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John Michael Christodoulou (MBA) died with family by his side at a Toronto hospital on July 14. He leaves his wife Irene, former wife Jenifer, children Michael, Nicholas, Stephanie and Dimitri and grandchildren John Richard, Katherine and John Andrew. After teaching at Queen’s and York universities, John had stints as “a brilliant investor” at Triarch and Swiss Re, eventually joining Guardian Capital in the 1970s and becoming its major shareholder, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board. He was passionately involved with the Greek Orthodox Church, received the Church’s highest possible honour for a Greek layman, and founded the university-accredited Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy. John will be remembered for his charitable and compassionate nature.