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JOHN MCANDREWS of PELHAM, MA, February 2, 1928 – March 6, 2014
March 10th, 2014 | 
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PELHAM, John McAndrews of Pelham passed away on March 6 at the Redstone Rehab Center surrounded by the love of his family. John was born on February 2, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the only son of Edna and James McAndrews. John enlisted in the Army immediately after completing high school and attended Case Western Reserve University under the GI Bill, graduating from the School of Architecture. As a registered architect, he worked in New York City for Harrison and Abromowitz, the designers of the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center. He later had his own design firm in upstate New York after which he settled in Amherst designing elderly housing for the Farmers Home Administration. John was an avid golfer and talented watercolor artist. His paintings have been displayed in various galleries in the area. He was a member of the Orchards Golf Club for many years and then joined the Amherst Golf Club. He was also a member of the American Institute of Architects.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years Patricia Mulcahy McAndrews, his son James and wife Lisa and his daughter Kathleen and her husband John Forsythe. The couple was also blessed with six grandchildren, Carly, Tyler and Todd McAndrews and Kaitlin, Jack and Megan Forsythe.
Calling hours will be on March 15 from 11 am to 1 pm at the Douglass Funeral Home in Amherst. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com.
Service details, Social networking, Memorial Guestbook and Slideshow are available here.
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