Everett 'Ev' Andrews
Lieu de naissance : North Sydney, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Lieu de décès : North Sydney, Nouvelle Ecosse, Canada
Date de décès : 20 juin 2011
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Everett Thomas Andrews, age 77, husband, brother and friend, on Monday, June 20, 2011, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney.
Born in North Sydney, he was the son of the late Harold and Elizabeth Andrews.
‘Ev,’ as he was known to everyone, was employed with the North Sydney fire department as a full-time fireman from 1969 until his retirement in 1998. He served as interim chief in 1984 and as fire chief from 1991 until 1998.
He was a member of the Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, and a member of the coast guard auxiliary, director of Zone 8 and also a member of the Neighbourhood Watch.
He was an Adherent of St. John the Baptist Church, North Sydney.
Ev had a great love of boating and spent many summers with Marg on the Bras d’Or lakes cruising on “Lotsa Thought.”
He will be sadly missed by his wife and family and the many friends he made through his work as a firefighter and his interest in boating.
He is survived by his loving wife, Marg (MacPherson) Andrews; his sister, Nellie (Dave) Cox, North Sydney; and his longtime friend and colleague, Vince Penny.
He was predeceased by his parents, Harold and Elizabeth Andrews.
Visitation for Ev will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., Thursday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. A funeral service will be held Friday at 3 p.m., at St. John the Baptist Anglican Church with Rev. Carl Fraser officiating. Burial in Lakeside Cemetery, North Sydney.
Memorial donations may be made to the junior sailing program at the Northern Yacht Club or the North Sydney fire department ladies auxiliary.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
