I am deeply saddened and shocked to hear about Brian passing away. We had long and fruitful discussions on Finer access technologies. He was one of the finest in our industry and will be missed by all.

Harj Ghuman

Taken us a long time to pull together something to say to the family and vast group of friends Brian has left behind. My condolences to all of you from my family to yours. The void Brian has left will remain. He was a kind soul. My husband and I both worked at Shaw when we met Brian all those years ago. I vividly remember him coming to our neck of the woods wearing sunglasses inside. We would tease him about him being so bright he needed shades!! The patented “peace” when he left and always calling me out when I teased my husband reminding me that I chose to marry him. Oddly the last time I saw and spoke to him I was in Brampton trying to keep my distance since I was sick with the flu. But always a big smile and the peace sign. Good day and good night my friend.

I am profoundly saddened to learn of Brian’s passing. I would like to express my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Brian was an absolute stellar of a person to work with. The world does not make too many people in the likes of Brian who was bright and kind in every way. I will dearly miss him. Rest in peace, my good friend.

Deep condolences to the family and friends of Brian.

Such a shock to all of us at such a young age.

Having known and worked with Brian since 2008, I've experienced his fun humour, kind generosity, broad technical expertise and his open honest feedback. He excelled at his work and always had a great strategy and good reason for it! He was a great individual to work with! He will be deeply missed!

Peace out Brian!

I only "met" Brian from miles away in the UK, via his work in CableLabs. We were on the same working group, and for best part of 3 years spent 2 hours a week on Zoom. Brian was a like-minded soul, and we often came up with the same opinions. Big difference - Brian was motivated to putting those thoughts into writing and drawings for us to debate and discuss in the group! He nudged me and others into action, and he will be missed in the drive for the new standard he helped progress.

Having had 2 family bereavements in the past 9 months, I can only send the best wishes of me and my family for coping with the loss and what comes next. At my mother-in-law's funeral but 2 weeks ago, he used the metaphor of a semi-colon not a full stop. This is the not the end of talking and remembering Brian, but should be the start of the next - keep him in your memories and talk and remember him together.

John Lee and family

I am very saddened to hear of Brian's passing, and I send my deepest condolences to his family and friends. I knew Brian originally through work and was very lucky to have him work on my team for several years. I enjoyed Brian's sense of humor, his knowledge and camaraderie. He had a very unique personality, and was sharp witted and fun to be around. Brian was extremely knowledgeable in the area of optics, and we had many good discussions about all things pertaining to his work. I respected him very much and especially because he was both assertive and humble at the appropriate times.

Brian was always available to meet for lunch or go out with our team for regular "Happy Hours" after work. He has made an impact on my life, and he will be missed.

So sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Deeply saddened to hear of Brian's passing. My most heartfelt condolences go out to the Family and Friends of Brian. Like many other have expressed I smiled inside and outside when Brian would greet me with a "Good Day, Good Day, Good Day". I can hear him saying it right now. While I didn't get to see Brian everyday, our interactions were one of mostly business related activities and Brian was always courteous and willing to collaborate on any challenges we were looking to solve. Always enjoyed my time with Brian and feel fortunate I got to see him on a recent visit to Calgary. Will miss seeing him in the future.

My deepest sympathy to you and yours Pat. Thinking of you as you and your family venture through this grieving and sadness. Take care !!

Valerie Remy

I was very saddened to hear about Brian's passing. I will miss him immensely. Although Brian and I were on the same team for only a short while, I was always impressed with his knowledge and his willingness to learn. When we were not on the same team any longer, we always kept him in our team chats. He had a certain sense of humor and wit that could always lighten up a room. As others have stated, he will be remembered by certain "Brian-isms". His "Good Day Good Day" greeting, his dedication to bringing his own keyboard no matter what and his willingness to brave any weather to get some lunch. To the Soloducha family and friends, please accept my deepest condolences. He made a huge impact at Shaw and will be dearly missed.

As Brian would say first thing in the morning, "Good day, good day, good day," he would start with this quote, and he did it all the time. This is one of the quotes I'll never forget, Brian. Brian and I had a special bond because our birthday was June 29. I was born in 1976, and I know he was a little bit younger than I was, so we always said happy birthday to each other and gave each other a high five. I'm going to miss these days. He is a very caring and intelligent individual who knew what he was doing at Shaw and what he wanted from the network. He impressed me in a way that I thought was probably harsh when talking to the VPs/directors, but his message always got across. He was well respected in the industry. When I found out that he passed away, I was very saddened and shocked and couldn't concentrate on work. I left my computer and badge ID at home and walked around like a zombie all day. Brian is now with God in his kingdom, looking down on us with a big smile and always encouraging us. We love you, Brian, and we will miss you. Rest in peace, my friend.

