Frederick Harvey Farr

FARR, Frederick Harvey (Tom) - With great sadness and much love we announce the passing of Frederick Harvey (Tom) Farr on April 8, 2011 just shy of his 90th birthday. He leaves a legacy of humour, honour, grace and charm to his daughters Dale and Kim (Jack Stephen); his grandchildren Craig (Valerie Gagnon) and Tiffany (Dave Mason); his great-grandchildren Natalie, Luke and Olivia and his good friend Stewart Park. Born and raised in Toronto he achieved his boyhood ambition of learning to fly and was a proud RCAF WWII Veteran. During his training and while stationed in Alberta he met and married Paula Couillard. After the war, they settled in Toronto and Tom moved into the advertising business, eventually becoming a partner with H. & S. Reliance. Tom was an accomplished story-teller, artist and craftsman whose talents remained mostly hidden beyond his family and friends. He knew thousands of jokes (mostly good, but often offside) and he would rarely miss the opportunity to use his cunning wit with friends and strangers alike. In retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his family and golfing at Scarboro Golf & Country Club with his lifelong friends. The family would like to thank the wonderful people at the Scarborough Retirement Centre and in the end at the Trilogy Long Term Care Centre, who took such good care of him. He will be missed by all those who were lucky enough to have had him touch their lives.