Andy started wrestling his senior at White Plains High in New York. From this beginning, he developed a passion for the sport that led him and a handful of parents to start the Danbury Youth Wrestling Association on May 12, 1988. The organization’s purpose was to provide mats to the school system and help needy kids go to wrestling camps. 

Andy was elected treasurer of the organization in 1988 and served two years before taking over as the youth wrestling organization’s second president in 1990 and remained on the Board of Directors until his passing in November 2005 at the age of 65.

Andy and his wife Janet had four children, two boys and two girls. His oldest son, Ben, was a two-time State Open champion and went to Brown University to wrestle. Andy felt that Ben got a “sense of accomplishment and pride” as well as a positive self-image from wrestling. 

Despite battling cancer in 2005, Andy remained highly involved and interested in the Danbury wrestling family. His unselfish attention and concern for the wrestlers, especially through this challenging period, demonstrated his passion for the sport and the size of his heart.

Andy said wrestling provided him with the most memorable moments. He saw the lives of kids changed after becoming motivated from their success in wrestling.

Andy was also an internationally-known stamp dealer, buying and selling stamps for 44 years. He was president of the Sotheby Parke Bernet Stamp Auction company and once sold the world’s rarest stamp, a one center British Guiana.