Andrew (Andy) Balak

Dearest Clodagh, Julia, Orla and all the family in Ireland and Australia,
We're sending you all the love in the world and our thoughts are with you at this time. Andy was a wonderful man and an incredible father. He was always there for his family and so proud of you all. I loved being with you on your wedding day and meeting his amazing family and friends.
love Alice and family.

Like everyone else, I was shocked by Andrew's sudden passing. We met in our university days in Sydney, and it feels like only yesterday that we were navigating the trials of our studies together. Those early years formed the foundation of a friendship that carried us through life’s various stages — including some memorable catchups in London and Dublin. Andrew was always the one checking in and loved sharing stories about you all.

I have many fond memories of time spent with Andrew and his family. Mary, Wal, and Jeremy welcomed me into their home with an easy warmth. Andrew carried that same warmth with him throughout his life, which was always evident in the way he spoke about you, Clodagh, and Julia and Orla. My heart goes out to you as you navigate this incredibly difficult time. Please know that many people are thinking of you, and that Andrew will be sorely missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

With deepest sympathy,

We are deeply shocked and saddened to hear of Andrew's passing. Andrew was such a gentleman and an inspiring netball coach. I wish to offer my condolence to Clodagh, Julia and Orla on behalf of the netball players and coaches in Rosemont School.

Just heard about Andy's passing, I'm shocked and saddened to hear it. Thinking of you Clodagh and the girls at this time.

We were deeply shocked and heartbroken to hear about Andy’s passing. It’s still hard to comprehend that someone who brought so much light and positivity to everyone around him is no longer with us.

Andy was truly one of a kind – a person who touched the lives of so many. Whether it was during our time at university or in the years that followed, he had an incredible way of making everyone feel seen, valued, and uplifted. He always made the most of our time together. His energy, kindness, and generosity left a lasting mark on everyone fortunate enough to know him. The world feels that bit dimmer without him, but the impact Andy had on those that knew him will never fade.

To Andy’s family, I can’t imagine the pain and sorrow you’re feeling right now, but please know our thoughts and love are with you all.

Andy, I am really going to miss you mate.

Sincere condolences and deepest sympathies to the Balak family on your loss. As primary and secondary school friends, Andrew was a great mate to me and many others at both St Agatha's and Oakhill College in Sydney. A wonderful friend... sadly missed.

I worked with Andrew for a while in Sydney and I can tell he was a good person. He supported me when life seemed to quit on me. His humour and contagious laughter will be missed and I will remember him that way, the happy days!

To Andrew's whole wonderful family, our deepest sympathies and heartfelt thoughts of solace. Andrew was a good guy.

With love,
Stuart

Andy was a true gent and it was an honour to have played rugby with him in Railway Union through the years. He was a tough competitor on the pitch but always had a smile. Himself, George Ross and I were the 10-12-13 axis for Railway before that became 9-12-13 and we played a good 6 seasons together.

We also got to share the pitch for a bit of 7's rugby, tag and Andy & I represented South Dublin in a very short (not dazzling) representative career.

He was a good friend in my years living in Dublin when I was in UCD. I got to share a few beers and a barbie at his family home in Sydney on a couple of occasions.

The shock and sense of loss amongst his peers in Railway speak of how highly Andy was regarded. He has left behind a loving family in Clodagh & the girls.

He will truly be missed.

Rest In Peace my friend.....

Great guy, great sportsman, great friend and family man. Sorely missed by all who were privileged to knew him.

Sincere sympathy to you Clodagh & your daughters on the very sad passing of Andrew. I always found him most pleasant to have a chat with especially as I only knew him for the short time he lived here. May he now rest in peace & may the Good Lord help you all to cope with your great loss.

My sincere condolences to the whole family on the passing of your loved one, Andrew.
May he rest in eternal peace.

Deepest sympathies to Andy's family and many friends here and in Australia on the loss of Andy. I played rugby with him years ago in Railway. A great team-mate to have on your side,(tough but fair) and an even better man off the pitch for a welcome and a chat. Rest in Peace Andy

To Clodagh, Julia, Orla and the Balak family my deepest sympathies to you all on Andy's passing which I am deeply shocked and saddened to hear about. Andy was a great guy, full of life and laughter and I have lots of great memories of Andy including all the fun times had from the Ranelagh days with the gang in Charleston Ave. He will be sadly missed.

My sincere condolences to you all.

Dear Andrew's family, I was so shocked and saddened to hear about Andrew's illness and then his passing - I spoke to him on the phone just the other week. Andrew was so great to work alongside, so knowledgeable and so funny! He will be sorely missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all, warmest regards
Helen

I do not think “Sorry” says enough, what a tragedy!! He was always, such a gentleman, with a profound sense of humour. He will be missed.
My heart and sympathy go out to you all and the family.

