Captain Edward Levirgil Andrews, IV 

Redding Fire Captain Ed Andrews passed away the morning of May 14, 2007, while doing what he loved, running as he prepared for the upcoming fire season. Ed was born in Redding, California on February 4, 1954. He graduated from Enterprise High School in 1972. He has been an active member of the fire service since 1974, and was a 21 year veteran of the Redding Fire Department.

Captain Andrews had several occupations through the years including: Fire Instructor for both College of the Siskiyous and Shasta College; Emergency Medical Technician for Mercy Medical Center; Helitack Foreman for the Bureau of Land Management; Operations Manager for the former Lassen Park Ski Area; Law Enforcement for the Whiskeytown National Parks Service; Fire Apparatus Engineer for the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection; Firefighter for the City of Red Bluff and Firefighter for the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. He was also very involved with the Redding Little League program and spent many hours maintaining and building baseball fields here in Redding. Captain Andrews loved the outdoors, working on his property, skiing Mt. Shasta, boating at the lake, teaching his classes, coaching baseball, and most of all just being with people.

Thank you Ed for all the love, laughs, advice and the wisdom you have given so many people.

He is survived by his mother, Fredricka Burgess of Red Bluff; his daughter, Amy Jane Andrews; his son, Eddie L. John Andrews; their mother Jane Andrews, all of Redding; his brothers, Alan Andrews of Washington, Don Andrews of Corning, and Jason Andrews of Redding; his sister, Penny Carson of Los Molinos; and his girlfriend, Lynda Eaton of Redding. The Memorial Service for Captain Ed Andrews was held at 10:00 a.m. on May 23, 2007, at the Big League Dreams Sports Complex located at 20155 Viking Way, Redding, California.

A private graveside service for family and close friends was held on May 22, 2007, in Weed, California.

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