March 17, 1939 (Kyiv, Ukraine) to April 22, 2023 (Boston, MA)
It is with sadness and appreciation for a life well lived that the family of Anatoliy Nosenko announce his passing in Boston at the age of 84. Anatoliy was an extraordinarily patient and caring husband, father, brother, grandfather, friend and co-worker whose legacy for kind actions that impacted the lives of many will always be remembered.
Anatoliy is survived by his wife Nina; sister Tamara and family of Ukraine; son, Victor (Alyona) and grandchild Vitaliia of Ukraine; daughter, Lena (Mark) Dmytruk and grandchildren Amelia and Alexander of Boston. Anatoliy was predeceased by his father, Sergey and mother, Maria.
Anatoliy was born in Kyiv, Ukraine in 1939 and began life amid the difficulties of World War II. His father was killed while defending Kyiv when he was only two years old. Later in his youth he played guitar, raced motorbikes and had a particular fascination with all things electronic, becoming the neighborhood radio and tv repairman. He earned his Engineering degree from the prestigious Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 1964.
He met Nina Krasnopolska on her first day of work and they married 4 years later, in 1964. Since then they were inseparable and just recently celebrated their 59 th anniversary. He enjoyed spending time outdoors and at the “dacha” with his children when they were growing up, fishing, gardening and building. He had a successful career first in scientific and engineering R&D roles in state entities with named credit for important inventions. After Ukraine gained independence in 1991, he joined the Ukrainian government as a civil servant, eventually rising to the position of Department Head overseeing Telecommunications and Transportation within the Ministry of Economics, before retiring in 2000.
Later in life he travelled, including to France, Italy, Canada and the United States. In recent years Anatoliy and Nina lived in Boston with their daughter Lena’s family, where he became very close to his grandchildren; his favorite part of the day was picking them up from school and exploring the neighborhood. He is remembered for his intellectual curiosity for all things engineering, his passion for the outdoors, and his absolute patience and love of family.
While he was fortunate to live much of his life in good health, he was diagnosed with an illness a year ago which could not be cured. He died in peace, surrounded by family and at home, his heart having never left Ukraine.
Divine liturgy will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church 24 Orchard Hill Rd. Jamaica Plain with interment in Forest Hills Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared through www.bradyfallon.com.
My Grandfather
By Amelia Dmytruk
I could dream far too many
Of one and the same.
I could cry tears too steady
For this world’s domain.
I could smile every day
And laugh, on top of that.
I could hold up ‘till I fray -
Before age bakes its batch.
So why can’t I accept it
When someone does all these
And chooses to inhabit
Where life does not but breathe?
Anger has ensued;
A grudge, remaining, still.
Why can’t I pursue
Things as they’ve been instilled?
And, when I smile, I think:
Why aren’t they smiling, too?
Because they can’t even blink,
No wonder, have an emotional feud.
But, why is that just them
Living in this way?
Why can’t they just pretend
That they’re alive today?