Andrew Jack Nelson, Sr. |
| Posted 2007-03-22 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Andrew Jack Nelson, Sr., age 82, died March 26, 2006, in Prescott. He was born April 27, 2923, in Ogden, Utah, to Lloyd and Laura (Keyser) Nelson. Andrew was a self-made man that began working on his own at the age of 11. He worked as a homebuilder selling "Jack Nelson Dream Homes." He was a member of the Prescott Frontier Rotary Club. Andrew was a life-long Rotarian and became the District Governor of District 5260 from 1970 until 1971. He was able to travel the world with rotary and help organize the (Rotary) Rescue Mission in Peru after the Earthquake. Andrew is survived by his wife Elizabeth of Prescott, they shared 63 years together; his two sons, Jack (Shirley) Nelson of Prescott, and Jerry Nelson of Palmdale, Calif. and his daughter Bonnie (Tom) Cormier of Dewey. He is also survived by his 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and his great-great-grandchild. He loved all his family and will be missed dearly by his family and friends. A visitation will be held for Andrew between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on April 1, 2006, at Sunrise Funeral Home in Prescott Valley, Ariz., with Commemoration Services at 12:00 p.m. at the Sunrise Funeral Home Chapel in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Burial will follow the services at Heritage Memorial Park Cemetery in Dewey, Ariz. The family suggests memorial contributions in honor of Andrew be made to Rotary RYLA Youth Program c/o Jeanie Morgan at P.O. Box 2746 Lake Havasu, Arizona, 86405. Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home. Information provided by survivors. |
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