Lawrence Andrews

PRESTON - Lawrence George Andrews was born Dec. 4, 1924, to Lawrence C. and Ida Mae Rinderknect Andrews in Providence, Utah. He grew up and attended school in Logan, Utah. In 1951 he married Carol Sorenson of Preston, Idaho. Two children were born into this family, Susan, and L. Steven. Since 1990 he and Carol have spent their time between their homes in Albuquerque, N.M., and Preston, Idaho. He enjoyed many summer months fishing in the reservoirs in Franklin County.
Lawrence was a patriot, always proud to be a citizen of this magnificent country. He was inducted into the Army in May 1943. While in the army he served in the 34th Division of the 5th Army in the invasion and liberation of Italy. In Italy he was presented with a Purple Heart He returned to Logan following World War II. He and his brother Dale opened the Andrews Service Garage.
He was called back into the Army in 1951 when his Army Reserve unit was activated during the Korean conflict. At that time he was assigned to an Army Replacement Depot in Germany for three years. While in Germany he made the decision to make the Regular Army his full time career. He spent the next 13 years as the sergeant major of the Oregon Army Recruiting Station in Portland, Ore. In 1968 he served a one year hardship tour in Teagu, Korea, where he was acting command sergeant major of the 8th Army. His next assignment was sergeant major of the New York City, Long Island Army Recruiting Command. He held that position for the next three years. He was reassigned to Albuquerque, N.M., as the sergeant major of Army Recruiting to help establish a new recruiting district for New Mexico and northwestern Texas. He retired from the Army in 1978 in Albuquerque, N.M., after 30 years of active duty.
After his retirement from the Army, he became a connoisseur of old Western movies - preferably in black and white with the hero and villain identified by their white or black hat. He loved watching baseball, the all-American game. When he could gather a buddy, Lawrence enjoyed golfing. His name even appeared in the newspaper after hitting a hole-in-one.
Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents; brother Dale; and sister Ruth. Lawrence is survived by his wife Carol; daughter Susan (James Wilkie); son L. Steven (Leigh-Ann); grandson Steven Wilkie; brother Richard Andrews and his wife Suzanne; sister LuDene Bickmore and her husband Rulon; brother-in-law, Jack Buttars; sister-in-law Wilma Surface; and grandchildren through marriage Alex Wilkie (Irina), Andrew Wilkie, and Jessica Wilkie.
After a courageous battle with heart disease and cancer, he passed away peacefully April 7, 2007. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 12, 2007, in the Preston 1st/5th/8th Ward chapel, 213 S. 200 E., Preston, with Bishop Randy Wakley conducting. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Military rites and interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Webb Funeral Home of Preston.