Andrew SCHENK

June 16, 1969 - March 14, 2024

Spokane - Andrew Erik Schenk, 54, went to be with his savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Andy was one of the friendliest people you'd ever meet. He loved to visit and knew so many people. It was rare that he would go anywhere where he knew nobody...but he didn't really let that stop him from getting in a good visit anyway. His "love language" was quality time with people and it showed. Andy also loved serving in his community and for the benefit of kids. He was a youth baseball and football coach, served on various school committees, was active in booster clubs, and served as a school board member for the Liberty School District. Andy was hardworking, generous, and helpful. He was a devoted and loving husband and father. He was so proud of his boys. He was supportive of Kiley in her business endeavors as well as being her faithful companion in all the various things she volunteered them to do through the years.

Andy was born and raised in Puyallup, Washington, graduating from Puyallup High School. After graduation, he attended Green River Community College and then transferred to Washington State University where he earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1992. Andy's entire career was about roads. His wife and kids knew more about things like signal timing and chip seals than any family member should. Upon graduation from WSU, Andy began work with the Eastern Region of Washington State Department of Transportation. At the DOT, he worked in design, construction, and traffic design. In 2003, Andy took a position with the City of Spokane in traffic design, later moving to traffic operations and then maintenance and operations management. Five years ago, Andy decided to round out his eastern Washington road career with Spokane County serving as the Road Maintenance Manager. He and Kiley were beginning to talk about putting roads in the rearview mirror. Andy's first project at the DOT was the environmental impact study for the North Spokane Freeway. So, if you're wondering how long a project like that takes to complete, it's clearly longer than one man's 30+ year career.

Andy was an active member of Spangle Community Church for many years while his family lived in the Spangle area where he and Kiley raised their boys. Recently as "empty nesters" he and Kiley had settled into Valley Real Life Riverside as their new church home.

Over the years when Andy wasn't working or volunteering, he enjoyed camping, attending WSU football games, working around his place, listening to "books on tape" on Audible, meeting people for coffee, attending ball games, and cheering for the Liberty Lancers mostly, but also for the Reardan Screamin' Eagles. He talked about how when he retired, he was going to be one of those "old guys" meeting up at the local coffee shops. He was looking forward to all the visiting that was to come.

Andy is survived by his wife, Kiley; sons, Tyson and Tanner; parents, Leon and Janet Schenk; siblings, Stephanie Schenk, Connie (Stacey) Ota, and Dan (Apryl) Schenk; father-in-law, Tom Hennigh; mother-in-law, Daphne Hennigh; sister-in-law, Mandy Flaa; brother-in-law, Justin Flaa; nephews, Michael (Preston) Ota, Zachary Ota, Edgar Schenk, Hunter, and Nathan Flaa; and nieces, Ashlynn Ota, Miley and Leilani Schenk, Allyson, Makena and Makensey Schenk, and Emma Flaa; longtime friend, Adrian Ota; aunts, uncles, many cousins, and his "German kids", Sonja (Lars) Wostefeld, Sophia (Ulrik) Volsing, Daniel, Darius, and Darwin Rahim. His friends list would be extensive. He was loved and will be missed by many.

A celebration of Andy's life will be held on Friday, April 12th at 2 PM at Valley Real Life Riverside Campus at 7111 North Nine Mile Road in Spokane, Washington.

Memorial donations can be made to a scholarship that has been established in his name. Send gifts to Liberty Community Education Foundation, PO Box 82, Spangle, WA 99031. Please note "Andy Schenk Memorial Scholarship".