Wednesday, January 6, 2021
I retired from Stelco Lake Erie Works in 2006. The retirement party was at The Erie Beach Hotel in Port Dover. All was well and good and then Andy showed up. That smile he had was so engaging, I knew the party was about to start. I know we had a really nice meal, we also had a few wee drams. I can't remember saying goodbye to Andy, or anybody, as the girls from the soccer team I coached had to drive me home.
I knew Andy for about twenty years, through the 80's and the 90's, due to the Paul Wurth Equipment at the Blast Furnace. He always sponsored me in the Blast Furnace Golf Tournament, where again, we would partake of a few wee drams.
He was great company, always quick to laugh, enjoyed a good joke, BUT, he was a Hibs Supporter, pity, and I was a Glasgow Rangers Supporter which led to many a good argument.
We drifted apart when I was posted to the Coke Ovens at Lake Erie Works, no Paul Wurth Equipment there.
I will always remember him as that big guy with that great smile and a great friend.
