Paulos – Dino Sam was taken from us unexpectedly on April 24, 2012, in Victoria, BC. He was born a Spartan December 2, 1945, in Molai, Greece.
Dino immigrated to Canada with his parents at the age of 14 and settled in Winnipeg, where he attended high school and university. Dino received his first degree in biology from the University of Manitoba and subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry in 1974. After practicing in Winnipeg for a short time, he moved to Victoria and established his practice in Sidney in 1977. Dino practiced dentistry in Victoria for the rest of his days, evolving into one of the world’s foremost authorities in the area of biological dentistry. He was very passionate about his work and helped countless people from all over the world restore their health and well-being. Dino did everything in life with extreme enthusiasm and vigor, whether it was cooking in his wood burning oven or scavenging driftwood on a remote beach. Driftwood came to life in his hands and imagination. A hobby that started with a small mirror blossomed into life-sized works of mythological creatures.
Dino was a dedicated and loving husband, father, and friend, and is so loved by so many. Dino walked amongst us. His presence will be missed yet the love and joy he brought will live on forever in us all.
A celebration of his life will be held on Monday, April 30th at 11:00 am at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Savior, 4648 Elk Lake Drive in Victoria with reception to follow.
Condolences for the family may be offered below.
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Connie Bash
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Thomas Paleczka I am so sorry to hear of Dino’s passing. I knew you as your patient and want to thank you Dino for helping me to better health. My condolences to the family. Peace
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Barbara Kinnie Dejais and Sam:
I just recently learned of Dino’s passing! I am so sorry for your loss!!
I feel so sad that Dino is no longer on this earth. He was such a gifted man with a big heart…. he had the courage to pursue a better path, different from convention……..a path that helped so many of us when other dentists failed. I always felt so safe with Dino, l trusted him completely. Even painful surgeries were much easier in his wonderful care!!
Dino’s passing is a loss for the world. There are too few men/dentists like him. I am very grateful that I knew him and got to sit in his dentist chair!
Much love to you both,
Barb Kinnie (Calgary)
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Gergina Cyr Dear Dejais,
I just yesterday found out about Dinos passing. I was so surprised… he left a whole year ago. I have been sending you Christmas cards but it appeared you had moved and I didn’t make enough of an effort to try to search where you had moved to. I so valued the reading you did for me and I so enjoyed doing the reading for you. I would be honoured if you want to reconnect. Dino was so special and you… you a very such an angel on this planet.. my heart is so with you…. if ever I can do anything for you… let me know..
hugs and love
georgina
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Dalyce Horne I can’t put into words how Dejais and Dr.Paulos gave me my life back, but we have lost a wonderful man that left us way to soon.
Thank you will never be enough !
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Brian Brigden I cannot adequately express my grief at the passing of this wonderful man. His skill and knowledge were unsurpassed, but more than anything, he was a person that truly cared. My heart goes out to Dejais and family, and everyone else who knew this incredible human being. Peace and love, Brian Brigden.
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Marilyn Erickson I have just found out about Dino’s sudden passing and Dejais and Sam, i am utterly stunned by the news. Dino was a true hero to me, from the time he was in Sidney to his lovely little home office on the lake, where he was so generous with his time and his skill. Every time i was there he had new works in progress to see, and I always learned something holistic that improved my life. There will never be another warrior like him, and I will light a candle for him today and toast him officially next time i’m at the Black Olive. My heart goes out to all of his family.
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Alexandra Dest and Milan Markovic We met Dino briefly in Feb 2012 for some dental work. He left a lasting impression upon both of us. We fondly remember his laugh, how comfortable he made us feel and the light that he was. Despite the quick meeting, we talk of him frequently….he just was an incredible being. We are both grateful that we met him. May you be comforted in knowing that his legacy lives on in our hearts. love – alexandra and milan from massachusetts!
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Lee Masters, Joe, Noah and Ruby Rice I very much appreciate the phone message left for me and I want to say how sad i am on learning of Kosta’s passing after returning home. The years we spent frequenting his office in Cordova Bay, being met with his broad, open friendliness, his alternative professional competence and his wonderful creativity, brought much joy and beauty to our dental journeys.
We’d like to convey much warmth and embrace to those he left here in the Earth realm. Blessings to you all. Lee, Joe, Noah and Ruby..
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Rachanee Usanno I am saddened to learn of Dr. Paulos’ passing. I was privileged to be one of Dr. Paulos’ patients. My condolences to family and friends of Dr. Paulos.
