Saturday, March 27, 2021
I was in his chemistry class at St James Collegiate in the mid 1970's for grades 11 and 12. He was a great teacher, explaining all those formulas and interactions in a logical way. I owe a great deal to him, because after high school I went to U of M for nursing. In first year, there was a required chemistry course for students entering health professions (nursing, lab, pharmacy, dietician, etc). It emphasized organic chemistry, and covered the basics we would need to understand concepts like acid-base balance in blood, kidney function, etc. SO many of my classmates really struggled with that chemistry course - and I breezed right through it and got an A+. Definitely owed that to Mr Horodyski. I can still picture him in that white lab coat writing formulas on the chalkboard. He made big contribution to a lot of kids' lives. My condolences to the family.
