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Michael Rourke Andrews
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Michael Andrews Obituary
Michael Andrews, 34, was the "grouchiest nice guy you would ever want to meet," his fiancée, Liz Smith, said. He talked tough and acted sweet – a "walking oxymoron."
He had graduated from Xavier High School and Fairfield University and worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. He also owned a Manhattan bar, Coppersmith's, with five friends. He was such an obsessive Yankees fan that if they hit a home run while Liz was in the kitchen, she would have to stay there, for luck.
They grew up together in Rockaway, Queens, and began dating in the spring of 1999. Soon after, Liz's brother was murdered.
"I feel he was totally supposed to be in my life," she said. "He was so strong for me, so wonderful. And I think I was meant to be in his life to make him happy."
He called her Morty, as in "Morty, I love you guy" – his farewell the morning of Sept. 11. Mike's family – he is one of seven brothers and sisters – calls Liz his fiancée, but she says she wasn't, yet. One of his co- workers told her after the attack that he was planning to propose this month.
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Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2024
Hey Mike. Think of you always. Especially today. Missed you at reunion this year but you were not forgotten. Praying for you and your family always.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2023
Hey Mike. Remembering you always.
Andy Davis
January 27, 2023
Just a random day today but like most days something reminds me of you Mike ! The words expressed here by friends and strangers describe what a great guy you were to so many people in such a short life. We toast to you all the time - the world was a better place with you in it. We miss you Mike but we made a vow we would never forget -- no retreat, no surrender!!
Fairfield Friend
September 12, 2022
Heard your name this morning. Hard to believe it’s been 21 years. We will never forget!
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September 11, 2022
Miss you. J&J
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2021
Mike, Twenty years and your name still comes up in conversations as if you are still here on earth. We know you are here with us. Still praying for you and your family. God Bless.
Louise Scalzo
September 11, 2021
Rest In Peace
Cindy Roe
August 31, 2021
Remembering Michael on the 20th anniversary of 9/11...
Eric Andrews
March 3, 2021
Rest in peace big guy from the Aussie Andrews clan.
Fairfield Friend
September 12, 2020
Thinking of you and remembering.
Marianne Savarese
September 11, 2020
Thinking of you today, Mike. Holding you and your family in my heart. Rest in peace with all the angels.
Marianne Savarese
September 11, 2020
Thinking of you today, Mike. Holding you and your family in my heart. Rest in peace with all the angels.
September 11, 2019
We miss you.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2019
I read your obituary this day every year and it puts a smile on my face. Thinking and praying for you and your family.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2018
Its been 17 years and you are still in everyone's heart. Think of you every day.
September 11, 2017
We miss you.
J&J
September 11, 2016
15 Years. Hard to believe. We miss you.
J&J
September 11, 2016
"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."
Rest in Peace, fellow Son of Xavier
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2016
Hey Mike, can it really be 15 years? So many times we hear people say we will never forget. In your case it is so true. You are still missed every day by everyone that knew you. You would be so proud of your boys who have worked so hard to keep your memory alive and how their efforts have begun to impact the lives of others in your name. Miss you big guy!
September 11, 2015
We miss you.
J&J
JTF
September 11, 2014
Never forgotten. Lighting a candle in your memory.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2014
Hey Mike. They just read your name at the ceremony on tv. I think about you every day. We missed you at the reunion this year, but we toasted you many times.
September 11, 2014
We miss you.
J&J
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2013
Hey Mike. This day hurts every year. Thinking of you. You are never forgotten!
Marianne Savarese
September 11, 2013
May God continue to shine his face upon you & keep you safe in heaven.
September 11, 2013
We miss you Mike.
J&J
Kathy Tobin
September 8, 2013
Think of you often especially around this time. The picture of your face always makes me smile.
~big hugs~
Andrea Andrews
April 8, 2013
Dear Michael Andrews,
Just found your name. Know not if we are related beyond name. I hope heaven is all you thought it would be, and that your family finds peace somehow to be able to keep on keeping on.
Much Love,
Andrea Andrews
January 10, 2013
Thinking of you today. We miss you.
