Andrew Kellner Johnston - 1919 to 2013

Andrew Kellner Johnston of Comox BC - 93 years - November 15th 1919 – January 28th 2013

Andrew was predeceased by his beloved wife Norah in 2010, also his son Ian, his brother Michael & his sister Betty.

Andrew grew up in Duncan BC & attended Shawnigan Lake Boys School where he excelled at sports & was captain of the rugby team. After the war he studied architecture at UBC. He eventually became a partner at Duncan & McNabb & Associates in Vancouver.

He married Norah Bell-Irving in 1947 & he & his father built their first house in West Vancouver. He ended up designing & building 3 homes the family lived in. The final one was on Denman Island.

Andrew & Norah loved to camp & took their 5 children all over BC camping & even to Disneyland. In later life they traveled to Hawaii, Mexico & Europe.

He was a kind & gentle man, a man ahead of his time. He supported Norah in all she did & helped make it possible to follow her career in dance. He set a great example for his sons in their marriages.

He & Norah were long time members of the Unitarian Church. They also were members of several dance clubs & it was wonderful to watch them dance together.

He will be missed by his loving children; Tandra (David), Graeme (Edina), Guy (Michelle), & Brian (Kathy) He was much loved by his grandchildren; Jessica, Jude, Teresa, Emily, Ryan, Emily, Spenser, Emerson, Steeles, Sebastian & Rosalee.

He found great joy in the last two years in his great granddaughter Ainsley.

Special thanks to the wonderful staff at Glacier View Lodge for their loving care.