JR Andrews ’92 Endowed Financial Aid Fund

John “JR” Richard Andrews Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, on August 30, 1973. He passed away from natural causes on January 13, 2023, while visiting the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica at the age of 49. JR grew up in Kailua on O‘ahu and attended Le Jardin Academy and Punahou School, graduating in 1992. JR graduated from the University of Washington (UW) in 1996 with a Bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing. He worked in technology sales and later as a real estate investor.

A sports fan and a disciplined athlete himself, JR was an avid surfer who was sponsored at an early age. He paddled for Punahou and was also recruited to be on the crew team at UW where he often served as the coxswain. JR was a frugal minimalist but also generous. He was a kind gentleman, and he had a wise old soul and an infectious smile. He was true to himself and stuck to his own schedule, making the most of every day by doing what made him happy and enjoying those around him. He lived life to the fullest. JR’s greatest joys were his friends, old and new.

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