Kathryn Anne Behan Cox

'Candy' to her many friends and business associates, lost her 20 year battle with cancer and passed away in the Palliative unit of Bridgepoint Health Center on April 9th, 2008 in her 61st year.

A graduate of York University, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the Education Ministry's Business Supervisory Officers program, she worked for the Boards of Education for the City of Toronto, the City of York and the Toronto District School Board for a year following the amalgamation of the Metro Toronto School Boards.

Specializing in the field of Communications and school board Administration, she held senior positions with both the York Board of Education and the Toronto District School Board. A pioneer in many innovative methods of keeping the community at large informed on school board activities, including for 15 years, during her time with the York Board, producing, directing and hosting a weekly half hour program on cable television centered on happenings throughout the York Board of Education. In 1985, she founded and was the founding President of a national organization catering to the interests of Communications Administrators in the education field (CACE).

In her retirement, as Vice President of C/W & Associates, she served as a volunteer Director of the Macaulay Child Development Centers, as a publications consultant to the Ontario Public School Boards Association, as editor of her condominium's newsletter and as an active member of the executive of the York Board of Education Employees' Alumni Association.

Candy will be sorely missed by Bob Weinert, her husband and partner for the last 24 years; her brother Patrick Behan and his wife Anne; nephews David Behan, Jason Vail and his wife Rita and their children Mason, Allesandra and Lilah of St. Catherine's; Matt Vail and his wife Victoria of Victoria B.C.; and her step daughter, Margaret Ann Lees of Richmond Hill, Ont.

Friends may pay their respects from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 13th, 2008 at the R.S.Kane Funeral Home (6150 Yonge Street at Goulding, south of Steeles Ave.)

A memorial service will be held on Monday, April 14th, at 1.00 p.m. in the Chapel, to be followed by cremation and a private committal.

As an expression of sympathy, contributions may be made in Candy's name to the Canadian Cancer Society.