ANDREW-FRITZ-Obituary

ANDREW FRITZ

Tacoma, Washington

1966 - 2017

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Andrew Reese Fritz July 14, 1966 Dec. 19, 2017 Andrew R. Fritz was born in Yonkers, NY and died along with his wife Jody, in a bus crash in Mexico on December 19, 2017. He is survived by two sons, Jared Fritz and Caleb Fritz whose wife is Amy and their children, Emma Grace and Grayson Andrew; his...

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One of the most treasured , effective , and beloved teachers I ever had was Andy .
He is and was a Blessing . I am thankful for Andy .

W.A. Nichols

Andy was an amazing educator; a champion of all things environmental and a dedicated runner. His students adored and respected him, as did his co-workers at CPTC.

My fondest memory of Andy comes from the day that I brought to work a huge bouquet of a wild flower growing with great profusion in my back yard. It had lovely large white headed stems with lacey leaves and I had nurtured it for a year once I found it in the yard. Andy said, "Great bouquet!! Do you know what it is?". I...

Andy was an amazing person and teacher. He had so much knowledge, could always answer any questions we threw at him at CPTC. Except ..once ...
When we were in an old growth forest, asking questions, learning so much...
I asked what is this little purple flower? While I was waiting for the name& Latin name & more information-- He looked close and said You know, I don't remember, when we get back to class, you can look it up What? Andy didn't know? Back in class, I looked...