JAMES HOWARD ANDREW

1959-2018

James Howard Andrew died peacefully on May 16, 2018, after a long and courageous fight with cancer. He was 59 years old. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Joanie Andrew; their son Cameron Andrew; and his mother, Annette Andrew, all of Houston, Texas. He is also survived by his brother David Andrew and partner Greg Simonsen of Dallas, Texas; his father-in-law and mother-inlaw James and Judie Burton of Sulphur, Louisiana, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his son Kaplan James Andrew and his father Howard Russell Andrew.

Jim was born in Houston on February 24, 1959, but grew up in Louisiana and called New Orleans home. He graduated from O.P. Walker High School in New Orleans in 1977. After high school, he attended LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he earned a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He subsequently earned an MBA in International Business from the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

Jim spent his entire professional career working for ConocoPhillips, where he retired as Vice President, Corporate Acquisitions and Divestitures. He spent the bulk of his career traveling the globe in international business development, after early years as a petroleum engineer. Throughout his career, he and his family lived in New Orleans, Anchorage, Calgary, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Houston.

Jim was active in several business and civic groups over the years. He served in leadership roles in the Petroleum Joint Venture Association of Canada, the Association of International Negotiators and the American Chamber of Commerce In Vietnam. He was also elected as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the American Chamber in Ho Chi Minh City in 2008. Jim was an active United Way supporter in every city in which he lived, including serving as Chairman of the United Way Organizing Committee for Ho Chi Minh City in 2007 and 2008.

Jim was an avid pilot for over 30 years, most recently seaplane and glider ratings. He loved to travel and visited 40 countries for work or pleasure. London and Hanoi were his favorite world cities. True to his Louisiana roots, he was a great cook and loved to cook for family and friends. Most of all, he loved his friends and family who will miss him.

The family will receive friends on Friday, May 18, 2018, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Schmidt Funeral Home Grand Parkway.The funeral service will be Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 11a.m., also at the funeral home. There will be a private family burial at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

Memorial remembrances may be made to the Kappa Alpha Order Educational Fund - Kaplan James Andrew Memorial Scholarship (kaoef.org) or the National LeioMyoSarcoma Foundation at nlmsf.org or Phi Gamma Delta Educational Fund; LSU Chapter in memory of Jim Andrew, Phigam.org, P.O. Box 4599 Lexington, KY 40544.