We are so sorry to hear of the death of Andrew. Our deepest sympathy to all of the family.
Claire, Max and Nicola Lubczyk

My deepest sympathies to the family, may he rest in peace.

Dearest Family,
Sending our love and heartfelt sympathy to you on the passing of your beloved Andrew.
You are in our thoughts and prayers now and in the difficult times ahead.

Our tears of love for Andrew. Rest in Peace.
Flunt Family

I am saddened by the loss of Andrew. Andy was a true pleasure to work with—always funny, humorous, and adept at lightening any work situation I'd requested his support in. He was someone you could always rely on. I frequently sought his leadership on how to get graduates excited about estimating... His honesty and sense of humour will be greatly missed. My heartfelt condolences go out to his wife and daughters, whom he spoke of often.

Dear Clodagh Julia Orla Mary and Wal we were so saddened to hear of Andrew’s passing at such a young age
We have lovely memories of you being our next door neighbour here in drummoyne for ten years and we are so deeply sorry your family . You are all in our prayers . Kerry and Carmel

My sincere sympathies to Clodagh and to daughters Julia and Orla and to all the extended family. May you all find comfort in the coming days. May Andrew Rest in Peace.

My deepest sympathies to all the family , may he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to all of Andy’s family here in Ireland and Australia. Andy simply made a remarkable impression on so many people in Ireland including myself as one of the many people he played rugby with. His courage and bravery appears to have been with him right to the very end. Rest in peace Andy.

Dear Clodagh, Julia, Orla, Jeremy, Wal and Mary

We wanted to offer our deepest condolences to you all. Andrew was a true gentleman, character and a great friend. Our hearts and thoughts are with you all.

May he rest in peace.

Love
Michael, Susan, Ava & Róisín Sherlock

Our love to you all. We are gathered at Kiama Alpine club watching Andrew’s service. He will be remembered and sadly missed by all who knew him
especially his ski buddies. We hope he is at peace now and his friends and family will find strength in his memory and a wonderful life well lived.

Dear Clodagh, Julia, Orla, Jeremy, Wal and Mary,
Thinking of you and sending you all my love,
Nadia

To Andy's family, my sympathies on your loss. Andy was very welcoming when I joined Railway nearly 20 years ago. I was delighted to catch up last year at a game of cricket. He was a nice man. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Dear Clodagh and family. My condolences on your loss. Andrew was full of life and allowed his sunshine personality to bring warmth and joy to all around him. He will be sorely missed by me and many others.

Our deepest heartfelt condolences. Our thoughts and love are with you.
Tatiana and Greg.

So very devastation for you both. Sending our love 💔

Dear Clodagh, family and friends, My deepest condolences on the passing of Andrew. It is beyond words.

Loved beyond words, always and forever in our hearts
Thinking of you at this difficult time. Please accept our sincere condolences
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Dear Clodagh, Julia & Orla, Mary, Wal, Jeremy and family

Sending condolences and love at this sad time.

Tony

Dear Clodagh and family,
My sincerest condolences on the loss of Andy, the world will be a lesser place without him.
I will forever cherish our time working together, especially the many hours of conversations across the time zones, setting the world to right. Andy was a true friend, and will be sorely missed by all those who knew him.
Thinking of you all at this difficult time, may Andy's memory give you strength in the days and weeks ahead.
May he rest in peace.

Please accept my sincere condolences. I had worked with Andrew in Australia, I was shocked to read the sad news of his passing, my thoughts are with your family at this sad time.

I remember Balak (as he was to us!) as a UTS Skiing Teammate in the 90's - gutsy solid skier, Big Smile interesting entertaining chat - anything but boring. Then as a room mate in St Anton in the following century - more of the same, but more nuanced and with more depth. And then on a sailing ship in the North Sea - he had his sea legs, and had absorbed more of all the commercial world has to offer. Balak was a man you don't forget easily. Clodagh I don't know you or your kids, but I know the Balak Tribe would get on well with ours. Come and ski / walk / sled with us at our place in Switzerland this winter - we would love to spend some time on snow with you. I know Herr Balak would have approved. Thorpey +49 170 556 5703.

We extend our sincere condolences to the whole family on this very sad day.
Irena, Roman, Adrian, Nestor (and families)

My deepest condolences to you Clodagh and family on Andrews passing. Such a shock to us all here in Australia. My lasting memory of Andy was when we were shooting the breeze over a few pints under the gaze of Sydney Opera House, Reminiscing about his previous time in Ireland and playing rugby at a professional level. A great laugh and fond memories to cherish. May you all find strength in the coming days and weeks ahead.

