Andrew Scott BESTOR

BESTOR, Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott Bestor, son of Roger Scott Bestor and Nancy Roser Bestor, died on June 2, 2011. He was a resident of Washington, D.C. Born in Hartford, on April 29, 1963, Andrew grew up in Glastonbury and worked during the summer on farms on John Tom Hill. He graduated from Glastonbury High School and from Allegheny College, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he received a B.A. in history. He served in the National Guard and worked, among other places, for Schal Associates in construction consulting in Chicago and Japan, and for the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington. Andrew had a deep interest in American history and politics. He was an avid user of public libraries and considered them to be essential to the preservation of a democratic society. He especially loved the Library of Congress, where he became a familiar figure in the Jefferson Reading Room and where he worked for the last six months of his life. Predeceased by his father and his brother John, Andrew leaves behind his mother, a life-long Glastonbury resident now in Concord, MA; and his four sisters, Susannah Walker, of Redmond, WA, Jane Fair Bestor, of Somerville, MA, Clary Bestor Williams, of Concord, MA, and Maria (Roo) Zimmer, of Albuquerque, NM. He also leaves behind thirteen nieces and nephews.
A family memorial service was held on July 16, 2011 in Buckingham Cemetery, Glastonbury. Donations in Andrew's memory can be made to: The Library of Congress, Attention: Disbursing Office, Friends of Preservation Fund, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540-9130, or to the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) 3803 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203 or online at www.nami.org.