Raleigh Chinn Andrews
May 30, 1925 - November 13, 2010
Obituary
Raleigh Andrews, 85 of Seattle Washington passed away quietly on Saturday, November 13 at Northwest Hospital surrounded by family.
Raleigh was born in Seattle in 1925 to Edward W. Andrews and Margaret Chinn Andrews and was the younger brother of Edward W. Andrews. Raleigh attended Lakeside, The Taft School and Stanford University. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He married Carolan Hoefer in Chicago Illinois and moved back to Seattle in 1968. He was a member of the University Club, Seattle Golf Club and Seattle Tennis Club. He was an owner and the manager of the Northwest Industrial Buildings in Seattle for many years.
Raleigh was an accomplished snow skier, golfer, and nationally ranked tennis player who was known for his sense of humor, competitiveness, piloting his Sea Ray across the Sound from his summer house on Bainbridge Island near Restoration Point.
Raleigh is survived by sons, Raleigh C. Andrews Jr., John C. Andrews and his daughter Marcie Gwiazdon and seven grandchildren.
Raleigh was preceded in death by the mother of his children Carolan H. Andrews, his father Edward W. Andrews, his mother Margaret C. Andrews and his brother Edward W. Andrews Jr.
A memorial/celebration will be held at the Seattle Tennis Club, 922 McGilvra Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112 on Sunday December 5 at 5:00 pm.
Memorials can be made to either the Bainbridge Land Trust or the West Sound Wildlife Shelter on Bainbridge Island where Marcie works as a volunteer.
It was an honor to be able to help care for your father. He was a very nice man and the entire staff at Andelcare miss hearing about his daily goings on. It was a pleasure to work with sons such as John and Raleigh Jr. who truely loved and care so much for their father. They are sons every father I’m sure would love to have.
I know they miss their father very much. Rest in peace Raleigh and hope you have some great tennis games lined up in heaven.