Andrew Barry Held

is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our father,

grandfather and dear friend Andrew Held, after a hard-fought battle with

Cancer. He passed peacefully and surrounded by family and his loving

partner Claudine at Margaret Bahen Hospice in Newmarket, Ontario.

Andrew was the proud and loving father of Jennifer, Meagan, Andrew and

Sarah, and grandfather (Gramps) to Joshua, Parker and Cooper, father-in-

law to Darryl, brother to Lorraine, uncle to Colin and Leigh and partner to Claudine, we will all forever miss the love and humour he brought to

our lives. Born in London, England, and raised in Toronto, Andrew attended

Forest Hill Collegiate (65) and Trinity College at the University of Toronto

(68). As his first love was music, he began his career as a radio DJ in

Lindsay, Ontario, but changed careers when he started a family and

became a teacher for the North York Board of Education in the early 70’s,

then moved to the York Region shortly afterward. He retired from the same

board in the early 2000’s and began pursuing his other passion – food. He

ran his own catering business for schools and teachers for many years

after his retirement from teaching. His favourite pastimes were music and

baseball and especially watching his grandsons play. We will all miss his

delicious cooking, love of music, especially the Beach Boys and bad jokes.

Visitation from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, December 27th at the Thompson

Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway S. in Aurora, Service will be held on

Saturday, December 28th at 1pm at the same location. In lieu of flowers, the family

asks that donations be made to the Margaret Bahen Hospice who were so

wonderful to Andrew in his final weeks.