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That含羞草研究社檚 the sentiment John Dumbovic echoed on Saturday, Dec. 9 as he gave away the remaining food from his mom含羞草研究社檚 restaurant.

His mom, Barb Dumbovic, owner of the restaurant Barb含羞草研究社檚 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.

含羞草研究社淚 love hearing stories about my mom,含羞草研究社� said Dumbovic. 含羞草研究社淟ike I said, I含羞草研究社檓 surprised how many people she touched and how many people thought she was an amazing lady.含羞草研究社�

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 mom含羞草研究社檚 service 含羞草研究社渋n order to give her one last taste of Barb含羞草研究社檚 Delights.含羞草研究社�

Dumbovic added he doesn含羞草研究社檛 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 Barb含羞草研究社檚 death was 含羞草研究社渁 complete surprise, a punch in the face. There were so signs, it just happened.含羞草研究社�

Shortly after Barb含羞草研究社檚 death, John set up a with the goal of $5,000 to cover the cost of his mom含羞草研究社檚 funeral expenses. As of Saturday, Dec. 9, $8,293 has been raised.

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