Alday Bruce Andrews' Obituary
Alday Bruce Andrews, age 67 of Rehoboth Beach, DE passed away peacefully, on Saturday, July 6, 2024. He was well taken care of at Brandywine Assisted Living, in Rehoboth Beach, DE and DE Hospice. His wife and children were with him. Bruce was born Wednesday, April 3, 1957, in Woodbury, NJ, son of the late Alday Bishop Andrews and Lois Burns Andrews who resides in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Bruce retired in September of 2018 after 40 years as an engineer with the DuPont Company, Chambers Works in Deepwater, NJ. Following retirement, he and his wife Beth moved to Rehoboth Beach where they built their dream home and looked forward to enjoying all that Rehoboth has to offer.
Bruce lived life to the fullest, devoting time to his family. Along the way, he found time to be a great soccer dad, and BBQ master, specializing in beef tenderloin with his special "brucey sauce." He also had a great margarita recipe, willing to share with all who asked.
Bruce had many hobbies and found his passion in skiing and sailing. He was the mastermind and planner for several Hobie Cat National events and set the bar high for the gold standard of regattas. He and his wife raced Hobie 16s for many years, traveling throughout North America to compete in local and national regattas. Bruce loved to ski and was quite the expert, it was a joy to follow him down the slopes and try to replicate his classic European style. Bruce shared his skiing passion with his kids, and was able to take many ski vacations to his favorite mountain, Okemo, VT. Later in life Bruce learned to scuba dive and achieved his advanced open water certification, he wanted to make sure he could dive with his daughter on the Great Barrier Reef!
Bruce was a proud member of the Rehoboth Bay Sailing Association and Kings Creek Country Club. He had such a zest for life and is well known for his famous saying: "Who has more fun than us....Nobody!!"
In addition to mother, Bruce is survived by his wife of 32 years, Beth; his children, Alex Andrews (Kat) of Harleysville, PA., Brittany Andrews of Philadelphia, PA and a brother Dave Andrews (Wendy) of Wilmington, North Carolina and six nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE., where friends may visit beginning at 10 AM. The family would like everyone in attendance to wear bright colorful attire as Bruce would want this is to be a celebration.
All those unable to attend the services are invited to join the service via livestreaming by visiting the following link: http://www.parsellfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/permalink/11435584/LTWebcast.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the AFTD Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2700 Horizon Drive, Suite 120, King of Prussia, PA 19406 or to the Rehoboth Bay Foundation, P.O. Box 483, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
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