OBITUARY: Andrew John Philipp, Mitchell County, Iowa



                           Andrew John Philipp


[ Mitchell County Press online -- Posted July 3, 2002  www.mcpress.com ]

Funeral services were held for Andrew John Philipp, age 27, of Tulsa, OK on
Tuesday, July 2, 2002 at 2 pm at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, with the
Rev. George Hope officiating. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery at Rudd. 

Andrew was born to Roland and Brigitte (Schmahl) Philipp of Osage on
September 4, 1974. He graduated from Osage Community High School where
he was active in the school band program. Andrew also enjoyed outdoor
activities including camping, fishing and hunting. An avid downhill skier,
Andrew attended Western State College in Gunnison, CO while working as a
ski instructor at Crested Butte Resort in Colorado. Leaving Gunnison Andrew
moved to Tulsa, where he lived with his brother Douglas and became a master
automobile and home audio electronics installer. Andrew achieved national
certification for his skill in audio installation and received numerous
awards for his work.

He was noted for his outstanding generosity and willingness to help others
no matter what. 

Andrew leaves behind a host of people who consider themselves blessed to
have known him. These people include his parents Roland and Brigitte Philipp
of Osage, his grandfather John Schmahl of Kamiah, ID; and his siblings which
include Steven of London, England, and his wife Alexis and their children
Peregrin, Benedict and Madeleine, Douglas of Colorado Springs, CO, Deborah
Randall also of Colorado Springs, CO and her husband Steve, Timothy of
Osage and his wife Cindy and their children Emily, Joshua, Zachary, Samuel
and Grace.

Andrew will be greatly missed because he enriched so many lives. He had a
huge heart and it stopped long before it should have.

Champion-Bucheit Funeal Home is in charge of arrangements.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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