Andrea Mariano
An 18-year-old Thornhill girl has died at Queen’s University after she suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a smoothie that she purchased either at or somewhere near the school. Andrea Mariano had just finished classes on her second day of her first year at the university when she bought the smoothie. She drank it and suffered a reaction almost immediately. She apparently did not have her epinephrine kit with her. She died Friday in Kingston General Hospital. Nothing has been reported about the smoothie but her family says Andrea was allergic to peanuts and dairy products. The news of the girl’s sudden death has shaken the campus where students struggle with their feelings and sense of what to do about such unseen perils. A suggestion of where Andrea bought the smoothie came from the university which said it could not comment on the death. Queens Hospitably Services is said to have signage about products with nuts. Visitations for Andrea Mariano will take place at Fratelli Vescio Funeral Homes, 8101 Weston Road in Woodbridge on Thursday and Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Funeral service will occur at St. Joseph the Worker, 191 Wade Gate in Concord on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Interment is to follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 8361 Yonge St. in Thornhill
