Jack Anthony Hendy
Jack Anthony Hendy
Born London, England April 15, 1933
Died Newmarket, Ontario, March 9, 2020
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jack Anthony Hendy on March 9, 2020. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 63 years, Avril (née Wilson), his daughter Gillian (Ray), sons Allan (Maria) and Tim (Jennifer), grandchildren Dakota, Savannah, Austin, Makayla and Mitchel, and nephew Leslie (Lesley). He is predeceased by brothers Ray (Rita) and Denis (Avril).
Born and raised in Brixton, South London, Jack was a passionate Arsenal FC fan. After serving 4 years in the RAF, he apprenticed as a photo engraver. Emigrating with his bride to Toronto in 1958, he quickly landed a job as a photo-motion technician, working with broadcasters CBC and CTV, navigating the relatively new medium, television.
A self-taught landscape and wildlife artist, Jack enjoyed many art exhibitions in and around his adoptive town of Alliston, Ontario. He was a lifelong vegetarian and a passionate animal welfare advocate.
Charitable donations greatly appreciated in memory of Jack Hendy to:
Alliston & District Humane Society
Ron & Laura Gibson
Dear Avril, Gillian, Allan and Tim,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this painful time, we wish you strength and comfort as you share precious memories with each other. Jack was such a warm, thoughtful person and a joy to be around, he will be missed.
All of our love,
Laura and Ron
Kate Cornish, Lynne & Glen Holmes
Dear Avril and Family,
We were very sorry to read of Jack’s passing in March. We have wonderful memories of times spent together, in Toronto, in the 1960’s and early 1970’s.
Our thoughts and sympathy are with you and your family at this very difficult time.
Kate, Lynne and Glen
Gillian Stanton
My goodness, how lovely to see your message! I only just thought to look at this page. Thank you for your kind words.
I hope you are all keeping well despite these tumultuous times. Would love to hear from you again. I can be reached at gillian_stanton@sympatico.ca. This page doesn’t publish your email address.
Best wishes and fond memories,
Gillian xox
Scott and Patricia Convoy what
We are so sad to hear about your dad. Scott and I were just sitting here Scott was going to give Jack a call. There was a soccer player named call Mariner Paul Mariner who just passed away at the age of 68 oh, he played for Ipswich and for Arsenal. I just thought I’d chat with them about it and see how you was doing. Then we thought we might look up another phone number as the one we had for Alliston did not go through and looking on the internet under your dad’s name saw the announcement of his passing. We work together at Richardson Vicks in Toronto and had a very good relationship, mainly because of the soccer interest. Plus comedy interest it’s Monty Python and Peter Sellers. We went to those Spaghetti Factory together one weekend on an evening I had a great time. Anyway our deepest condolence to you and your family, we also attended one of your brothers weddings in Niagara on the Lake there was a beautiful wedding. We are wondering how your mother is doing we hope that he is We found it and doing okay. Scott and Patricia Convoy