Love,
J&J
Marianne Savarese
November 16, 2012
I think of you often and you bring a smile to my face. For this I am blessed. Peace & love to you and your family. I will never forget.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2012
Hey Mike,
It may be 11 years, but I think and pray for you and your family continually. You are missed and remembered every day.
September 11, 2012
We share the same name, and I just wanted to say how sorry I am, and may God be with you today.
September 11, 2012
We miss and love you.
J&J
Barbara Boam
February 9, 2012
Barbara Boam & Kim Rogers walked a mile for you (mile #66) on 2/9/12 as a dedication to your life.
December 2, 2011
To The Andrews Family,
In an effort to comfort all the families of 9/11 victims these few words are meant to let you know that other persons who didn't even know the deceased are pained by the tragic day of 9/11/01. May God's Spirit be with you at this time.
Sincerely
Mr. Terry of NC
LEONARD ANDREWS
September 12, 2011
My name is Leonard Andrews from Pomont in
Scotland and i just want to say I am thinking of someone with the same name as me at this time
Jim O
September 12, 2011
Mike
It was about 30 yrs ago when we were teammates at Xavier. You were a great friend and will always be remembered.
Kymberli Colbourne
September 11, 2011
We hold you in our hearts.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2011
Hey Mike,
10 years is almost impossible to believe. We made promises to never forget and we haven't. Wish you were here but please know you are missed and thought of always.
God Bless!
Natalie A
September 11, 2011
I've never met you, but I'm sure you were a wonderful guy. Today my blessings and prayers go out to all those affected by 9/11. You will always be in our hearts.
NaTaLiE
September 9, 2011
We miss and love you.
J&J
Paulette DiNatale
September 8, 2011
Mary Beth & Family...
The thoughts and prayers of Stella Maris Class of 76 are with you now and always. We are so very sorry of the loss of your beloved brother Michael.
Paulette "Penny" DiNatale
Stella Maris HS '76
May 2, 2011
To our dear old friend...we miss you. You are always in our thoughts and hearts.
J&J
September 11, 2010
We miss and love you.
J, J, C & JH
September 11, 2010
On this day, thoughts and prayeers still with you.
JTF
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2010
Hey Mike,
Thinking of you as always. Your memory lives on.
September 11, 2009
Stared out at the ocean today. Thoughts and prayers are still with you.
JTF
September 11, 2009
In our stories and prayers. We'll never forget!
V&J
September 11, 2009
Can't believe it has been 8 years. We miss and love you. xoxo
J,J and C
Doug Abraham
January 10, 2009
Happy Birthday!!!
September 11, 2008
Taken from us much too soon. Never forgotten.
JTF
September 11, 2008
Still thinking of you and your family.
V&J
September 11, 2008
We miss and love you.
JJ&C
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2008
Mike,
I was telling the kids about you last night making sure they knew the importance of today.
Always thinking of you.
God Bless.
September 11, 2008
Mike,
7 years--hard to believe--still miss you every day.
Matt
Doug Abraham
January 10, 2008
Happy Birthday!!!
January 10, 2008
Today is Jan. 10 and your birthday; remember all those great birthday dinners; everyone misses you so much PA
January 10, 2008
Mike,
Happy Birthday--miss you a ton.
Matt M.
September 11, 2007
God bless you and your family today.
Bill and Diane Golden
September 11, 2007
We're sitting with our oldest daughter Shannon telling Mike Andrews stories. We wish she could have met him. She, like us, would have loved his sense of humor and his work ethic and have been proud to have been one of his friends.
myles green
September 11, 2007
Hello, im truly sorry about your lose i think that if i knew him i would like him very much
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2007
Mike,
Six years later you are fresh in our minds. Still think about you every day.
God Bless you and your family.
September 11, 2007
Still in our hearts ...
J & V
Mary Whelan
September 11, 2007
Today we pray for Mike and the Andrews family, and all of our Rockaway friends. We will never forget........
September 11, 2007
You are in our thoughts and hearts today and every day. We miss and love you.
Johnny Andrews
August 22, 2007
i pray for Michael Andrews, all the victims and the victims' family, that tThe Lord will bless them with his ever lasting love.
