Andrew Charles Matthews

ANDREW CHARLES MATTHEWS Born July 17, 1974, at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. He passed away on January 25, 2009, at home in San Bernardino, CA, peacefully with family and close friends at his bedside, at age 34, from complications related to a year long battle with metastatic colon cancer. Andrew was raised in Bowie, MD & Suffolk County, England, before moving to Redlands, CA, in 1983 (a 26 year resident of the Redlan ds/San Bernardino area). He attended McKinley Elementary School, Cope Jr. High, graduating from Redlands High School in 1992. He also attended Riverside Community College and Crafton Hills College, receiving his AA before transferring to Cal State San Bernardino, majoring in Criminal Justice. He was a graduate of the Crafton Hills Fire Academy and EMS program and completed the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Academy in June 2000. Andrew was a Deputy Sheriff with San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, currently assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Police Department with the Traffic Unit and Major Accident Investigation Team, previously assigned to West Valley Detention Center, Twin Peaks Station and Victorville Station for 9 years. He was involved with AYSO, Redlands Baseball for Youth, Redlands High School Speech Team; enjoyed skiing, snowboarding, surfing, boating and riding his motorcycle. He is survived by his father, Charles Matthews (Downey, CA); his mother Sharron Matthews (Redlands, CA); brother, Ed M atthews (Irvine, CA). A Celebration of his life will be held at the Lifeway Church (7477 Vineyard Ave. - Rancho Cucamonga) at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, February 2, 2009, followed immediately by a barbeque across the street at Red Hill Park. Informal dress is encouraged. In lieu of flowers, donations to a fund being established in Andy's name to assist other deputies with medical expenses are encouraged. (Donations may be sent to Employee Resources Division - SEAT, 655 E. 3rd Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415 , ATTN: Deputy Cindy Brownell).