Leonard Anthony, B.Ed, LLB, QC Andrea
Date de naissance : 1er avril 1931
Lieu de décès : Bras d'Or/Mill Creek
Date de décès : 23 décembre 2013
Len Andrea, longtime resident of Bras d’Or/Mill Creek, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Born on April 1, 1931, he was the son of the late Michael J. and Jeannette Marie (Gauthier) Andrea, of Bras d’Or.
Len had his early education in Bras d’Or and Notre Dame High School in Sydney Mines. Following high school, he worked for several years with the Bank of Nova Scotia, both in various parts of Nova Scotia and also in New Brunswick.
He graduated from St. FX University, Antigonish in 1958 with a combined degree in Commerce and Education. While at St. FX Len was a double letter athlete in both hockey and track and field. He next graduated from Dalhousie Law School and was accepted into the Nova Scotia Bar Society. While he was still at Dalhousie, he used his education degree, doing part time teaching and later became, full time principal at Mount Edward School in Dartmouth.
Len began his full-time practice of law in Port Hawkesbury and later established his own private practice, at his home in Mill Creek. He assisted many of the local residents with their legal matters.
He was a member of St. Joseph parish, Bras d’Or. He was an avid golfer and long-standing member of Seaview Golf Club in North Sydney.
Len is survived by his nine brothers and two sisters, John, Joe (Nellie), Rita, Dave (Barb), Elias (Agnes), Francis, Lauretta (Herm Smith), Bernie, Tony, Fr. Jake, Eugene (Ann); his sister-in-law, Martina Andrea and by many nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by siblings, Olga, Theresa and Gabe.
Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. The funeral mass will be celebrated 1 p.m., Saturday, at St. Joseph Church, Bras d’Or, with Fr. Jake Andrea, presider. A reception will follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice in Len’s memory.
Online condolences may be sent to www.wjdooley.com.
