Mark Clay Andrews

Andrews Mark Clay Andrews passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on July 31, 2015. Mark was born on August 8, 1956 in Waterbury, Connecticut, and grew up in Cheshire, Connecticut. Mark received his Bachelor's degree at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, and was a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1995. Mark spent 35 years in the banking industry, beginning his career in Boston where he worked on the foreign exchange desk at Bank of Boston. He moved to Ohio to continue his career, beginning at Bank One and held the position of Vice President, Treasury Group, and Portfolio Manager at Huntington National Bank at the time of his death. Mark was proceeded in death by his parents Mary Janice Andrews (née Clay) and Hugh Hill Andrews. He is survived by his loving wife of 27 years, Emily Schmidt Andrews; his son, James Hugh Andrews; and his daughter, Isabel Grace Andrews; his sister, Joy Rivollier; brother-in-law, Elie Rivollier III; niece, Katie Rivollier Haskins; nephew, Elie Rivollier IV; grand niece and nephew, Charlotte and Harrison Haskins; brother-in-law, Benno Schmidt; sister-in-law, Karen Melchar; niece, Phoebe Schmidt; sister-in-law, Phoebe Schmidt; and brother-in-law, Keith Propp. Mark just completed the Pan Ohio Hope Ride (July 23-26), a four day bike tour starting in Cleveland and ending in Cincinnati, a total of 328 miles. This was his third year participating in this charity event, his most successful as both a fundraiser and rider. The Pan Ohio Hope Ride benefits the American Cancer Society Hope Lodges and other patient service programs in the fight against cancer, a cause important to Mark who had lost several close family members to cancer. Mark will be remembered as a most kind, honorable, caring, humble and principled man. In his unassuming way, he helped so many. A memorial celebration for Mark will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at 3 p.m. at All Saints Lutheran Church located at 6770 North High Street, Worthington, OH 43085. The family will be there to greet friends beginning at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Pan Ohio Hope Ride in Mark's name, on his Pan Ohio Hope Ride fundraising page until August 31, 2015 at this link http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/CommunityFundraisingPages/CFPCY15EC?px=31081881&pg=personal&fr_id=68999 or to the American Cancer Association at 10501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, memo: Pan Ohio Hope Ride - Mark Andrews