Dear Clodagh

Deepest condolences. Andrew displayed remarkable characteristics of a caring and giving person. He will be sorely missed. My prayers and thoughts are with you and the girls.

Dear Clodagh, Julia, Orla and family,

Our deepest condolences.

Andy was a kind-hearted, warm and generous spirit, loved by all. Gone far too early. May he rest in peace.

Our thoughts, prayers and hearts go out to you all at this time.

Lots of love from the Bowring Family

Clodagh please accept my deep sympathy and prayers for you and your family as you grieve the passing of your lovely Andy. Know that many prayers are being said for you around the tomb of St Mary MacKillop in Sydney.

Dear Clodagh, Julia & Orla,

Our deepest condolences & hearts go out to you and your family at the passing of Andy.

His wit, kindness & humour made every occasion fun and we will always treasure the many memories shared living in London and various European adventures travelling in those early days without a care in the world.

The special time I was able to spend with him in Kitzbuhel in March will stay with me forever. I will always remember his cheeky laugh and willingness to tackle any adventure, be it an unknown backcountry descent or Apres at 10am, Andy would be up for it.
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He always spoke with profound love of his family and was so very proud of his girls.

We will miss him terribly,

All our love & support,
Andy, Belinda, Lily & Ava Wearne xx

To Clodagh, Julia and Orla

We are so deeply sorry to hear of Andy's passing, a lovely character with a great sense of humour. He was such a kind soul. Our deepest condolences.

Dear Clodagh
My sincere condolences to you and your family on your immeasurable loss.
Thinking of you at this very sad time
Anita

To Clodagh and the family,
Deepest condolences at this difficult time. Andrew was a generous and positive character who was great to be around. He made a big impression when he join us in Dartford and will be sorely missed and remembered warmly by those of us who were his colleagues and friends.

Sincere condolences to you all on Andy's passing.
A lot of fond memories were had working with him, at his time with Liffey Developments. He was a true gent and will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure of meeting him.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

I'm so terribly sorry to hear about Andy's passing. He had an amazing joy for life and spirit. Good humoured and generous.

My thoughts are with his family in Ireland and Australia.

To our dear ski club friends Clodagh, Julia, Orla, Wal, Mary, Jeremy
We are so saddened to hear that Andrew has passed away. I have so many lovely memories of Andrew at Kiama Alpine Lodge in Thredbo from an early age and especially as former club president I so valued Andrew and Anton’s energy as our club captains. Andrew was so proud of his grandparents legacy in creating the club and he injected so much passion, fun and healthy competition in our club weekends and our interclub races. I really valued all of his insights and leadership whilst on the board and feel lucky to have known Andy.
You have all shown such bravery and strength and please know we are thinking of you all.
With much love and our deepest sympathies.

Sending our deepest condolences on the passing of Andrew. Thinking of you all and sending you our love from Sydney. Craig and Barbra

We are shocked to hear the sad news about Andrew. Andrew was a great guy to work with and will be missed by us all.
Sending our love and thoughts to you all at this extremely difficult time.
Jo, Matt, Adam, Darran, Kira and Dale.

To Andrew’s family,
We are all deeply sorry to hear of Andrew’s passing. He was such a positive person, and his smile and laugh were infectious. Everyone who had the privilege of working with him felt truly fortunate.

Dearest Clodagh, Julia,Olla and family, Mary, Wal, Jeremy and family
Please accept our sincerest condolence on the loss of your beloved Andrew. May he rest in peace.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
God bless
Bej family, Sydney, Australia

Sincere condolences for the family and friends on the passing of Andy, there are no words that seem appropriate at this time. My prayer is for comfort and peace to uphold you all at this difficult time and in the future. Sincerely Stuart.

Very sorry to hear this sad news... knew him growing up in Australia. Great guy with a great smile.

To the Balak family,

Condolences on the terrible news. Andrew was a great bloke.

To Clodagh & family,

I am so sorry to hear about Andrews passing. I worked with him in Australia and kept in touch when he moved to Dublin - A great bloke.

Clodagh ,

We are so sorry to hear of Andy's passing.

We have many great memories of time spent together in Sydney,
Please know that you and the girls are very much in our thoughts.
Sending all our love.

Go Raibh Suaimhneas Síoraí Air.

Mary & Wal thinking of you and your family in this time of loss .

So many at Laing O'Rourke have been so saddened and shocked by the loss of Andrew. He was such a presence in our office - loved by many. It is wrong that your time with Andrew was cut so short. We feel privileged that some of that short time was shared with our Laing O'Rourke team. All