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ellen and craig lawson So he leaves us for a time. A wonderful human being who gave far more than he took from the world. A treasure. An inspiration to all as to how to live a life. His brightness, compassion, humour, and delight in the world, his teaching, healing, and his simple love of humanity were a gift to all. He is truly missed. Maybe we can hold onto him a little longer by taking his example and becoming better people ourselves.
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Dr Ernest C. Cholakis We are deeply saddened by the loss of our family member, colleague and mentor Dr. Dino Sam Paulos, who passed away on Monday, April 24, 2012.
Dino was a pioneer in biological dentistry who advanced in practice the connection between dental health and overall well being. To honour the memory of Dino, the offices of the Cholakis Dental Group, Cholakis Dental Implant Centre, Southwest Specialty Group and Kids Dental will make a $25,000 contribution to the Dr. Sam Borden Graduate Periodontal Clinic at the University of Manitoba, Faculty of Dentistry to support oral-systemic studies. Ms. Vanessa Shaff, development officer, welcomes inquiries from interested parties who would also like to honour Dino’s memory. She can be reached at 204-789-3537 or vanessa_shaff@umanitoba.ca.
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Orion Carrier I was very surprised to hear of Dino’s passing! What a special place he created out at Prospect Lake, and what a difference he made to my health. I’ll miss him. My warmest thoughts are with the family!
Orion
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Doug Calder Sorry to hear of this news. I have many fond memories of Dino as we went to Kelvin High School together are were on a number of teams. When Dino moved to Sidney he provided dentistry services to my family. He was on the leading edge of his dental practice. May the family cherish his memories at this time. He will be greatly missed.
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The Horner Family Dear Dejais & Sam,
Our deepest sympathy goes to you both during this difficult time. Dino was a wonderful doctor that made one feel as if you had known him for a long time. This feeling was rooted in his respect for the patient, and his amazing desire to help and change lives for the better – it truly came from his heart. He did so much for our family – from being part of opening a door of significant change for our son to giving our daughter a smile that she didn’t have to cover up with her hand. He also recognized that moms too need support as their role is huge in a family’s success in health – and took action. For all of this we will be forever grateful and will never forget Dino.Love to you both — Mavis
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Sandra Birrell I was one of the very lucky people to have known Dino Paolos and experienced his creative genius firsthand as a master dentist. He brought his caring, passion, artistry, and expertise to his work every day. On my last visit to see him, I was indeed fortunate to be given a private tour by Dino of his incredible carvings. These stand as a legacy to his genius and his love for family, for whom he said he dedicated this legacy.
My sincere condolences to his family, staff, patients, and friends.
Sandra
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John N. and Kayla Ginakes I have so many fond memories growing up with Dino. His great smile, it matched his attitude, personality and direction in life. No surprise that he touched so many lives in such a positive way. Bless you Dino – you are missed.
Cousin John.
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JoAnne Kalvaitis Dino will be greatly missed by all who knew him. I first met him 20 years ago and with his skill and help I began to recover my health. I’ll never forget his cheer and kindness and dedication to helping those of us who sought him out.
My sincere condolences to his family.
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Ruth and Ward Gammelll and Family Dear Dejay and Sam
The whole Gammell Family want you to know that our hearts and thoughts are with in this time of deep sorry and sadness. Dino was a dear friend of ours. With love and fond memories
Ruth and Ward
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Gus & Beverely Kotsanis Dear Dejay and Sam, we wish both of you and the rest of the family peace and love. I cannot express enough the gratitude and respect for our dearest friend and colleague. He was a true Spartan in spirit and courage. He really changed the world of health care with his innovations and cutting edge thinking. What a visionary!!! His friendship and his unconditional love of patients, family and friends will always be cherished.
With all our love,
Gus & Beverly
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John, Paula, Gamelle, and Fletcher FitzGibbon Dino has been a dear friend of the family since Sam was a toddler. He enriched all of our lives with his wonderful sense of humour, his generous spirit, and his wisdom. He always arrived or greeted us with a huge grin, an embracing hug, great “catching-up” questions, and delicious Greek delicacies. Dino seemed to excel at everything he put his mind or his hand to from professional endeavours to artistic creations. We were so fortunate to have him in our lives and we will miss him more than words can convey. Our hearts go out to all of his family and especially to you, Dejais and Sam. Dino truly was one of the great ones!
