Two young Ukrainians killed in car accident (04/08/01)

Two young Ukrainians killed in car accident

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Two young Ukrainian Americans, Adrian Deputat and Ihor Pikas died on February 10 in a car accident in Towamencin Township, Pa., while traveling to a Ukrainian social event in Philadelphia.

Mr. Deputat, 23, of Clarence, N.Y., was a student of communications at the State University of New York at Buffalo and worked at chek.com in downtown Buffalo, where he was responsible for developer quality control. Mr. Deputat was also the president of the university's Ukrainian Student Association and an active member of Plast.

Mr. Deputat graduated from Clarence High School and was a member of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. He is survived by his parents, Zenon and Ksenia of Clarence, and two brothers, Myron J. of Clarence and Jurij of Depew, N.Y.

Ihor Pikas, 31, of Williamsville, N.Y., earned bachelor of science and master's degrees in business administration from SUNY-Buffalo. While a student, Mr. Pikas worked as an emergency medical technician and ambulance driver. More recently, Mr. Pikas was a computer analyst for Kaleida Health Systems.

He is survived by his parents, Hryhorij and Roksolana Bilas of Grand Island, N.Y. and a brother Roman, of Newport News, Va.

The third passenger, Yura Prawak 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., (whose given name is Myron) survived the accident. He was released from the hospital on March 13.

A mass of Christian burial was offered for Messrs. Deputat and Pikas on Friday, February 15, at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kenmore, N.Y.

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