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FEDOR TISCH Obituary
1934 - 2024
One of Canada's premier architects, Fedor Tisch, was surrounded by loved ones as he died on September 9, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Fedor is survived by Edie (Echevarria), his wife of sixty years; his children, Daniel Tisch (Kerri Sakamoto) and Karen Tisch (Mark Slone); and his grandchildren, Eric Tisch (Jordana Green), Isabella Slone and Mateo "Teo" Tisch. He was preceded in death by his brother, Otto; and his parents, Felix and Lilly Tisch (zl).
Fedor was born in Budapest, Hungary, on November 26, 1934, and spent his early years in Bielsko, Poland. He escaped Nazi Europe with his parents in 1939, losing two grandparents in the Holocaust. Fedor grew up in Uruguay, graduating from the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad de la República. He pursued post-graduate studies at MIT in Boston. In 1964, Fedor married Edie Echevarria, a local employee at the US Embassy in Montevideo. They moved to Spain for three years, where they welcomed their children before coming to Canada.
While they arrived with little, Fedor's career blossomed at WZMH Architects, a firm that helped reinvent the Toronto skyline in the 1970s. Fedor worked on the CN Tower, Royal Bank Plaza and Bay Adelaide Centre, and led the iconic red granite Scotia Plaza. He also led projects around the world, including the Shanghai Securities Exchange Building, before retiring as the firm's senior partner in 2008. Fedor and Edie loved to travel, and retirement took them to many more countries and ports of call.
Fedor will be remembered for his formidable intellect, keen aesthetic sense, wry humour, mockery of absurdity, meticulous attention to detail, love of complex travel itineraries and endless appetite for home renovation projects. He was quietly proud of his children and grandchildren's achievements, and deeply admired Edie's character, strength and beauty.
Please direct donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital Melanoma and Skin Oncology Site Fund in recognition of the exceptional care Fedor received from Dr. Marcus Butler and the team.
The family held a private burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery and plans a celebration of life on November 24th. For details, contact [email protected]. Friends can sign the guestbook at the Mount Pleasant website.
One of Canada's premier architects, Fedor Tisch, was surrounded by loved ones as he died on September 9, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Fedor is survived by Edie (Echevarria), his wife of sixty years; his children, Daniel Tisch (Kerri Sakamoto) and Karen Tisch (Mark Slone); and his grandchildren, Eric Tisch (Jordana Green), Isabella Slone and Mateo "Teo" Tisch. He was preceded in death by his brother, Otto; and his parents, Felix and Lilly Tisch (zl).
Fedor was born in Budapest, Hungary, on November 26, 1934, and spent his early years in Bielsko, Poland. He escaped Nazi Europe with his parents in 1939, losing two grandparents in the Holocaust. Fedor grew up in Uruguay, graduating from the Faculty of Architecture at the Universidad de la República. He pursued post-graduate studies at MIT in Boston. In 1964, Fedor married Edie Echevarria, a local employee at the US Embassy in Montevideo. They moved to Spain for three years, where they welcomed their children before coming to Canada.
While they arrived with little, Fedor's career blossomed at WZMH Architects, a firm that helped reinvent the Toronto skyline in the 1970s. Fedor worked on the CN Tower, Royal Bank Plaza and Bay Adelaide Centre, and led the iconic red granite Scotia Plaza. He also led projects around the world, including the Shanghai Securities Exchange Building, before retiring as the firm's senior partner in 2008. Fedor and Edie loved to travel, and retirement took them to many more countries and ports of call.
Fedor will be remembered for his formidable intellect, keen aesthetic sense, wry humour, mockery of absurdity, meticulous attention to detail, love of complex travel itineraries and endless appetite for home renovation projects. He was quietly proud of his children and grandchildren's achievements, and deeply admired Edie's character, strength and beauty.
Please direct donations to the Princess Margaret Hospital Melanoma and Skin Oncology Site Fund in recognition of the exceptional care Fedor received from Dr. Marcus Butler and the team.
The family held a private burial at Mount Pleasant Cemetery and plans a celebration of life on November 24th. For details, contact [email protected]. Friends can sign the guestbook at the Mount Pleasant website.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Published by The Globe and Mail from Sep. 24 to Sep. 28, 2024.
Memories and Condolences
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Stephen Mulvey in Scottsdale Arizona
September 26, 2024
When I think of Fedor I am reminded of the time my father decided to surprise him with a delightful dinner centered around a goat as the main attraction as it was rather popular in Uruguay. The odour permeated the house and to be honest was massively off putting. Much to the shock of all when Fedor arrived he declared it to be perfect and a great kindness. We thought the opposite that he would think he would be poisoned.
He was a delightful man and a great friend of my dad.
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