ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: ANDRY, WALTER 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La.

Died Tuesday July 27, 2010

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ANDRY, WALTER 
(September 20, 1923 - July 27, 2010)

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Capt. Walter Gilbert Andry, 86, retired U.S. Navy, a 32-year resident of 
Slidell, LA, passed away peacefully at home and entered eternal life on July 27, 
2010. 

Loving husband of Bernice Castille Andry for 57 years. Loving father to Jeanne 
Lang (Frank, deceased), Denise Troxler (Scott), Diane Soignier (Bob), Walter, 
David (deceased), Christopher, Stephanie Sage (Sean); grandfather of Colleen 
Lang Thayer (Damon), Matthew Lang, Robert Soignier; Kaitlin, Dominique and 
Jacquelyn Andry; Ryan, Natalie and Daniel Sage; great-grandfather of Sasha and 
Lila Thayer. 

Preceded in death by his parents Walter G. Andry and Bertha LeBoeuf Andry, six 
brothers, Walter, Malcolm, Ernest, Bert, Aiden, Noel and one sister, Laura 
Louise. 

Born in New Orleans, he was a graduate of Behrman High and earned a BBA from 
Tulane University in 1943. He began his 31-year naval career at the Navy Supply 
Corps School at Harvard University. During WWII, he served as an officer aboard 
the Destroyer Escort USS John C Butler (DE-339) in the Pacific. The ship earned 
five battle stars for her role in the crucial campaigns to liberate the 
Philippines and capture Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The Butler's other decorations 
include the Presidential Unit Citation for her valiant action against heavy 
Japanese surface ships in the Battle off Samar, and the Navy Unit Commendation 
for shooting down five of six kamikaze attack planes while on picket duty at Ie 
Shima. 

After the war he returned to Tulane where he earned his law degree, and went 
into the Navy reserve. He was recalled to active duty at the beginning of the 
Korean Conflict. For the rest of his 31 year Navy career as a legal officer, he 
was stationed throughout the U.S. and the Philippines. 

After retiring, he worked at the Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis where he 
was a staff attorney for the Naval Oceanographic Office for 10 years. He enjoyed 
helping with community events with the Knights of Columbus, for more than 50 
years, including Slidell Council 2732 for more than 30 years. 

Relatives and family friends are invited to attend the visitation at St. 
Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 1050 Robert Blvd., Slidell, LA on Wed. Aug 4th, 
2010 at 9:30 a.m. with the Funeral Mass beginning at 11:00. Burial will be at 
Westlawn Cemetery in Gretna. Arrangements are being handled by Honaker Funeral 
Home. 

In lieu of flowers, masses preferred, or donations to the American Cancer 
Society or St. Joseph Hospice (Covington).

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