ROBERT JAMES COYLE

Alan Burke Andrews, 77, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on August 15, 2020, at St. Rose Hospital of COVID-19.

Alan was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Rhoda and Edward F. Andrews, on May 4, 1943, and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.

Better known as ‘Stubby’’, Alan graduated from Grosse Pointe High School in 1961 where he excelled in both academics and sports. Due to his reputable speed and stature, Alan received two varsity letters in football as well as three letters in baseball. During his junior year, Alan was All Conference Border City League as a half back and was offered a football scholarship to the University of Kentucky. Instead, Alan chose to attend the University of Michigan, where he joined the Iota Beta chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

After earning his BBA and MBA at the University of Michigan, Alan attended law school at the University of San Francisco. He went on to be a successful practicing attorney in Las Vegas, where he became an Assistant United States Prosecuting Attorney. He opened his own practice where he specialized in First Amendment law. If outside the office, he could surely be found playing golf with any number of his closest friends. Alan had it all figured out and found joy in the simple aspects of life. He refused to miss a Michigan football game and could be extremely vocal to unsuspecting Ohio State fans he encountered in public. To say that Alan loved animals would be an understatement, enjoying countless hours at the park with his three dogs, Mickey, Woody, and Lily. The four of them spent the rest of their time eating peanut butter and honey sandwiches, listening to Genghis Khan audio books, and watching Alan’s favorite western movies. An endlessly generous and forgiving man, he will be missed deeply by many.

Alan was preceded in death by his parents, as well as his precious older sister, Judy Andrews, and his dear cousins, Herb “5-Star” Abrash, and Joanie “Wonder Woman” Sneyd. Alan is survived by his brother, Edward “Punch” Andrews and Colleen Andrews, his wife Karen Andrews, as well as his five children, Sarah Andrews, Katherine Andrews, Rebecca Andrews, Teddy Andrews, and Robert Andrews.

Due to COVID-19 concerns regarding the health and safety of his loved ones, Alan’s service will be postponed with hopes of honoring him in the summer of the coming year. Alan wished to be cremated and have his ashes spread over Pine Lake in West Bloomfield, as he enjoyed every summer of his long life there. No services scheduled.

If you were to ask Bob, he would say that he was just a friendly, neighborhood garbage man. But he was so much more than that. Bob came to Las Vegas as the Area President of Republic Services in 2004, and was responsible for overseeing waste collection for more than 450,000 homes and thousands of businesses in southern Nevada. Before coming to Las Vegas, Bob managed solid waste programs in Chicago, California, Hawaii and Europe. He earned accolades for his innovative approach for waste collection services at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and for his revolutionary single-stream recycling program implemented throughout southern Nevada.

Bob was a proud native of Chicago, Illinois and a graduate of the prestigious De Paul University. He reveled in his Chicago roots through the celebration of his Irish heritage and Catholic faith and his love of Italian cuisine and devotion to his beloved Cubbies and da Bears. Bob will also be remembered for his devotion to his adopted home of Las Vegas, where he was Chairman of the Board of the Boys and Girls Club. He served with distinction on the Government Affairs Committee of the Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Henderson Chamber of Commerce.

Political and Community Leaders at every governmental level routinely sought his advice and counsel. When Bob retired in November of 2017, he was presented with proclamations from US Senators and Congressmembers, the Governor, and elected officials from municipal governments throughout the region.

Bob’s contagious sense of humor, his wisdom and his humility inspired everyone around him. Will Rogers once said, “I never met a man I didn’t like.” The same could be said about Bob Coyle, with the addition that he was also liked by every person who ever met him.

Bob was also a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Bob is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pam, son Chris and daughter-in-law Susan, and daughter Kelly and son-in- law, John. He loved and reveled in the spirit of his three grandchildren from Kelly and John, Jackson, Logan and Bailey Rose.

Bob worked hard, and played hard. If he wasn’t found on a golf course enjoying a round of 18, he enjoyed watching his grandsons, Jackson and Logan, play baseball and his granddaughter, Bailey Rose, play softball. His family vacations spent on his boat years ago, or of recent, enjoying the ocean and sandy beaches of Maui were his favorite. For the past few years, he was proud to bring Jackson, Logan and Bailey Rose with him to Piero’s Italian Cuisine on Thanksgiving Day to serve dinner to the community of Las Vegas.

In lieu of flowers, Bob would appreciate donations made in his honor to The Boys and Girls Club of Southern Nevada.