and never judged anyone. Her laugh was contagious. She was so open to learning new things and would seek knowledge on things that she found fascinating .
My last memory of her was when she was doing clean up at our centre, she stopped , put the broom down and came to our circle listened to our drumming songs and placed her head over to the smudge bowl to cleanse herself and sent a prayer up, then went on her way to complete her job.
Much love and sincerest condolences to her family and friends for their sudden loss of such a young and beautiful soul. 💔🙏🏻❤️
So sorry for your loss of such a beautiful soul, Shelley. Jake and I wish we could give you a hug. Our sincere condolences to you and your family and all who knew and loved Sabrina.
The Sabrina that left us was not the same girl as the one who had came to rent an apartment. When we first met, she didn’t have much to say, the look in her eyes told me that the world had been a scary place for her. Quiet, reserved but polite.
She lived down the hall from us, mainly kept to herself and never called for anything less than necessary. As her time here drew on, I began noticing changes in her. Spirit lifting, smile widening and her presence more familiar. Suddenly her big eyes were filled with kindness and the way she entered a room immediately lifted my mood making it was hard not to smile myself.
She kept her struggles as her own and she fought her battles behind her closed door; if only I had known how hard she was fighting. It is a great loss to have some one leave us so young. Especially saddening that I know she wanted for more in her life. The day before she passed I was speaking to her in the hallway and joking around. She was offering to help out around the building to make this place home. I made a comment about how vibrant she has been recently, closed the door, never expecting that to be the last time I saw her. She has given me more than she would have known. The sentiment “life is short,” cannot always be understood until times like this. Thank you for reminding me of that lesson, Sabrina. We sincerely hope you have found your peace.
Sorry for your loss.
We lit a candle in remembrance of Sabrina as today is memorial Sunday. May you find some comfort as you keep her in your heart
To Sabrina’s loved ones and the big big circle she touched, I am so sorry. She was a bright spot in the lives and moments of all who knew her. Sabrina’s bright spirit shone out for all to see and feel. She made many a day for those she met – just with her friendly warmth, caring nature, enthusiasm, creativity and, if I might say, a bulging sock of talents! She was a girl with funk, and a sense of humour, for sure.
I was acquainted with Sabrina over the past many years as a fellow Village resident and visitor. I am thankful to have known her. She will never be forgotten and will be missed.
Sorry for the loss of your granddaughter. Thinking of you Elsie and Wes during these troubling times. Gerry and Kelly Pendulak.
Dolores and I are so sorry you lost Sabrina. We are thinking of you and your family until we can meet and remember her together.
I received this special photograph from Sabrina’s closest friend Jack. He was teaching Sabrina to play chess. They often played in parks, in the sun, near trees and nature. Thank you for the photo Jack.
The brightest lights burn out the fastest
Getting to know Sabrina and working with her, you realized quickly how smart and talented she was. Seeing Sabrina take steps to improve her life and wellbeing are moments that will remain with me. Sabrina had a great sense of humor and I enjoyed our talks. Forever in our hearts and minds you will remain.
There are so many stories about Sabrina or Bean as I liked to call her.
Firstly I remember her birth! She entered this world at the Victoria General Hospital birthing centre. Shelley was beaming at her first born cutie! Unbeknownst to Shelley, her house in St. Boniface had flooded in the basement! Well we couldn’t let that new baby come home to that! Brynne another school chum of Shelley’s and I took to cleaning it up a bit!
My husband George and I owned a food store for many years. Every December, usually the first Sunday of that month, I had our kids and some friends with their kids come and make,bake and decorate Christmas cookies. This is one of my fondest memories of all! We had so much fun making and eating these cookies. Sabrina had a life long love of cooking. I hope in part that we had something to do with it.
Shelley and I took our kids to St. Malo Beach! This was my first time there. I distinctly remember Shelley making mini pita sandwiches with tuna! I of course insisted we go the chip stand for ice cream!
Shelley’s mom and dad lived across from my parents for many, many years! We would see them outside playing in the yard, yelling hey come on over. Her Auntie Linda would have puppies over and what a joy that was for all the kids. Since we lived only a few blocks away Shelley and the girls, Bean and Peanut, the 2 legumes, would walk over to swim in our pool. So many good times and memories there!
As Sabrina got older her love of fine ingredients became apparent. I have great memories of them coming over as a family.
Many of my memories of Sabrina come from attending parties, be they birthday or Ukrainian Christmas dinner, at their house in St. Vital. Playing in the yard on the structures or holding court with the other kids!
I was happy that Sabrina reached out to me in the beginning days of her struggle. We went to Ray together. She found a place where she felt accepted and I was introduced to a place that I felt added real grass roots help to many of our at risk young adults.
I will miss her intellect, creativity, her kindness and her love of people. You will be in my heart forever. xo
Sabrina believed in magic when the world had forgotten how to. Our children grew up with each other and shared many carefree hot summer afternoons running through cool sprinklers, eating sticky watermelon and casting Harry Potter spells. Sabrina could see beyond her years into the very souls of people. She was so wise and could fix things by just studying how it should be. I remember the way she always included everyone, how she was always more concerned for others instead of herself and how if we could just all see what she saw the world could BE a better place. I remember how my heart broke when she was first diagnosed with the deadly disease that took her life. This illness is ruthless, deceptive and deadly. It robs us of our loved ones and causes destruction everywhere. Sabrina fought hard against this disease and the demons that it surrounds itself with. Sabrina, may we all try harder every day to be kinder, stronger and to never stop searching for a cure. You showed the magic of kindness to many who had stopped believing. Thank you for your laughter.
Sabrina was one of my closest friends growing up, and I am who I am in part because of her. I haven’t been in Winnipeg for several years, and I hadn’t spoken to Sabrina recently, but I was impacted by this news nevertheless.
I have so many fond memories of coming over to play in the backyard and the basement together, using the easy bake oven, and just getting into general trouble as a little gang. We had so much fun dressing up for Halloween and creating elaborate fantasy worlds on the playground. I still have a scar on my forehead from when Sabrina accidentally tripped me with a Skip-It. We thought it was so cool that they had to pull rocks out of my head 🙂
Sabrina introduced me to the Beetlejuice movie, making candy from scratch (sorry for the messes we made – I remember us using a whole bag of icing sugar once!) and even had me try a dog treat on one occasion…
We reconnected after high school and she would always send me great music videos and super interesting nature and science articles. We would bump into each other at the U of W and chat in the few moments we had before running off to not be late.
She will be missed by so many of us, and I obviously can’t speak for everyone, but she truly impacted my life. I am so so sorry for your loss.
Lots of love to the whole family.
I remember Sabrina first as a baby and toddler in pretty dresses that Grand-mere had lovingly made for her. Sabrina was always very curious, happily exploring her surroundings. She brought so much joy to her family!
In more recent years Sabrina liked to join our family for Christmas gatherings. It was so wonderful to see her and it was obvious she enjoyed being there. The last time I spent time with Sabrina was at a New Years party this year at my home. She happily joined in the festivities. I’m grateful for that visit.
Rest In Peace Sabrina. You’ll always be in our hearts and with us on Christmas and New Years.💕💕💕💕