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Joline Mironuck My heart goes out to you Dejay and Sam. I am so sad for your loss. And I am so sad for all of our loss. My deepest respect and gratitude to Dr. Paulos. His genius, his courageous vision and his compassionate care changed my life. Everytime I was fortunate enough to see him was a great blessing and healing for me. He persevered with me for years to help me through my difficulties and keep giving me more hope with every new and unexpected step forward. I will always be grateful for his truly angelic presence, his kindness, his pioneering spirit, and his profound work that he has so generously and wholeheartedly shared with us. His enduring presence is still and will always be a great comfort to me.
With love,
Joline
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hacker Family Our family was one of Dino’s first patients in 1978 in Sidney. Our daughter babysat after Sammy was born.
Dino touched us so greatly that, even after all these years I had to say that we still remember him fondly.
Condolences to the family, and may Dino rest in peace.
The Hacker family..Don, Eleanor, Debra, Wendy and Jeff
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Aileen L. Bratton Dear Dejay and Sammie,
I don’t know if I can see the keyboard to write, because of the tears that are falling. I know he would say lift up your head and smile and rejoice because I am at home with my Heavenly Father.
He made me well and gave me my health back and for that I will forever be grateful. The hug at the end of the day would lift the burden of the work that he did and the twinkle in his eye, smile and his zest for life. I can’t imagine not ever coming back to Victoria when I need help.
I loved his carvings, and looked so forward to his sharing of his work, because it was so unique and beautiful and I know how much he enjoyed his time in the shop.
May God Bless you and Sammie in your great loss. I wish I could be at the memorial tomorrow, but that is not possible. May you take comfort in the fact Dejay that he loved you so much and Sammie he was very proud of you. I will treasure the memory of you and your Dad working on my problems together last summer, it was so obvious how much Dr. Dino enjoyed it.
With all of our deepest sympathy.
Aileen & Jimmie Bratton
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Lesley Wolfe-Milner I feel so sad that Dino has passed. But I feel so blessed that I was able to know this beautiful soul. He helped me get healthy when I was at a very low point with his exceptional abilities. I will always be grateful for his dentistry, but best of all I will always remember his wonderful smile, his genuine caring and his hugs. He truly was a wonderful human being. He will be missed.
Dejais and family my sincerest condolences. May each day bring you healing and joy in remembering Dino.
With love Lesley
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John & Polly Ginakes Dear Cousins,
Our hearts are filled with sadness with the loss of Dino. His smile would light up a room and his laughter was contagious.
God Bless you all during this very sad time.
Our deepest – deepest sympathy to you . MAY HIS MEMORY BE ETERNAL… John & Polly Ginakes and families…
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Demos N. Ginakes I first met my cousin Dino in 1952 in greece, he was 7 years old and an absolute delight. You could tell even then he was destined to make an impact on others with his personality and quick wit. I was not at all surprised to watch him succeed professionally and also to follow his own path in life that often varied from others. It was this and so many other wonderful qualities that set him apart from the rest.. I’ll miss you Dino–God Bless You—Demo.
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Laila,Farouk Chebib and Family Dino, we have known you and been friends for more than 40 years. I took a course at U of M in Astronomy and I don’t think I would have passed it if it were not for your help. We studied together at our kitchen table then we would have supper with my family and talk. You were part of our family and we miss you.
We are also fond of the memories we shared at Sydney long long time ago and our recent visit to your beautiful house in Victoria, where we had the pleasure of meeting and become friends with Dejay and we connected like we had always know her.
Your frequent but short visits to our hour home in Winnipeg are greatly appreciated and brought back memories of our younger days.
Good bye, Dino, old friend, you will always be in our heart and missed by all.
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Mark and Connie Gabriel Dear Dejais, Sam and family. We are so very saddened by Dino’s passing. He was such a wonderful soul and taught so many of us the importance of healthy living, of loving, of giving, of laughing and of friendship. Rarely a day goes by that we don’t think of him. He was such an inspiration. Dino’s laughter and his love will always be in our hearts. Sending you much love, Mark and Connie Gabriel
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Karen and Dai Our hearts go out to you Dejais as you struggle with the passing of this beautiful, intelligent and caring man. He gave us all so much but will forever be in our hearts with that infectious laugh, boundless enthusiasm and the warm twinkle in his eye. We count ourselves fortunate to have had the joy of being his friend, and we know that he loved you dearly. You made him so happy.
With all our love Dejais.
Karen and Dai
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Paula Fainstat Dino’s death is such a loss. The warmth of his big heart and big smile will continue to be an inspiration to all his colleagues fortunate enough to know him.
