Andrew Joseph Steel, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away
September 10, 2003 after a short but valiant battle with cancer. Andy was born in
Bridgeport on March 31, 1929, the first child of Alexander Scotland Steel and
Josephine Steel. He attended school in Bridgeport and graduated from Bassick HIgh School in 1947. Andy served his
country during the Korean Conflict with the
24th Army Engineers. Upon his return from the service, he became
employed by the Moore Special Tool Company where he was a loyal employee until his
retirement in 1991.
Andy served the Lord as an Elder of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church and later a deacon of the Covenant Church of Easton.
Andy was a
gentleman and a gentle man. He enjoyed sports, pitching baseballs to his grandson, spending
time with his family, and watching the clouds drift by on a summer day.
Andy is survived
by his devoted wife of 49 years, Marilyn; his children, Karen, Debra
and her husband Carl, Barbara and her husband Bret, and the sunshine of
his senior years, his grandson, Andrew; two sisters, Barbara and
Harriet and two brothers, Frank and Louis; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and
friends. Andy was predeceased by his parents, his stepfather, Louis, and
two brothers, Robert and William.