James Andrew

Mr. Andrew was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 16th, 1928, the second son of Mary Herring and Edward Harris Andrew (their first son being Bill’s beloved elder brother, Edward Harris Jr.). Raised in Corpus Christi, he was a 1945 graduate of Roy Miller High School and a 1949 graduate of Texas A&M University.

A member of the Army Corp at A&M, Mr. Andrew served a tour of duty in the Korean War as a first lieutenant. Before departing, he married Dorothy Ann Moore, on February 10th, 1950. Their marriage was a long and happy one; undoubtedly, he would identify it as the greatest feature of his life. The marriage produced two children - Edward Kennard “Ken” Andrew, (b. November 2nd 1951) and James Meredith “Jim” Andrew (b. July 26th, 1954).

Upon his return to civilian life in Texas, after working for a time as an electrical engineer, Mr. Andrew settled into a successful career as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch’s Fort Worth branch, where he remained a valued employee until his retirement in 1994. A worker by nature, he continued managing a small number of accounts privately for more than a decade thereafter.

Always happiest in the presence of family, Mr. Andrew was a devoted husband, father, grandfather (to James Preston “J.P.” Andrew, son of Ken Andrew, b. January 31st, 1989), and dog owner (to Blackie, Skoshi, Missie, Prissie, and Skoshi II). An energetic man with an ever-curious mind, he was a lifelong reader (especially of history), sailor, gardener, tennis player, handiman, and amateur chef (with a particular taste for cumin and black pepper). And while thoroughly quirky, opinionated, and occasionally curmudgeonly, he met the world with a kind and generous spirit that left all who encountered him the better for it.

The Andrews’ marriage lasted until Mrs. Andrew’s untimely death in January 2001, following a long battle with a rare illness, throughout the course of which Mr. Andrew was unwaveringly by her side. Though a quiet sadness would pervade every moment following the loss of his beloved partner of five decades, Mr. Andrew nevertheless forged ahead, returning to his roots on the Texas coast to live out the final chapter of his life, in Rockport (where he had long vacationed with the family). He enjoyed nearly two more good decades, making new friends, reading new books, seeing new places, watching J.P. grow up, and finding many moments of joy. Happily, his dementia did not begin to seriously dull his sharp mind, or affect his quality of life, until 2018.

Mr. Andrew’s memory persists in the minds of Ken, Jim, and J.P., the three Andrews who survive him.