It is with great sadness that we inform the JAGS community of the death of JAGS alumna Marion Andrew (née Allen) (Class of 1951).

Please see her obituary below which was provided by her daughter -

Marion Andrew (née Allen), 4 August 1932 – 21 July 2025.

"Marion Andrew, born August 4, 1932, from Schomberg, Ontario, formerly London, England, died July 21 at 92 years. Predeceased by her beloved husband Kenneth Leo Andrew (1991), her sister Joy, brother Michael, and granddaughter Avery (2019).

Marion attended JAGS, James Allen Girls School in Dulwich. Marion kept in touch with long-time school friends Lise Hunter and June Bloomfield. Marion studied to be a physio in England and took a ship, Holland America, to Ontario, Canada. She met Kenneth Leo Andrew (predeceased 1991), and they were married. Marion and Kenny adopted Robert Allen Andrew (1963), Nancy Jill Andrew (1965), and John Sydney Andrew (1968). Her son John had four girls.

Marion and Kenny moved from Cooksville to Schomberg in the country, bought a farm, and started raising horses. Marion was an equestrian rider. The farmhouse was totally redone to resemble an English manor—beautiful gardens, and beautifully furnished. Marion did all of the interior and exterior. Marion worked at Lyndhurst Lodge, Sick Kids Hospital, and finished her career at W.S.I.B., where she also received her Bachelor of Science in 1992. Marion retired at 60 and also became a Canadian citizen. Marion had travelled the whole world through cruises and also took her children on incredible trips. Whatever Marion put her mind to was done 110% always. Marion was an avid Blue Jays and Toronto Maple Leafs fan.

Marion was a woman of endless curiosity and adventure. She raced stock cars at the old CNE track and jumped from an aircraft. She was an artist, gardener, an academic, and she loved her books. Very passionate about politics and world issues.

An incredible woman has passed."

If you have any memories of Marion that you would like to share, please contact the JAGS Alumnae Relations Team by emailing alumnae@jags.org.uk.