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Thatsa国际传媒檚 the sentiment John Dumbovic echoed on Saturday, Dec. 9 as he gave away the remaining food from his momsa国际传媒檚 restaurant.

His mom, Barb Dumbovic, owner of the restaurant Barbsa国际传媒檚 Delights, died suddenly in late November.

On Saturday, Dumbovic was taken aback by the amount of people that showed up to the restaurant.

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After moving to Kelowna in 1994, Barb started selling her famous perogies out of the trunk of her car. She eventually upgraded to a van, and then a food truck, and was able to open her restaurant at 2789 Highway 97 N in 2010.

Many of the people that came to the restaurant told stories about Barb and their interactions with her.

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All the food was gone in the matter of a couple hours on Saturday but John said they kept enough perogies and cabbage rolls for his momsa国际传媒檚 service sa国际传媒渋n order to give her one last taste of Barbsa国际传媒檚 Delights.sa国际传媒�

Dumbovic added he doesnsa国际传媒檛 know yet when the service for his mom will be held.

As for the store, it will eventually be for sale, Dumbovic added.

Dumbovic also said Barbsa国际传媒檚 death was sa国际传媒渁 complete surprise, a punch in the face. There were so signs, it just happened.sa国际传媒�

Shortly after Barbsa国际传媒檚 death, John set up a with the goal of $5,000 to cover the cost of his momsa国际传媒檚 funeral expenses. As of Saturday, Dec. 9, $8,293 has been raised.

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