My friend & colleague Cordt Euler: 1966-2025

December 27, 1966-December 27, 2025

Cordt was my colleague and friend — and my mechanic on call.

I met him when he began teaching at Red River College and I immediately liked his straightforward approach to everything — communication, teaching, friendship. When I needed something, he helped me out. Never made a fuss, was always present for me.

When I had a question about something with my car, Cordt was my first call. When my mum was ready to give up driving and sell her car, Cordt gave advice on process and price. I had a question, he had an answer. He willingly lent me his car for errands at lunch. When I lost an election to be on the college’s board of governors, he brought me a “loser muffin” and we laughed together. He made my job as department schedule-maker so easy with his willingness to take on any new course, anytime. He gave me countless rides between our workplace and my home. When he wanted to try out the newly opened Jollibee restaurant, he asked me to go along; he loved it, I did not. No matter. We had fun. He fixed my electric pencil sharpener, given to me years ago by my beloved mother. He knew that, for that reason, I treasured it for far more than the simple job it did. He took it home, fixed it, left it on my desk with a sticky note saying “try me”. I still have the sharpener and the note. And it still works.

All this grew out of our first encounter: He and his wife —and their beloved dog Jess — had moved from Saskatchewan for new work opportunities in Winnipeg. Shortly after arriving, Jess died. Even from just the short time I had known Cordt, I knew the devastation this death brought to him and Debbie, so I wrote him a card of condolence. In my last conversation with Cordt in late December, he said he still had that card — a symbol of the caring that connected us throughout our friendship.

In recent years, we stayed in touch via FaceBook and with the occasional text. Distance and time did not diminish the sincere fondness I had for Cordt.

Rest in peace, friend.

Read his obit here.