- Date Of Birth: March 18, 1947
- Date Of Death: November 10, 2021
- State: Indiana
Jesse (Josh) Charles Andrew III, 74, of West Point, passed away on November 10, 2021, holding the hands of his wife and children.
He was born in Lafayette on March 18, 1947, to the late Jesse and Muriel Andrew of West Point, Indiana. He was the oldest child of a farming family and grew up going to the creek, Lake Freeman, and causing havoc with his younger brother Jim and sister Ellie. He graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1965 and Purdue University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture. Before transferring to Purdue, he attended Ball State University where he was a varsity swimmer. He was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
After graduating, he married the love of his life, Carol Eblen Andrew, in 1970 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. They made the Washington, D.C. area their home, and he worked for the Environmental Protection Agency where he received the Outstanding Youth Achievement Award.
Josh and Carol moved back to Indiana in 1975 to manage the family farm. He immersed himself in the farming business, and eventually became interested in computer technology and its impact on agriculture and farm management.
Josh was active in community events and an avid bicyclist, competing in both track and road races in his earlier days. He had a great interest in boating, fly fishing, and photography, and incorporated these hobbies into many family vacations over the years. Although quiet in nature, he was an enthusiastic father of Erin and Jesse and did not shy away from embarrassing them with cheers during youth swim meets and sporting events. He valued the friendships he had over shared laughs, a good beer, and a fishing rod in hand. Josh was an inspiration to his children and left them with a strong foundation of love and many wonderful stories and memories.
Josh is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Carol Andrew; his daughter Erin Andrew (Jason Hickman) of Alexandria, Virginia; and his son Jesse C. Andrew IV (C’Koh) of West Point, Indiana; his grandchildren, Allen Andrew, Charlie Andrew, Maeve Hickman and Jack Hickman; his brother James Andrew (Laura) of Lafayette, Indiana; and his sister Elizabeth Andrew (John Kipp) of Long Beach, California.
