Obituary of Andrew Reese Fritz

Andrew Reese Fritz July 14, 1966 – Dec 19, 2017 Andrew R. Fritz was born in Yonkers, NY and died along with his wife Jody, in a bus crash in Mexico on December 19, 2017. He is survived by two sons, Jared Fritz and Caleb Fritz whose wife is Amy and their children, Emma Grace and Grayson Andrew, his parents Colonels Edward and Emily Fritz and a brother, Samuel Fritz. His older brother, Dr. Steven Fritz was killed in a car crash on I-5 in Salem, OR 3 years ago. As a child, Andrew lived with his family in Yonkers, NY, Bloomfield, NJ, Dobbs Ferry, NY and Needham, MA. He graduated from Needham High School and Gordon College in Wenham, MA where he met his wife to be. He earned a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Northeastern University In Boston, MA. Following their marriage after graduating from Gordon College, Andy and Jody lived in Ipswich, MA where their two sons were born. Several years later they moved to Washington where Andrew took a position as an Environmental Science Instructor at Clover Park Technical College in Tacoma, WA, where he served up to the time of his death. Andy was a “Marathon Maniac” having completed 162 marathons including the Boston Marathon. A word often used to describe him was he is a “kind” man. A “Celebration of Life” will be held on Saturday, January 6th at 10 AM at the Evergreen Christian Community, 1000 Black Lake Boulevard Southwest, Olympia, WA 98502. The families’ charities of choice are World Vision and the World Wildlife Fund.