~ IN MEMORY ~
NC/NWA Capt. John Dee
Andrews
January 22, 1944 ~ May 11,
2015
Notification with the passing of retired
pilot Captain John D. Andrews, age 71. Captain Andrews' obituary notes that he
joined North Central Airlines in July of 1972, made the various mergers and
would have retired with Northwest Airlines.
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Services for Captain Andrews were held
May 14th in Austin TX.
Captain Andrews had most recently resided
at 5406 Marsh Creek Drive ,
Austin, TX 78759-6220 ... (512) 327-3777
Should we receive more details we will be
sure to pass the information along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
ANDREWS, John D.: Newspaper
Obituary ............................
John D. Andrews, born on January 22,
1944 in Burnet, Texas to Myrtle Elvin Taylor, passed away on May 11, 2015 after
a tremendously courageous and long battle with cancer.
John D. grew up in Marble Falls, and during his early years he enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing with his grandfather, John Taylor, a renowned state game warden. He spoke often of the remarkable times he spent with his grandparents, and the love he had for them. John eventually moved to Waco and graduated from Waco's University High School in 1962. Thereafter, he attended Temple Junior College and earned his Associates Degree. Shortly after college he followed through on his dream and moved to Alaska in 1964 with his dog, Chinook. Upon arrival in Alaska, he worked on an over 110' WWII submarine chaser the "Air Quail", which had been converted to a commercial fishing vessel. During this time he commercially fished and thinned out the overpopulation of spotted seal and sea lion with the supervision of the U.S. government. Thereafter he and Bill Hammerly continued to fish and hunt from the boat throughout Prince William Sound, the Aleutian Islands to Umank. It was during this period, he would discover his passion in life when he flew in Bill's Aeronica 7AC.
His passion for aviation returned him to Texas and he bought his first airplane, a Cessna 140A in 1965 in Austin. During this period he worked at Robert Mueller Airport where he started his instructing and teaching ground school and kept an office in the Robert Mueller Tower for the Longhorn Flying Club. John went on to become a civilian flight instructor for the Air Force in Laredo. After leaving this position he took a job as a pilot for Schlumberger on a Falcon Fan jet and an Aero Commander jet as a private pilot for the president of the company. His travels took him all over the United States and Mexico during his employment with Schlumberger until 1969.
In 1969, John entered into his career in the commercial airline industry with Texas International as a co-pilot on Convair 600's, but was laid off in 1970. At this time, John returned to Alaska. He flew for Alaska Air Guides as a bush pilot flying throughout Alaska on wheels, floats, and skis, making many trips to Mt. Alyeska until spring of 1972. John returned to Texas in 1972 wherein he did freelance flying out of Houston and was hired as a private pilot for then Texas Lt. Governor William T. Hobby.
John was hired on with North Central Airlines on July 7, 1972 which then become Republic Airlines, Northwest Airlines and eventually Delta Airlines. In 1980 he checked out as Captain for the DC-9 aircraft. In total, John served 33 years as a commercial pilot, of which he was Captain for 24 years. He checked out as Captain on both the DC-9 and MD-88 and trained for the DC-10 during his last years of commercial flying. During his spare time, he flew as part of the Confederate Air Force in San Marcos, Captaining the "Yellow Rose", a B-25 Bomber. In total John
D. records an astonishing 30,815 hours of flying time or the equivalent of over 3.5 years of continuous flying with a spotless record.
John loved to travel and sail. During his career as a seaman he owned a 30' Catalina sailboat named after his daughter, the "Jamie D" and a 37' Tayana, the "Chinook Wind". His passion for sailing was equal to that of flying and his love of Lake Travis never left.
John was reared to Master Mason in Minnesota, Lodge #337 and later moved his membership to the Hill City Masonic Lodge #456 where he has been a member since 1973. John D. was also a member of the Airline Pilots Association for 32 years, a member of Riverbend Baptist Church, and a past member of the Hill Country Street Rod and Longhorn Corvette Clubs. He was and remained throughout his life passionate about his planes, boats, hot rods, and corvettes.
John is survived by his daughter Jamie Andrews Davis of Lancaster, Kentucky, her husband, Chris, and their children Cyndi and Cayden; his life partner and special care giver, Dianne Andrews, who devoted the last four years of her life taking care of John, and aunt Jane Wagonfuhr and husband Ray of Austin. He is preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle E. Andrews.
