|
At the height of his curling career, Orest Meleschuk balanced ferocity and finesse like almost no one else.
The Winnipeg product was a fierce competitor skilful enough to thread a rock through a window and find the button.
Known as “The Big O,” he curled competitively for over six decades, finding success at the local, provincial, national and global level, and his longevity on the pebble was notable before lengthy careers became the norm.
Orest Meleschuk, pictured in 2017, died in June. He was 86. (Boris Minkevich / Free Press files)
Meleschuk died peacefully on June 23 in Selkirk, a short time after becoming ill. He was 86.
Read more about Orest Meleschuk in our weekly A Life’s Story feature.
|
