May God bless you and your...
lylia i'm so sorry for your loss,you take care ditto for your kids
September 11, 2017
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Richard D. Andrews
Jan 6, 1933 - Sep 6, 2017
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Thoughts of peace to you, Pam, and your family.
Cheryl McKee
September 09, 2017 | Charleston, IL
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Dick was a colleague and friend at EIU. He was a fellow "Nebraskan" in the true sense; friendly kind and compassionate. Dick was a very talented individual; a very quick study. My sympathy to his family and friends
Kipp Kruse
September 08, 2017 | Lincoln, NE
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So sorry for your loss. I know you all have wonderful memories.
Elise Ramsey
September 08, 2017 | Charleston, IL
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Dr. Andrews was one of my Professors and a mentor while I was a student at EIU. He was a wise and caring Professor. His mentoring helped me on my path to a career in medicine. I will forever be thankful that I was a student of Dr. Andrews. My prayers are with his family.
Chuck Maris, MD
September 08, 2017 | Charleston, IL
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Dear Lylia, Kathy,Pam, and Cindy,
Dick was respected by so many of his former students primarily for his willingness to go the extra mile for us.
His positive influence on so many will always be remembered. I have so many great memories of the times spent with him as a student, lab asst, deer and turkey check stations, and the grouse census work. After shedding some tears when you called, I started remembering some of the things that occurred and then did a lot of smiling. Dick...
Denny & Jo Kirkham
September 07, 2017 | Greenville, IL
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Cindy,
My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time. It seems like your Dad was an amazing and kind person. Keep the good memories close and they will sustain you the rest of your life.
Bobbi Hamilton
September 07, 2017 | St. Charles, MO
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Cindy, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Diana Gould
September 07, 2017
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Obituary
Richard's Obituary
CHARLESTON, IL – Richard D. “Dick” Andrews, age 84, passed away in the comfort of his rural Charleston home among the woods he loved, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Visitation will be from noon – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. There will be no formal services. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, thoughtful donations in his honor be made to a charity of the donor’s preference. Gifts may be left at the visitation or may be mailed in care of Adams Funeral Chapel, 2330 Shawnee Dr., Charleston, IL 61920.
Born January 6, 1933 in Mitchell, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Harold J. and Lula Mae (Angle) Andrews. Upon graduation from high school, he taught in a one-room country school, and then attended his first semester at Kearney State Teachers College. Volunteering for service in the U.S. Army, he served two years. Returning to the states and to college, he married Lylia B. Almstrum in Oakdale, Nebraska on June 5, 1955. After completing his undergraduate degree, he earned a Master of Science degree at Iowa State University and a Doctorate at the University of Illinois.
Richard taught in the Life Science Department at Eastern Illinois University from 1966 until his retirement in 1993. It was then that his wanderlust for travel and talent with woodworking fully emerged.
Dick is survived by his wife Lylia; daughters, Kathleen (Richard) Andrews Wright (Springfield), Pamella (Mike) Andrews Waddell (Charleston) and Cynthia Andrews (St. Charles, MO); three siblings, Connie (Larry) Moralez (Texas), Carol (Jerry) Lytle (Nebraska) and Dan Andrews (Kansas); grandchildren, Margaret (Jeremy) Rother and Alexander Marley; step-grandchildren, Miranda (Kirk) Upton and Brandon (Amanda) Waddell; great-grandchildren, George and Vivien Rother; and step-great-grandchildren, Bailey, Mia and Jase Upton. He was preceded by a brother, James Andrews.
Grandson Alex summed up his grandfather with a Facebook posting raising money for lymphoma and leukemia research: “My grandfather was kind and compassionate, intelligent and understanding. He was charitable in life, delivering meals to the needy and building memory boxes for the Obstetrics Department at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center. You will be sorely missed, and your influence on my life will lead me in the days ahead.”
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