During the last five years of his life, little Cyndi was his reason for living. She brought light into his life and gave him the will to fight. No person could love a child as much as he loved Cyndi. Despite being terminally ill, John spent a tremendous amount of time with Cyndi and showed her a large part of the US with their many travels, just as he had with his daughter. By far, John's greatest accomplishment was as a father and grandfather.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Netaji of Texas Oncology, along with his staff, for the excellent care and support.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the Smith Chapel of Riverbend Church. Interment was held at 2:00 p.m. in the Marble Falls City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks the contributions be made in memory of John to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home (512) 452-8811. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com
John D. grew up in Marble Falls, and during his early years he enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing with his grandfather, John Taylor, a renowned state game warden. He spoke often of the remarkable times he spent with his grandparents, and the love he had for them. John eventually moved to Waco and graduated from Waco's University High School in 1962. Thereafter, he attended Temple Junior College and earned his Associates Degree. Shortly after college he followed through on his dream and moved to Alaska in 1964 with his dog, Chinook. Upon arrival in Alaska, he worked on an over 110' WWII submarine chaser the "Air Quail", which had been converted to a commercial fishing vessel. During this time he commercially fished and thinned out the overpopulation of spotted seal and sea lion with the supervision of the U.S. government. Thereafter he and Bill Hammerly continued to fish and hunt from the boat throughout Prince William Sound, the Aleutian Islands to Umank. It was during this period, he would discover his passion in life when he flew in Bill's Aeronica 7AC.
His passion for aviation returned him to Texas and he bought his first airplane, a Cessna 140A in 1965 in Austin. During this period he worked at Robert Mueller Airport where he started his instructing and teaching ground school and kept an office in the Robert Mueller Tower for the Longhorn Flying Club. John went on to become a civilian flight instructor for the Air Force in Laredo. After leaving this position he took a job as a pilot for Schlumberger on a Falcon Fan jet and an Aero Commander jet as a private pilot for the president of the company. His travels took him all over the United States and Mexico during his employment with Schlumberger until 1969.
In 1969, John entered into his career in the commercial airline industry with Texas International as a co-pilot on Convair 600's, but was laid off in 1970. At this time, John returned to Alaska. He flew for Alaska Air Guides as a bush pilot flying throughout Alaska on wheels, floats, and skis, making many trips to Mt. Alyeska until spring of 1972. John returned to Texas in 1972 wherein he did freelance flying out of Houston and was hired as a private pilot for then Texas Lt. Governor William T. Hobby.
John was hired on with North Central Airlines on July 7, 1972 which then become Republic Airlines, Northwest Airlines and eventually Delta Airlines. In 1980 he checked out as Captain for the DC-9 aircraft. In total, John served 33 years as a commercial pilot, of which he was Captain for 24 years. He checked out as Captain on both the DC-9 and MD-88 and trained for the DC-10 during his last years of commercial flying. During his spare time, he flew as part of the Confederate Air Force in San Marcos, Captaining the "Yellow Rose", a B-25 Bomber. In total John
D. records an astonishing 30,815 hours of flying time or the equivalent of over 3.5 years of continuous flying with a spotless record.
John loved to travel and sail. During his career as a seaman he owned a 30' Catalina sailboat named after his daughter, the "Jamie D" and a 37' Tayana, the "Chinook Wind". His passion for sailing was equal to that of flying and his love of Lake Travis never left.
John was reared to Master Mason in Minnesota, Lodge #337 and later moved his membership to the Hill City Masonic Lodge #456 where he has been a member since 1973. John D. was also a member of the Airline Pilots Association for 32 years, a member of Riverbend Baptist Church, and a past member of the Hill Country Street Rod and Longhorn Corvette Clubs. He was and remained throughout his life passionate about his planes, boats, hot rods, and corvettes.
John is survived by his daughter Jamie Andrews Davis of Lancaster, Kentucky, her husband, Chris, and their children Cyndi and Cayden; his life partner and special care giver, Dianne Andrews, who devoted the last four years of her life taking care of John, and aunt Jane Wagonfuhr and husband Ray of Austin. He is preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle E. Andrews.
During the last five years of his life, little Cyndi was his reason for living. She brought light into his life and gave him the will to fight. No person could love a child as much as he loved Cyndi. Despite being terminally ill, John spent a tremendous amount of time with Cyndi and showed her a large part of the US with their many travels, just as he had with his daughter. By far, John's greatest accomplishment was as a father and grandfather.
The family wishes to thank Dr. Netaji of Texas Oncology, along with his staff, for the excellent care and support.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2015 in the Smith Chapel of Riverbend Church. Interment was held at 2:00 p.m. in the Marble Falls City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks the contributions be made in memory of John to St. Jude Children's Hospital or the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home (512) 452-8811. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com
Interment
will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Marble Falls City Cemetery.
Thank you for honoring my father. I was, and remain, so proud of his accomplishments and legacy. We miss him so much.
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