Irv Andrzejewski passed away peacefully on November 18, 2021 at the age of 96. He was able to stay at his home of nearly 60 years until the end, watching daily mass, Michigan football games and looking out his front window at the beautiful view of the Thames River.
Irv Andrzejewski was born 1925 in Bay City, MI to Stephen and Anna (Szafran) Andrzejewski. The eldest of four children, he graduated from Bay City Central High School and Bay City Junior College. Irv served in the U.S. Army during World War II in both the European and Pacific campaigns, earning the Bronze Star for his service. One of his favorite Army stories was about the time his division baseball team played a team of touring Major Leaguers at Rizal Stadium in Manila, Philippines where he had two hits off of future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn.
After the war he graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Michigan and went on work for the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, MI. He then transferred to their Allyn’s Point Plant in Gales Ferry, CT, working for Dow for 35 years.
In 1956 he married Lou Ann Thomas and they had two children, Karen and Stephen. He is survived by his two children, his sister Ethel Flanagan and many close friends including Ed, Jane, Jim, Joellen, Stan, and Rita. He is predeceased by his wife Lou Ann, sister Maxine “Pat” Klass and brother Ron Andrews. Irv enjoyed meeting friends for breakfast, happy hour, drinking margaritas, running, tennis, golf, skiing, baseball, and attending daily mass. He was a longtime member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and was the third President of the Thames Ski Club, continuing to be a member of the Club until his death.
Irv's family will greet relatives and friends on Wednesday, December 1, from 6 to 8pm, at the Dinoto Funeral Home, 17 Pearl Street, Mystic. An additional calling hour will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in the vestibule of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 1650 Route 12, Gales Ferry. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in the church at 11 a.m. Burial with full military honors will immediately follow in Gales Ferry Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Irv’s memory may be made to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Norwich, CT.
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