James Andreasen |
| Posted 2017-12-28 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Thursday, December 28, 2017 <<< James Andreasen, 86, of Lake Havasu City, passed away Dec. 20, 2017. He was born on July 15, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Harry and Mildred Andreasen. James was raised in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1949. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. He married Sharon Ann Reed and fathered his son, James Eric, while attending the University of Nebraska from 1953-1957. James was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and the Alpha Kappa Psi business and professional fraternity, graduating from the University of Nebraska with a BS in business administration in 1957. His varied vocational pursuits were in principle geographical locations: Shell Oil Company in the Midwest until 1960, Motorola and subsequently building/owning Quail Ridge Resort in Sedona, 1960-1994. He lived an invigorating but comfortable and productive life in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Carefree, and Sedona. James raised three children and an assortment of dogs, bent on becoming the veterinarian’s annuity. He left the relative predictability of corporate life in 1978. With the invaluable blessing and assistance of his ”wherever thou goest” wife, lover, friend, and helpmate Sharon. Coupled with the children’s unselfish contribution, he developed, owned and successfully operated Quail Ridge Resort in Sedona for 16 years before retiring to Lake Havasu City in 1994. James enjoyed traveling when time permitted. He was enamored by Costa Rica and New Zealand. He succumbed to the RV lifestyle in the early 1970s. He took several delightful and informative sojourns in the 11 Western states before parting with the last rig (but not the itch) in 2003. Nevertheless, it bears repeating: “There’s no place like home,” and Arizona was home. James was preceded in death by parents, Harry and Mildred Andreasen, and his wife, Sharon Ann. He is survived by sons, James Eric (Elizabeth Ann), Matthew Ross (Holly Kay), daughter Sarah Reed (Timothy) Moser and 10 grandchildren. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. |
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