The family of Peter Pavlovski, the TTC employee who was killed by a subway train early Friday is remembering him as a “dedicated father and loving husband.”

“Our family is grieving the tragic and untimely death of our beloved Peter, together with countless others who had the privilege of knowing him,” the family said in a statement released Sunday. “He was a hard worker and generous to a fault.”

“We appreciate the outpouring of grief from family, friends, neighbours and colleagues,” the statement continued. “We ask for your respect for our privacy in the difficult days ahead and for your continued prayers.”

Pavlovski, 49, a married father of three, was working on a northbound section of the subway track, north of Yorkdale station, when he and another crew member were struck by a southbound subway work car around 4:45 a.m.

The second worker was treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries to his head, TTC chief executive officer Andy Byford told reporters near the scene Friday.

The investigation into what safety procedures were in place at the time of the accident is still ongoing.

With files from Yamri Taddese