Born on May 14, 1956 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Passed away peacefully in Victoria, BC, Canada, on December 26, 2014 after a short battle with cancer. Predeceased by his father, Elmor. He is survived by his mother, Jane; his brother, Julian; his sister, Sarret; his brother-in-law, Mansour (Faraghi); his nephew, Ryan (Faraghi); his uncle, Robin (Chater) and his family; his aunts Jackie (Verburgt) and Stella (Gobey) and their families. He will be sadly missed by family members and friends, particularly in Victoria and Vancouver. A heartfelt thank you for the loving care and kindness of the staff at the Royal Jubilee Hospital. No service by request.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Matthew Jepsson
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Kim January-07-15
I haven’t known Andre more than 3 years, but We had a great friendship in the short time I’ve know him. I am so sorry for his loss. We had lunch after he had completed his radiation treatments and he was in good spririts. Unfortunately the cancer took control.. He was such a good person and good soul. So sad that he’s not here, we had plans for another lunch and good conversation..I will miss him dearly.
Kim
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Tess Frost Our condolences. Thinking of you all.
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Paul Verburgt Andre is my cousin I have not seen him for many years, so his passing was sad, this my personnal farewell to him:
Everything about living well and good and right is wrapped up in the arms of love.
To love is to serve, to give, to be kind, and to help others.
To love is to have joy and to bring joy as well.
To love is to make this world a better place just by being in it.
To love is to create a little Heaven everyday while still here on Earth.
To love is to be the wonderful child, caring parent, tender spouse, fantastic friend, and beautiful person that you have always wanted to be.
To love is to become the bright, shining soul that God meant for you to become.Fill your days with love, and then you will have truly lived. Fill yourself with love and you will be the best possible you. Fill your life with love and your obituary will take care of itself.
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Henga Nayeri Dear Sarret, Julien, Ryan, and Mansour,
Please accept our deepest condolences for your loss. We are thinking of your family at this difficult time. Please remember that you are not alone…. We are always here for you. Henga, Parviz and the Girls“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose ……
All that we love deeply becomes a part of us”- Helen Keller
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Kenneth Wear To all those close to Andre: Please accept my sympathy and a special word to Julian; who stopped by my grocery store on Bay St. with Andre and gave me a few tips on going into the stock market. Julian I will miss your brother and dearly wish I could have known of his illness and visited him; please e-mail me your phone number at kcwear@shaw.ca I would love to speak with you. Sadly Yours Ken Wear
Andre was my childhood friend. He lived in Cowie Road and I in Duncombe Road, Johannesburg, South Africa. We went to the same schools, played sports, smoked and drank beer together. He was intelligent, generous and kind. He was a brilliant but troubled man. I’m sorry we lost touch after his family emigrated to Canada. Condolences to Sarret, Julian and his mother Jane. Dr.Elmor was a fantastic father to all his children. He took Andre, Alister and myself camping in the Magaliesberg mountains. How lovely it was to be young, free and full of energy. Fond memories, good times shared. I miss you Andre. Rest in peace buddy. Matty