Suddenly at home, in his 82nd year, Howie passed away after a long, debilitating battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Having survived two bypass surgeries and two Melanomas, he was not one to give up easily on life.
Howie is survived by his much-beloved family, Barbara, his wife of 61 years, and their four children, Steve (Elaine), Sandy (Henry), Jen (Andrew) and Kate.
He is predeceased by his grandson Andy Lada, who at the age of 5 had a hole-in-one playing golf with his Grandpa.
Devoted grandfather to Ashley, Lindsay, Brian, Chris, Ryan, Stephanie, Heather, Erica, Riley, Lisa and Danielle.
Proud great-grandfather to Aiden, Hailey, Benjamin, Harrison, Christian, Hazel, Miarah, Isaac, Avery and baby to be in January 2020.
Howard will be greatly missed by his siblings Paul (Lorraine), Diane (Bill), Peter (Janet) and cousin and very close friend Debbie.
Howie had so many people that loved him, including his niece Stephanie and family, nephew Michael and family and his cousins Robert, David, and Andy.
Howie graduated from the University of Toronto with his BA in Geography where he then taught at Bayview Junior High School. After several years, he made a change in his career, becoming a real estate appraiser. He later formed his own company, Howard Hiscox & Associates, specializing in the Retirement and Nursing Home Industry, which was very successful. His company was eventually taken over by Altus, and he retired in 2008.
Howie was a true family man and always welcomed anyone into his life. He was a member of Thornhill Country Club for almost 50 years, active in golf until the very end. In earlier years he played for the Thornhill tennis league team, playing outside the club in summer and curling all winter. Howie was also an accomplished equestrian who rode in the open jumping division at the Royal Winter Fair for several years. He was a kind, gentle, non-judgmental man, loved and respected my friends and family alike.
“Howie”, “Dad”, “Grandpa Howie”, “Grandpa”, “G-Pa”, we all love you and will miss you so very much. We promise “not to forget” to “do our best work” down here.
A private family service is being held, followed by a Celebration of Life at a later date where friends will be able to come to pay their respects to Howie.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Mackenzie Health Centre or the Parkinson’s Society would be greatly appreciated.
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