Wayne Keith Andrew Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 7, 2024, at the age of 85, Wayne Keith Andrew of Blacksburg, Virginia passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Wayne Keith Andrew to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Delores Nielsen and Bill Nielsen; his parents-in-law, Justine and Hilaire Lips; his nephew Scott Andersen; and his brother-in-law Jonathan Lips.

He is survived by: his wife Hilary Lips; his siblings, Kay Andersen, Janet Kleen (Steve Kleen) and Jim Nielsen (Liu Minfang); his siblings-in-law, Marian Lips (Kevin Smith), Karen Lips (Ole Hammarlund) and Tom Lips (Linnéa Rowlatt); his nieces and nephews, Kristen Hughes (Rob Hughes), Amanda Youngblood (Jaime Youngblood), Samantha Macdonald (Scott Macdonald), Maria Kindrick (Thomas Kindrick), Jennifer Smith, Hilary Smith, Karmen Walther, Freija Walther (Cody Reaume), Steve Kleen (Whitney Kleen), Jared Nielsen (Kayla Nielsen), Josh Nielsen (Andrea Nielsen), Jacob Nielsen, James Nielsen and Leif Hammarlund (Dominique Daoust); and his cousins, Gail Cooper (Walt Rudolph), Nancy Maschman, Edna Grotjahn-Early (Dennis Early), Tim Eddy, David Eddy (Bree Eddy), Debbie Navarro (Mike Navarro) and Steven Eddy (Nelda Eddy).

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Friends of Saguaro National Park (https://www.friendsofsaguaro.org).