Matt McLaughlin
January 10, 2007
Mike,
Happy 40th...we will be celebrating at Coppersmith's this Saturday...I know you will be there.
Rich Bolton
January 4, 2007
01-04-07
Matt McLaughlin
November 27, 2006
Mike,
I was in Breezy over Thanksgiving weekend---took my wife and two daughters
down to the Bay Side to show them your memorial plaque. It was very emotional...I am thankful that we were friends...I miss you a ton and think about you and your family often.
November 24, 2006
Yesterday was Thanksgiving and I missed you more than usual. Not a day goes bye that I don think of you. I will talk to the boys from Rockaway and fondly remember going out the night before Thanksgiving and the fun we had. I believe you are around everyday. Thanks to all whom write on the board it is great to read your words, YURI
aj
November 16, 2006
from one yankee fan to another god bless
Billy Edwards
November 13, 2006
Hey Mike,
Its been a while since i've written , but you are always in my thoughts.Xavier had an alumni babseball game at Keyspan Park in Brooklyn this year, wish we could have been there together. Also had our 20 year[ i cannot believe it ] high school reunion last year, i missed it, mostly because i knew you wouldn't be there. You wrote a page long message to me in our yearbook, i read it and cried , that was my reunion. I heard through the grapevine that there is now a golf outing in your honor, i need to find out more information about that and I will be there next year.Hope "sweet daddy in the brown caddie" and the rest of the family is ok, miss you buddy.
Donna Ramsay
November 7, 2006
May you cherish the good memories you have of this wonderful young man and may he always be alive in your hearts. In my thoughts and prayers.
Kristine
October 13, 2006
As I stitched your name on the memorial that I am doing for all of the victims, I prayed for you and your family. Please know that your death was not in vane. We will always remember.
September 15, 2006
May your family remember the wonderful times you shared during your brief stay on Earth.
Lisa (Babaian) Sargavakian
September 12, 2006
My thoughts and prayers are with Mike's family and friends. I did not know Mike well, but we attended Fairfield together, and he sat in front of me for most of my freshman year courses. He seemed like a really nice guy. I think of him and his family often, these past 5 years.
May he rest in peace.
Jamie Rumenapp
September 11, 2006
I want to let Michael's family know that today I read Michael's name at a bell ceremony in Dallas, Texas that was broadcast over the radio waves. My thoughts for him did not end there. I had posted his name, age, location, and TWCC at my desk for everyone to know or ask about who Michael was. Though I never knew him personally, I have thought about him all day and you his family.
John 14:1 - Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in god , believe also in me.
My thoughts will always be with Michael and you his family.
September 11, 2006
We miss you terribly.
Suzi D
September 11, 2006
I didn't know Michael Rourke Andrews. But today I read about him and I am sorry I missed the opportunity. I know his family, his friends, and those who did know him personally are missing him.
We remember.
amy roberts
September 11, 2006
There is a tribute to all the fallen victims being done. i signed up to get a name to pay tribute on myspace blog. the name i was given was micheals. i did my tribute blog.it is posted now . i never knew micheal but i came to know him through this project . my deepest sympathies go out to you all.
2,996: A Tribute to the Victims of 9/11
John Finegan, Esq.
September 11, 2006
Spent a year working with Mike at the Kings County DA's Office in 1992. Hard to believe such a great person has been gone for five years now. We spent quite a few nights playing softball, downing a few beers and cheering on the Yankees. This "tough guy" went out of his way to extend his friendship to me when I was new to the City. For that I am forever grateful. Sleep well, pal.
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2006
Mike,
Five years. It is hard to imagine. The world is a lot less of a happy place without you. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
A
September 11, 2006
Everyone misses you Mike..thinking of you today and always
c c
September 10, 2006
mikey, it's hard to believe we are at five years already. it doesn't seem to get any easier. just keep on looking down on us. we miss ya guy.
Michael Rochelle
September 10, 2006
I'm at a loss for words (imagine that) as to what to say. I just want to send my best wishes to the family. I pray that God brings you some comfort and peace.
Jacqulyn
September 10, 2006
I will remember him tomorrow!
