PATERSON, Norman Robert, BA, BEd, BJ, MA, MEd  - Passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, in his 73rd year, after a brief debilitating illness.

Son of the late Rea (nee Campbell) and Robert Paterson of Etobicoke. Survived by cousins both near and far.

A longtime Secondary School Teacher and Counsellor in Scarborough (Woburn Collegiate) and Peel District (Glenforest Secondary School and Turner Fenton Secondary School). Witty, erudite and sardonic, he enjoyed a close circle of friends and maintained a wide range of electronic communications with distant ones.

He will be sadly missed by all and lovingly remembered by his Friday night "Group of Seven". Cremation has taken place.

Friends may call at the Turner & Porter "Peel" Chapel, 2180 Hurontario St., for a Remembrance Gathering on Friday, November 10, 2017 from 4-7 p.m.

If desired, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Canada or the charity of your choice.

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