Andy J. Laird, 91, died on July 2, 2021, at Simpson Meadows. He was the husband Barbara M. Laird with whom he shared just shy of 68 years of marriage.
Born in Dearborn, MI, he was the son of Andrew Lincoln and Grace Mildred Laird. Soon after graduating from Fordham High School, Andy was employed at Cadillac, a division of General Motors, but soon joined the Air Force during the Korean War. It was in the Air Force that he met his future bride, Barbara, who also enlisted to serve her country.
Andy and Barbara were married while still in service on August 1, 1953 and moved to Detroit following four years of serving their country honorably. He resumed employment at Cadillac where he had the opportunity to move around the mid-west and east until finally arriving in Downingtown, PA. It was in Downingtown that Andy retired from Cadillac in 1992 as a General Service Manager after more than 40 years of dedication.
Andy exited the military as Staff Sergeant and continued his dedication as a member of the American Legion Post 475 of Downingtown, PA where he and Barbara celebrated numerous national holidays with fellow veterans. He enjoyed history, especially that of the Civil War where his grandfather served and WWII as he experienced as a boy. In addition, he was a talented wood worker making most the furniture that resides in the home today. Andy was also an avid traveler and he and Barbara traveled all over the world in car, camper, trailer and boat.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara; eldest son, Andrew Laird and child James; middle son Cory Laird and wife, Holly, and children, Jake and Dexter; and daughter Sondra McVeigh (Laird) and husband Eric. Andy also had three grand “fur babies” Buster, Diesel and Tyson.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at James Terry Funeral Home with interment at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, PA.
The viewing/visitation will be held from 10AM to the time of service, 11:00AM.
Memorial donations /in lieu of flowers may be made to the American Legion Post 475 of Downingtown, PA at mylegion.org.
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