Ted Andrew

Ted was born in Dundee, Scotland the second son to Reverend Theodore and Isabella Andrew. He grew up in Aberdeenshire and attended Fettes College in Edinburgh.

He had an adventurous spirit. In his early 20’s after his military service and working in London; he travelled to the Middle East and worked for Spinney’s grocery suppliers in Baghdad, Beirut and Egypt eventually settling in Cyprus where he met his first wife Lisa. Ted worked as a travel agent and then in the early 1960’s studied for his accounting certification while working in Nicosia. Ted worked as an accountant and then Chief Financial Officer in Cyprus and later in Vancouver for the Cyprus Mines Corporation group of companies.

The family relocated to Vancouver, Canada after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the mid-1970’s. After Lisa’s passing, Ted married Jean, a long-time family friend and they lived in White Rock for their retirement. Ted enjoyed travelling, playing golf, spending time with family and volunteering at St John’s Presbyterian. He attended Toastmasters for many years and could always be called on to speak thoughtfully and with eloquence at family get-togethers and celebrations of Scottish traditions.

Ted passed away peacefully at home in South Surrey. He is survived by his wife Jean, his son Eric (Anne), daughter Kathryn (Gary), grandsons Daniel (Tiffany) and Murray, granddaughters Michelle and Allison, his great-granddaughter Lily, his younger brother Allan (Patricia), his step-sons Alistair (Carolyn) and Magnus (Anne), his step-daughter Meridith (David), and numerous step-grandsons, step-granddaughters, step-great grandchildren, cousins, nephews and a niece.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.victoryfuneralcentre.ca for the Andrew family.