Obituary
It is with aching hearts we announce Heather’s passing peacefully at her home in Toronto surrounded by her loving partner and her family. With courage and grit Heather battled for the last 18 months the cancer that ultimately took her life. Heather will be profoundly missed by the love of her life, Andrew Bodor and his two sons Michael and Robert; siblings Ian Whitton (Sandy Bresolin), Doug Whitton, and Martha Whitton (Chris Skelton); nieces and nephews, Madison Whitton and Patrick, Jonathan and Hannah Skelton. Heather was predeceased by her parents John and Sheila Whitton. Heather’s creativity and style was confidently expressed through her interests in art and design, photography, cooking, baking, gardening, feminism, her family cottage in McGregor Bay, the ballet, music and travel. She was passionately supportive of young people and their ambitions and education. She was loving, caring and generous to her friends and family. Heather was born in Toronto in 1953. The family moved to Montreal, then Oakville, ON in 1962 where she attended both elementary and high school. In 1972 she studied Art Fundamentals at Sheridan College, before attending Cleveland Institute of Art, graduating with a BFA Industrial Design in 1977. After graduating, Heather settled in Toronto where she worked at the design firms Savage Sloan and Don Watt & Associates, before starting Heather Whitton Design Associates in 1983. Heather became Director of Continuing Studies at OCAD in 1993 and held that position until 2003 when she enrolled at Brock University and graduated with an M.ed, Curriculum Studies in 2006. Heather joined Sheridan College in 2007 as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Animation Art and Design. She retired in June 2020. The family would like to thank Dr. Michael Raphael, Dr. Philippe Toupin and Dr. Joshua Tepper for their compassion and care for Heather. A celebration of Heather’s life will be held at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Toronto, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 2nd. Reservation required. Livestream will also be available. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Heather’s honour to Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Center. Please reference that your gift is in honour of Heather Whitton. By phone 416-480- 4483 or online at https:// donate.sunnybrook.ca/tribute Alternatively, a donation to the National Ballet of Canada.
The Funeral Service will be livestreamed at https://youtu.be/EQlIyr1kAaQ
Visitation
Service
October 02, 2021
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
11:00 AM
Please note that attendance at service is by reservation only. Please contact Martha Whitton (sister) if you wish to attend. Link to livestream of the service https://youtu.be/EQlIyr1kAaQ