On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, Jay Mistry, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 51.

Jay was born on June 12, 1971 in Leicester, England to Chandanben and Natvarlal. At age 12, they immigrated to London, Ontario.

Jay was the eldest of 2, with a younger brother Chaten.

Jay and Monisha met in London in 1992 while Monisha was studying at the University of Western Ontario. They were married in 1998, then had Jaiden 6 years later.

Jay studied Health Science at Fanshawe College and Medical Lab Tech at Algonquin College. He went onto to take courses in Supply Chain Management which opened up many doors. Walmart Head Office was his home for 12 years, meeting many longtime friends. His final job was as a Procurement Leader at Chartwell Retirement Residences.

His true love was DJ’ing. Jay DJ’d for over 30 years, countless amazing weddings and events. Many of his friends he met through DJ’ing. He had a way with people which was well known in the wedding circuit.

Cooking was a big part of Jay’s life, he loved food, something him and his mom bonded over. He could be found in the kitchen for hours marinating food, chopping veggies, on the patio grilling, and cooking marvellous dishes. Jay’s palette was accustomed to flavourful, high spice food.

If you were friends with Jay on social media, you would receive multitudes of dog videos all day! His love for dogs was unmatched, every chance he got would be with his dog friends. He even had stuffed dogs that he talked to, namely Shaggy Shawn, Peaches, Coco, KBD, Buddy, Sprinkles, and Spunky.

Jay is survived by his wife, Monisha, his son Jaiden, his mom Chandanben, and his brother, Chaten, Chaten’s wife, Nima, and their kids; Mya Viveka and Dylan Chaten. He is predeceased by his loving father, Natvarlal.

Monisha and her family would like to thank Dr. Ibrahim (Family Dr), Dr. Allard (Cardiologist), Dr. Shorey (Endocrinologist), Dr. Mahabir (Nephrologist), Dr. Sekkhon (Chiropodist), and Dr. Wadehra (Nephrologist). Special recognition to nurse, Laly, and her team from the Peritoneal Dialysis clinic at Brampton Civic Hospital for their kindness, compassion, and care.

A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 28th at the Meadowvale Funeral Centre in Brampton, starting with visitation at 9am and funeral service at 10am.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Jay to Diabetes Canada or The Heart & Stroke Foundation.

We will miss your witty humour, outgoing personality and awesome cooking!