Los Angeles, California
Risk-Taking as Way of Life
We didn't want to live life in a cupboard," said Shannon Curry Green, describing her husband, Andrew. He had already had one brush with death, when, at 18, a pot of oil caught fire on his family's stove and exploded as he tried to carry it outside. He spent the summer in the hospital and emerged with physical scars and a breathtaking drive, a person who embraced risks "professionally, athletically and emotionally," his wife said.
He crammed all kinds of activity into his days, skiing and kayaking like an expert and playing the drums à la Led Zeppelin. He loved art, and was looking forward to seeing the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. His interests crisscrossed time and space. "A friend of ours summed it up," said Mrs. Curry Green, an artist who hopes to design a memorial to the trade center victims. "He is the person who could go from talking about a book that just came out to telling a knock-knock joke from sixth grade."
He was aboard American Airlines Flight 11, on his way back to Los Angeles, where he was director of business development for eLogic, after a day of meetings in Boston on Sept. 10. That night he had called his mother from his hotel and asked whether it was too late to run up to her house in Chelmsford, Mass., for a visit. Of course not, Pat Green told him. He arrived at 10:30, and the two of them sat up until 1 a.m., talking. "That was a gift," she said.
Always Remember To Never Forget Lorraine Amundsen SINY
May Andrew and all those lost 22 yrs ago as well as those lost since ...Rest in Eternal Peace
Lorraine Amundsen
September 11, 2023 | Staten Island, NY
Rest in Peace Andrew.
Seth Colcord
September 09, 2023 | Los Angeles, CA | Friend
Thoughts are with you and your family and friends today .. you will never be forgotten.
Tom H
September 08, 2023 | San Jose, CA
The 9-11 memorial at the Boston Public Garden was very busy on Saturday. I was there just before Noon. During the rest of the year, I'll see someone seated on one of the benches facing the memorial, just thinking. There are always flowers and cards, here. I think of Andrew often (he was responsible for introducing many of us to Ken Schwaber and Scrum in the Summer of 2000.) That "Read this. We should talk to this guy." brief conversation about Ken that morning; epic lasting impact.
Greg Tutunjian
September 12, 2021 | Milton, MA | Coworker
A time to remember those who died, those who served, and those who carry on...
Keeping Andrew and his family in my prayers.
Lorraine Amundsen
September 11, 2021 | Staten Island, NY
Andrew - you are still missed and are still an inspiration.
Jim
September 10, 2021 | CA | Classmate
On this 19th Anniversary of 9/11, I continue to send up a prayer for Andrew and his family. As I didn't know Andrew personally, I did receive his name randomly on a memorial bclet after that tragic day for all of us. May his family find comfort in knowing he is not forgotten.
Lorraine Amundsen, Staten Island, NY
Lorraine Amundsen
September 11, 2020 | Staten Island, NY
Our continued thoughts of sympathy we send to your family. Everyday may God give the strength needed to cope. Andrew is still sadly missed by many.
The Kindred Family
November 26, 2018
I was (am) friends with Andrew's younger brother Matt growing up in school. I would see Andrew passing by from time to time when I visited their house. Matt and I played in a band together and at one point in competing bands. At a battle of the bands at Town Hall Matt had Andrew and their Dad helping him with his band. I remember that their audio equipment was far superior to ours...
Seth Colcord
September 11, 2018 | Chelmsford, MA
