It is with great sorrow to announce the passing of Syrus Anthony Irvine on September 13, 2022. He leaves behind his mother Amanda; brothers Skye and CJ; sister Serenity; uncles Sam, Steven, and Chad; grandparents Roger (Susan) and Graham, as well as numerous family members and friends. Syrus was predeceased by his granny Stephanie; great aunts Diedre, Ferne, Melissa; and great uncles Ron and Kelly.
Syrus was a kind-hearted soul with a great sense of humour and love for life. Syrus worked at Gardewine in the kitchen and had plenty of friends there.
Funeral service for Syrus will be held in the Chapel of Voyage Funeral Home, 220 Hespeler avenue at Henderson HWY on Friday September 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
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I work at Gardewine and sadly I didn’t realize that I knew Syrus when he was a young boy, if I had known I would have loved to have chatted with him more deeply and caught up with how he was doing as well as his siblings! I knew him and his brother Skye and sister Serenity (Syrenne) thru our very good friends Wayne & Liz. They would bring them out to their cottage at Betula Lake where we also would also be along with our children Sarah and Andrew. Eventually they would have another sibling CJ, another beautiful addition to the family!
He was such a sweet young man and was a great cook and baker! We all loved him here and he seemed to really like it here as well! I always thought he was going to have a great future as either a baker or a chef or both! I was shattered to hear of his passing, as many here were as well!
My heart goes out to his family and friends who knew him well and loved him. He’s at peace now and I’m sure he’s cooking and baking up a storm for his loved ones that have passed before him.
Love Leona, Joe, Sarah and Andrew Rodrigues
Thank you for the kind words Leona.
Sincerely,
Amanda Irvine
It’s been bothering me that Syrus’s heart,
and soul, his only son, Kingston Hupe was not mentioned in this. He loved him sooo much, and was his best, happiest self whenever he was with him. Sadly, he made some bad choices as a teenager, leaving him in juvenile jail for a large portion of the early stages of Kingston’s life, although he and his first love tried to make it work as a family for some time, the best and happiest moments of his life, he and Kingston’s mom decided it was best to separate when Kingston was still young. It was Syrus’s biggest regret and heartbreak, but he made the choice to sign over his parental rights & pay child support, knowing Stephanie was such an amazing, committed, loving mother- he put his pride aside while incarcerated to ensure a stable up bringing for Kingston. He was not selfish with his love for his Son, and knew this was best for him as he couldn’t provide a stable home at the time to ask for shared custody, nor did he have any doubts about the love and care provided by the mother of Kingston. Although his years as a young man led him to some poor choices, he was a good, loving man. He was not a bad person, he was loveable, caring, honest, funny & incredibly intelligent. He simply wanted a better life than what he had, especially as an expectant father, and a girlfriend he cared and loved so much at the time and did what he could at the time to provide for those he loved, sadly paying the price and losing precious time & milestones with you. Although he had trouble with the law, that did not define him as a person, as anyone who had the privilege of knowing him knew. I want you to know your father overcame those obstacles, and ultimatley became the man I will always remember remember and love him as, a man you would have been proud of to call your Dad. He changed his life completely, even if that meant leaving his old life, & the people in it who did not have the same goal, behind. He worked his ass off day and night doing what he loved. He became an amazing chef, and a proud contributing member to society. He poured his time and effort into work, in hopes he would one day re-unite with you if he tried hard enough, and he did try, it breaks my heart he never got to fulfill this goal, as he worked so hard to change his life for this reason. He knew Stephanie (Kingston’s mom) was an amazing mother, and even though their lives took different paths, I’ve never seen Syrus love so deeply again.. True- genuine love and happiness when they were a family. Your daddy Syrus in heaven loves you always and forever. I know he is watching over you, protecting you, from the other side. Thank you Stephanie for always being an amazing mother to him, I know Syrus would have wanted to say this & more if he had a chance before his life was tragically taken. Not a day went by where he didn’t think of you Kingston, and how proud he was of you & your devoted loving mother. Happy (belated) 10th birthday, your Irvine family misses you so much, and respect your mother’s choices but are always here, with open arms if that day comes and you want to learn more about your daddy & your other side of your family tree someday. Your daddy & Irvine family have always loved you, even if that means from afar. ♥️ – your aunt, Serenity.
I also worked with Syrus, what an awesome guy.. He was the nicest guy ever, always smiling, always a pleasure to be around.. I’ve been off work and just heard about this today, my heart is broken..
Syrus,
I found out that you had passed from seeing your marker on the corner of the street where I spent my childhood going to church. I passed that spot so many times since you’d died without stopping, before realizing that it was your name there.
Even though I didn’t share young adulthood with you, you were a ginormous part of my early childhood living in East Kildonan. We would have met in 1999 or 2000 at Prince Edward school. You were my first crush. Man, did I spend hours thinking about you as a little girl who thought you were adorable. You liked me back for a little bit and gave me my first gift from a boy, a heart shaped locket with a picture of little you in it. I felt such excitement when you showed up to my birthday parties in the summer. My mom adored you.
As we grew older, everyone saw how smart you were. The only reason I passed grade 3 was probably because I cheated off your pages for speed math. You would pretend to cover your answers and then move your hand when I looked at you. Like your sister mentioned, you were kind and selfish the entire time I knew you. A quiet smartie.
When we got into junior high and middle school ages, we fell into different parts of life. I thought of you often and worried about you too. I knew how cool and intelligent you were. I’m happy that there is another person (Kingston) who carries around all the good pieces of you. And I’m so sorry that your story stopped this early in the way that it did. I feel deep sadness for the young you that I knew, before life got complicated. And I feel the same sadness for future you, who I could so easily picture from how long ago we met. If I could tell you anything, I would tell you thank you for the smiles. When think about you, I feel wistful and nostalgic for a simpler time where we lived just a couple streets away. You’ll always be a part of my memories. Rest easy, Syrus.