Andrew G. Matey

ANDREW G. MATEY , FORMERLY OF YOUNGSTOWN, OH , DIED AFTER A BRIEF BATTLE WITH PANCREATIC CANCER. HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE AT HIS SIDE AUGUST 8TH, 2009 AT EMORY HOSPITAL WHEN HE PEACFULLY LEFT US. ANDY WAS BORN FEBRUARY 3RD , 1944 TO PARENTS, HELEN AND ANDREW MATEY. HE WAS RAISED ON THE WESTSIDE OF YOUNGSTOWN WHERE HE WENT ON TO PLAY BOTH FOOTBALL AND TRACK UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COACH, LOUIS "RED" ANGELO. HE WAS HONORED IN 1990 WITH HIS INDUCTION IN THE CHANEY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. HE GRADUATED FROM YOUNGSTOWN STATE COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN EDUCATION. DURING HIS COLLEGE YEARS HE WAS EMPLOYED BY PACKARD ELECTRIC AS A SERVICE BOY. HE QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS AND THIS ULTIMATELY BECAME HIS LIFELONG CAREER. ANDY ENJOYED A LONG AND PRODUCTIVE RUN AT PACKARD ELECTRIC WHERE HE SPENT HIS LAST TWENTY YEARS AS A PLANT MANAGER. ANDY WAS A RESPECTED LEADER AND FRIEND TO MANY. HE RETIRED AFTER THIRTY THREE YEARS OF SERVICE IN 1997. ANDY WAS ALWAYS PROUD OF HIS SERVICE IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WHERE HE SERVED FROM 1967 TO 1973. HE WAS AN AVID WAR HISTORIAN AND COLLECTED MILITARY WEAPONS AND MEMORABILIA. ANDY WAS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS MOTHER, HELEN MATEY AND HIS FATHER, ANDREW MATEY. ALSO PASSED ON WAS HIS BROTHER, ROBERT MATEY. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE , NANCY J. MATEY (SICILIANO) , NOW OF SUWANEE, GA WHERE THEY HAVE MADE THEIR HOME FOR THE LAST THIRTEEN YEARS. ALSO, SURVIVED BY HIS SON MARK MATEY AND HIS WIFE HEIDI, OF JACKSONVILLE, FL . HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER MARNI TAMARKIN (MATEY) AND HER HUSBAND ROBERT TAMARKIN OF ALPHARETTA, GA. ANDY LEFT BEHIND SIX GRANDCHILDREN BROOKE MATEY 11, COURTNEY MATEY 9, AND JARED MATEY 5 ALL OF JACKSONVILLE, FL AND LINDSAY TAMARKIN 11, SYDNEY TAMARKIN 9, AND JOSH TAMARKIN 5 OF ALPHARETTA, GA. ALSO, HIS BELOVED NIECES JENNIFER HAMILTON (MATEY) AND HEIDI MATULA (MATEY). THE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT IN LIEU FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN THE MEMORY OF ANDREW MATEY TO THE SAVE-A-LIMB-FUND. THIS CHARITY HOLDS AN ESPECIALLY CLOSE AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE FAMILY. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS CAN BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE : RUBIN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ORTHOPEDICS SINAI HOSPITAL 2401 WEST BELVEDERE AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21215