Born in Kamloops, B.C., John Anrews died peacefully on April 23, 2008, in North Vancouver, B.C.
Predeceased by his parents John Ernest Andrews and Cynthia Maria Andrews (nee Robinson); sister-in-law Margaret Steele (nee Payne); and infant son Douglas Reid Andrews. Survived by his wife Doris Deborah Andrews (nee Payne); son William John Andrews, daughter-in-law Merle Zabrack, grandchildren Aaron and Naomi; son Donald Wilfrid Kao Andrews, daughter-in-law Anne Kao Andrews, grandchildren Brett and Alexandra; son Jeffrey Peter Andrews, daughter-in-law Virginia Devonshire, grandchildren Monica, Laura and Georgia; daughter Lorraine Doris Andrews, grandson Graydon; brother William Robinson Andrews, sister-in-law Vips; sister Ella Mary Tait, brother-in-law Howard; sister-in-law Eleanor Humphrey (ne?e Payne), brother-in-law Al Humphrey; and brother-in-law Tom Steele. John also leaves behind numerous nephews and nieces. John Andrews attended Kamloops High School.
In 1947, he received a B.A. in Physics from the University of British Columbia, where he met Dorie, the love of his life. He and Dorie were married on August 28, 1948. After teacher training, they taught at various small schools in communities such as Squamish and Salmon Arm, B.C.
In 1955, they packed up little Billie and Donnie and drove to Chicago, where John received a Ph.D. in the new field of Education Administration from the University of Chicago in 1957. Choosing to return to Canada, they moved to Edmonton, where the arrival of Jeff and Lorraine completed the family.
John was a Professor of Education Administration at the University of Alberta from 1958 to 1965. In 1965, the family moved to Toronto, where John was the Associate Director of the newly formed Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
In 1973, John and Dorie and family returned to their B.C. roots. John was the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia from 1973 to 1980, and remained a Professor there until his retirement as Dean Emeritus in 1985.
John held a deep personal and professional commitment to the public education system both in Canada and around the world. Perhaps John's most inspirational accomplishment was his total devotion to Dorie after she suffered a severe stroke in 1990. Together, Dthey remade their lives, traveled the world, doted on their grandchildren and cared for each other through all that came their way.