When a mutual friend contacted me about Brian's passing, it was so very devastating. Although we've been out of touch for many years, before that I considered Brian one of my greatest friends. Reading through the rest of the memories and condolences, it was so vivid that in so many ways, he was the same great Brian; with a great sense of humor, able to give and take a lot of ribbing, a very knowledgeable man, a compassionate buddy always willing to help a friend out, and a wicked board gamer and card player. Not mentioned in the other memories, which is how I knew him, was that in his day, he was also a very astute pilot and instructor. I first met him when we were getting our glider's licences through the Air Cadet Program in Penhold Alberta in the summer of 1994. That continued through zone gliding at the North Battleford Gliding Centre, where we would spend every weekend in the Spring and Fall, launching gliders and flying cadets. Brian was a master at driving the winch, which was how we launched the glider there. This continued to Calgary in the summer of 1995 to obtain our Pilot’s Licences which was full of so many memories of him. The one that jumps out is how he managed to track down three of us wandering down White Ave in the waning hours of the evening during the Calgary Stampede. He graciously paid for the cab with what I believe was his first time playing blackjack. As mentioned he was wicked at cards. That fall, I moved to Saskatoon, and in so many ways Brian welcomed me in to his circle of friends.

My wife has been asking me what are some of my favorite memories of him. His love of slurpees was one, but what brings out that nostalgia was when we did a deployment to Nipawin Saskatchewan to glide for the weekend. We rented the cabin of a coworker’s parents to accommodate the crew, and they also had the adjacent cabin. The evenings for Brian and I started when Hank would put a tub of his homemade moose jerky on the table and bring out a deck of cards. For those of you not from Saskatchewan, and therefore not in the know, Kaiser is the greatest card game ever, as we played it to the wee hours of the morning each evening. Did I mention that Brian was wicked at cards?

As said, the stretch of time and distance have meant fallen out touch and haven’t spoken in a while, but so many memories come flooding back. To Brian’s family, my condolences on losing a great man before his time. To his coworkers the loss of a mentor to many of you. To all of his many friends, both old and new, the loss of a man who in so many ways made all of our lives just that much more special.

Firstly let me start by saying my heart goes out to the family and loved ones during this difficult time, no family should have to deal with losing someone so young! I wish you find strength and comfort in the memories you shared.

I met Brian through work in around 2014, and ended up working with him on and off for around 8 years. He was a great person to work with, he was transparent, honest and passionate about what he did. His knowledge and passion as an Engineer always stood out to me.

The thing I struggle to comprehend is I had literally just seen him a week or so before this sad day and he was in great spirits, telling jokes about Stampede and excited about the next chapter in work.

Like others have mentioned, I will always remember the way he said goodbye = Peace out or hello = Good Day Good Day. He was a character in the true sense of the word and will be missed! Peace out Brian

My condolences to Brian’s family and friends.

Brian had such a positive impact on all of us, Shaw/Rogers and the industry, and we will all miss him more than words can express. He was a passionate and dedicated top notch engineer.

Brian had a great sense of humour and I’m glad to have known and worked with him. I’ll always remember his trade mark greeting “good day, good day”.

My thoughts and prayers are with Brian, his family & friends during this difficult time.

Giancarlo

My buddy Brian was a former colleague, a true friend and all-round great person. I met him when he joined our group at Shaw almost 20 years ago, he immediately impressed me as being very competent and knowledgeable plus personable and easy to talk to, unlike a lot of us engineers!

Though I left Shaw many years ago Brian and I remained good friends. I always looked forward to catching up with him for lunch or a few drinks after work, I knew we’d have laughs and a wee bit of political discussion of which he was most passionate.

I’m saddened to hear of his passing but feel blessed to have known him, my condolences go out to his family and also his many friends, we’ll all miss him tremendously.

My thoughts go out to Brian's family and friends. I've known Brian ever since I started working at Shaw and now Rogers. He was always someone myself and team could turn to for advice and guidance on any aspect of the work we carried out. He was honest and down to earth, characteristics which I appreciated in a very technical world we work in.

Wherever we go after passing, I'm sure Brian is explaining what's right and wrong with great passion.

Condolences to the Soloducha family.

I met Brian when I worked at a vendor that Shaw used for telecom products.

Business evolved into friendship, and I enjoyed his company, conversation and humour.

Many evenings at Fionn's in Calgary.

I am saddened by his passing but forever grateful to know him.

Craig Callahan

I have known Brian for many years. We worked together on the same optical transport team at Shaw for several years. We shared many stressful times, fun times and deep discussions. Brian was a hard worker, diligent and intelligent. He was often very candid on issues he cared about which I found refreshing. I remember in his humor on many occasions. When someone raised an issue that needed to be resolved in our team meetings, he was quick to say “tag” meaning the person who raised the issue should be tagged to take on resolving the problem. I remember him trying to pat himself on the back when someone mentioned good work he had done. I also remember him often singing his “It’s Friday” song on many Friday mornings as he seemed to be looking forward to the weekend.

I will miss Brian. He was a good friend and a great colleague to work with.