My sincerest condolences to Dejay and all Dino’s family and friends.
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Christina Sanford Loving and healing prayers for you and your family during this time and ever after. It was a blessing to meet him and to know how many people he helped on this earth. Sincere condolences to you.
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Mike & Lorraine Truly sorry to hear of your passing Dino….You are one of a kind, and always will be……… God Bless……….
Our condolences to the family ….
Lorraine & Mike.
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Jill Swartz and Mike Goldstein Dino, beautiful dentist and friend….
His was the brightest of lights – his warmth, a gorgeous intelligence willingly shared, a wisdom and understanding of body and spirit and enormous capacity as a healer, his delight, his creativity, his open heart and kindness, and profound love for his wife and his family – we respected, trusted and dearly loved Dino.All our love and sincere condolences to Dejay and the family,
Jill and Mike
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Georgia Sitara Dr. Paolos was such an amazing, loving, generous man. My son, Zachary, and I are so sad that he has left this world. We wanted to let you know how much we loved and admired Dr. Paolos, how much we appreciated his loving care of both of us. We are so profoundly sorry for his passing and for your family’s loss. We wish to extend to you our deepest sympathies, love and courage. Zoi se sas, as the Greeks say.
Sincerely yours,
Georgia and Zachary Sitara
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Melinda Nelson To the Paulos
I was shocked to read of Dr. Paulos passing. He gave so many people a healthier life. For which i will be forever grateful. His smile lives on in everyone he touched. It is and was an honour to know him. Melinda Nelson
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Chris, Todd and Elliott Brooks The passing of this great man is not only a tremendous loss to the alternative medical community, but to society as a whole. Dino always put others before himself and did so with a warm smile. He was a man who was an example of how we all should strive to be. We will always be honoured that we were lucky enough to know him. Our thoughts are with you Dejay.
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Bill & Debby Vlahos Dear Family,
Our deepest sympathies to you at this very difficult time. You are in our hearts and prayers. Dino was our classmate in Elementary school in Molai. His kind heart was known back then and only continued to grow, “Kalo Taxidi Dino” until we meet again. May the Paschal light of our risen Lord, Jesus Christ shine upon you. Memory eternal.
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SAM McClintock Dino always gave more than he took. His loving, gentle spirit will always be with us. So many memories of a wonderful talented man. We will keep his memory forever in our hearts.
Sincere condolences to all the family.
Love, SAM, Andrea and Daniel McClintock
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Eric Posen Hey Spartan warrior-
Please carry and wave the flame that was the joy of your life and let it shine over all of us – It’s only by the warmth of that fire that we can find any solace in such tragic news. The community of doctors that held you as a teacher and friend will forever be altered by your loss. My condolences to all of your family.
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Sue and Dave Christie We are shocked and deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Dino. We will sorely miss his kindness, caring, and compassion for others and his joy for life. Our profession has lost a true hero and pioneer of the practice of Integrated Dentistry. Our deepest sympathies go out to the family in this time of sorrow.
Love Sue and Dave Christie
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Nicolette Zubulakis Dearest Sophia and Sam, my heartfelt condolences for your loss. Uncle Dino was one of a kind! He always remembered everyone! My telephone would ring when I lived at the cottage on my own, and it would be him, checking how I was! Sometimes I referred to him as my beachcomber uncle. He was one cool guy! His voice always had a smile! His memory will live with all of us!
With all my love…..
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Lori Bryson, Sarah Bryson, Dave Brunning Dejay and Family:
Our deepest condolences to you. Dino was very very special to us. He changed my life and I will always be gateful God chose to put him and you in my path. He always put a smile on my face and gave me hope of healing. I loved the hug I got at the end of my session the best and willalways keep him in my Heart.
I love you Dejay and thank you for your kindness to me and my daughter. I will pray God helps you with your pain and sorrow and I cannot imagine the lss you are feeling. All or Love, Lori, Sarah an Dave. God Bless You.
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Stephen Cholakis I will miss Dino but his loving, caring, gentle and warm personality will never be forgotten.
Love you Uncle Dino
Stephen Cholakis
Dearest DeJais,
You have been on my mind. I was searching the internet, to see if I could learn how you are doing when I stumbled across this.
My dear friend, I am so very, very sorry. You waited a lifetime for someone like Dino. I pray you are doing well.
I would love to hear how you are doing now.
My best, with love,
Connie
I just recently moved to NC.