Cheryl
September 10, 2006
I was chosen to do your 2,996 Tribute. I hope I did you justice. For friends and family who may be interested and have heard about this project. Here is the link to my tribute:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-q1q4yss1bariG_Qj0yeTk7whp9_J?p=704
There you will find a link to the 2,996 main page.
I have you and your family in the forefront of my mind today and will tell everyone I know about you tomorrow. I send my best wishes to your family and Liz tomorrow on the 5th anniversary of their loss.
Jillian
September 10, 2006
I am just lost for word for ya'll family . I I think about every one that lost there life that day. Your family will always be in my prayer at night before I go to bed.
Rockaway Friend
August 30, 2006
Mikey,
Thinking of you today very much. Another summer without seeing you on the beach. Hoping you are at peace and know how much you are missed.
P Tabbernor
August 19, 2006
In memory....
Cheryl Johnson
August 17, 2006
I didn't know you...I didn't even know your name until today. All I knew was 2996 people died on September 11th and a few of the more publicized names...Until today and I signed up for a Memorial blog project to write an entry to honor someone on Septmeber 11th and I was given you. I hope to learn more so I can do your entry justice.
YURI
January 9, 2006
it is Jan 9 and the big guys' day was Jan 10; I remember all the dinners with the boys on that day many years.at DOCS. how great were those days and our friendships. he is so missed by me and all; his strength and spirit I recall each day. I SMILE WHEN I THINK OF OUR FRIENDSHIPS IN ROCKAWAY AND FAIRFIELD
TISHA EBERT-SOBAL
September 11, 2005
HI MIKE~
THINK OF YOU OFTEN ESPECIALLY WHEN IM IN ROCKAWAY. TONIGHT MY SON VINCENT REALLY WANTED TO WATCH A DOCUMENTARY WITH MY HUSBAND AND I TOLD HIM ALL ABOUT YOU.
I KNOW TODAY WAS DIFFICULT FOR YOUR FAMILY AND OUR FRIENDS, BUT PLEASE CONTINUE TO GIVE US STRENTGH. SAY HELLO TO MY BROTHER JOHN FOR ME. LOVE TISH
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2005
Mike,
Hello Again.
I still remember you every day.
I was in charge of a 9/11 memorial today and spoke of you.
I will never forget.
Missing you and wishing your family the best.
Jay and Veronica Barry
September 11, 2005
We think of you fondly and miss you always - especially today.
We pray for your family and Liz.
m nolan
September 9, 2005
We think about you, Liz, and your family often, but especially this weekend. God bless.
Fairfield Friend
January 7, 2005
Tough Guy- we all miss you and how you made us feel better about ourselves.
TISHA EBERT-SOBAL
September 13, 2004
HI MIKE,
I CANT BELIEVE ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED. I RAN INTO SOME OF THE GUYS AT BETSY'S SURPRISE 35TH BDAY PARTY. MARTY, EDDIE BRITT, EDDIE TOLAN AND TERRY GOT UP AND SANG "FOXY-LADY" TO HER USING THE KARAOKE MACHINE. WE HAD ALOT OF FUN. I KNOW YOU WERE WITH US THAT NIGHT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE MANY GROUP PICTURES OF OUR FRIENDS BUT ALSO IN SPIRIT. I FEEL YOUR PRESENCE ALOT ESPECIALLY WHEN I BRING MY SON VINCENT DOWN TO ROCKAWAY. I THINK OF YOU OFTEN AND I SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS ALL THE TIME. WHEN MERNA WAS PREGNANT THIS PAST WINTER SHE WOULD CALL ME ALL THE TIME TO TELL ME YOU WERE SO VIVID IN HER DREAMS. THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING WITH US AND CONTINUING TO GIVE US ALL STRENGTH.
PLEASE BE SAFE.
LOVE TISHA XOXO
Fairfield Friend
September 11, 2004
Mike - Still thinking of you every day. Wish you were here. You are missed greatly. Peace.
betty rourke
August 27, 2004
I don't know where Michael's middle name comes from but when I saw it, it really brought the whole tragic scene a new reality for me and my family. God bless and keep you all. Betty Rourke
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