To the Soloducha family, my condolences on Brian's passing. He was a good man. I have known him for many years. Sat beside him everyday for many years. Our team even brought out a side of Brian that we had never seen in that he did have a good sense of humor and could take a ribbing and give it out. He laughed a lot with us. We will miss him. And at the end of each day he would say this to us when leaving the office, " I'll see you when i see you". Brian, I'll see you when I see you!

My deepest condolences goes to family. Even though I did not know Brian very well I had a chance to meet him once when he visited Brampton on work related event this year. We had a nice/fun chat about Legacy Transport history and exchanged few laughs. Though you may be gone, your memory lives on in our hearts. Rest in peace, Brian, you will always be remembered.

Ziggy

Brian was instrumental in my career transition from Nortel to Shaw as well as finding a role in the optical transport space.

I will miss our impromptu honest conversations sprinkled with humorous insights.

Thank you for always listening and providing a safe space to banter back and forth.

As Brian would say so often as we parted ways and so fitting here and now…

“Peace”

I met Brian in University. He was friends with my now husband. Over time our friendship grew and he became my friend as well. He continued to be an amazing friend as we got married and grew our family. Our 2 trips to Maui together remain some of my favourite memories. He always remembered to call on my birthday. He will alway be in my heart. The world is a sadder place without him. I will miss him always.

Our family was fortunate to watch, enjoy and share Brian’s childhood, teenage and young adult years. We treasure fond memories of many united family trips; our first cruise to the Caribbean, DisneyWorld, numerous trips to Mexico and funfilled camp days in Waskesui National Park. We will treasure memories of Brian’s unique sense of humour, his love of food and times when he diplomatically put us in our places when loving teasing got out of hand. A few years ago I enjoyed a fine dinner with Brian and his mom Cheryl. I asked him to describe his job, to which he retorted…..”You wouldn’t understand”. I replied….”Brian……dummy it down, tell me in layman’s terms.” He did just that and I totally understood networks and future highways and the pride in his explanation.

Brian will forever remain in our hearts and we hope that loving memories of all that Brian was will provide comfort for his family, extended family and friends in the difficult days ahead.

Tanuja

Monday, June 24,2024.

Brian, our dear friend, mentor, and technical genius, may be gone, but his legacy lives on through his passion for work and technology, attention to detail, and pursuit of perfection.

His mentorship was a precious gift that I will always treasure. The knowledge I gained in Optical Transport technologies was largely due to his contribution and support. I felt privileged when he entrusted me with transport design jobs during my early days as a Network Designer at Shaw. Though Brian is no longer with us, his thoughts and spirit will continue to inspire me. His passing leaves a profound void in our lives, but I find comfort in the memories we shared over the past 17 years, including the fun times, laughter, and gatherings. Despite Brian's technical expertise, I noticed how simple he was at heart. His hesitance to embrace smartphone technology and its features often led to amusing moments for our group, as he preferred a more straightforward approach to communication.

My heart goes out to the family and loved ones during this difficult time. May they find strength and comfort in the memories they shared.

Brian’s signature "Good day, Good day" will still resonate in our meetings, and he will be deeply missed. Rest in peace, dear friend.

We are gathered here today to honor the memory of our colleague and friend, Brian.

I first met Brian 20 years ago when we both attended new hire orientation at Shaw University. Over the years, our paths crossed many times, often in the hallways at work. Typically, I would be the one to greet him with a "Hi," and, in all honesty, I rarely got a response. However, two weeks ago, something extraordinary happened. Brian greeted me with a big smile and stopped to chat. This was so out of character for him that it left a lasting impression on me. We talked for about five minutes, and I am so grateful now that I took that time. That moment, that smile, and his warmth are the things I will always remember about Brian.

Brian once told our mutual friend, Tanuja, "I am trying to be a new Brian." From the feedback I've received from many of you, it’s clear that he was indeed making an effort to change and improve himself. When someone recognizes their past mistakes and strives to better themselves, it is a journey we must support and encourage. Many have said that Brian was extremely happy and jolly in the past month. In Buddhism and Hinduism, this is often seen as a sign that a person is at peace and preparing for a better place in their next life.

There are things about Brian that I will choose to forget, such as his strict boundaries about work and personal life. For instance, he once told me, "I will teach you, Michael, but I will teach you only once," and "Michael, I don't reveal my plan for this Saturday. I don't talk about non-work-related stuff during business hours." These moments reflect a more rigid side of Brian, but they do not overshadow the positive changes and the joy he brought to our lives in his final days.

Brian’s journey teaches us about the power of personal transformation and the importance of embracing change. He showed us that it’s never too late to make a difference in our own lives and in the lives of those around us.

As we say goodbye to Brian today, let’s remember him for the joy he brought in his final days and the efforts he made to be a better person. Let’s honor his memory by being kinder and more understanding towards each other, just as Brian was striving to be.

Thank you.

As a long time co-worker of Brian's. I will miss him. And so sorry for your loss.