For the past couple of days, over half the visitors to my blog have been searching the web for "Andreas Anselm", and found this post. These visitors have come from all around the world -- Australia, Europe, Canada, Asia, and the U.S. Friends and relatives have left some comments here as well. Andreas must have been a remarkable man to have had this worldwide network of people who cared about him...
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Yesterday Andreas Anselm was killed in an accident just a couple of miles from our home. The Union-Tribune had this brief article:
And that's all I know about the incident. I didn't know Andreas or his family, but my thoughts are with them all today. If you know anything more about this incident, Andreas, or the family, please comment and share it with all of us.A 41-year-old man who was fatally injured in a crane accident east of Jamul on Sunday was identified by authorities yesterday as Andreas Anselm of Garden Grove.
Anselm became entwined on the crane's arm shortly after 6 p.m. on a ranch on Skyline Truck Trail near Hilary Drive. He suffered serious arm and chest injuries before firefighters freed him. He was pronounced dead at 2:35 a.m. yesterday at a San Diego hospital, said a spokesman for the county Medical Examiner's Office.
State safety officials from Occupational Safety and Health Administration were investigating the accident.
Andy (as he is known to us)is a dear friend of mine & my family. We grew up together in India.I now live in Australia, and am extremely shocked & saddened by his untimely death.
ReplyDeleteHis family are now in LA and his youngest sister was by his side when he passed away.They don't know much more about the accident, but I'm sure they will leave no stone unturned to find the truth.
Andy was a loving, generous and loyal friend and he will be sorely missed.
Andy was my cousin and best man at my wedding in 1983. His family are all over the world and we will all miss him. He was very helpful, friendly and I have never heard an unkind word said of him. You never got to Titchfield in England, but we will burn a candle for you Andy on Friday 29 June 2007.
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Please pass on this information to family and friends we might have missed.
I only met Andy on a couple occasions, but there was something about his spirit that was special and calming. I know he held a very special place in the hearts of his mother, family and many friends. My prayers goes out to all of you, I know the sadness must be overwhelming. But please find some solace in the fact that Andy made this world a better place in the short time he was here, and his love of life and laughter he brought will live on forever through the many friends he made.
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We are extremely shocked & saddened by Andys untimely death. Although I have not been fortunate enough to see him while he was here, there was always something special about him when our family talked.Our thoughts and prayers are with A.mercy and family.
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I met Andy on only two occasions so can't claim to have known him intimately as a close friend other than through his mum Mercy whom I first met around ten years or so ago since when we have been firm friends.
ReplyDeleteMy impression of Andy was of someone with a relentless energy always on the move, somewhere to go to something to fix, but always a man who liked to do things in his own way and own time.
Also I have met and enjoyed the company of Andys sister Beryl and know her to be sensitive, considerate of others and a generous and warm person.
I have, on one occassion only, also had the pleasure of a long and dare I say an "expensive" telephone conversation....Andys phone bill, with Cheryl the youngest of Mercys sibs who quite made forget myself....I remember we laughed a lot.
I mention these few details of experience as indictive of a brief insight of my own perception of what might loosley be considerd the "family dynamic", gleened as I had said, largely through my many conversations and exchanges with Andys mum Mercy and a few, albeit brief meetings with her family members but also, because I believe that it is in the context of his family and all that entails that Andy, for me at leased, will be remembered.
I would like to take the opportunity of writing to further express my deepest sympathy and condolences to all of Andys family, his mother Mercy, sisters Beryl and Sheryl for their loss and to say that I will be thinking of them all today
Sincere regards
Steve
Thank you for having this blog.
ReplyDeleteOur warmest condolences to Andy's family. His spirit has touched our hearts. We will miss him.
Friends from Los Angeles, USA
I met Andy 7 or more years ago when he took a rock climbing class from me, since then went skiing and partied with him. When I first met him he was a Frito Lay driver and would give me boxes of free chips.
ReplyDeleteHe had a very strong personality and knew a lot about a lot of things. I considered him a Jack of All Trades. He had the energy of a 20 year old.
He had a bad motorcycle accident in the past and recovered from it.
We had a phone conversation only 3 days before his death when he called after returning home from India and said he was getting a job as a school bus driver and he had an RV. I didn't get the time and location of the funeral so didn't attend. I hope his family gets solace knowing he lived a full life. Whatever the cause of the accident I hope that Andy's death will increase safety measures on construction sites so this doesn't happen to someone else.
Ravi said,
ReplyDeleteI am Andy's cousin, and attended his funeral and cremation. Although a generation ahead of him, Andy bridged this gap ably and with a lot of laughter. He was a jack of all trades, and enjoyed playing hard and working hard too. He was a great joy to his mother. His sisters had a lot of fun with him, and also once in a while differences like all siblings do.
He will be missed by all of us, and may your spirit live on in all you have touched.
I just stumbled across your blog. I am in shock. I hadn't seen or spoken to Andy since our divorce. I had no idea he had died. I thought for sure he would live a long and fruitful life. I am deeply saddened to hear the news that he has been dead for many years. I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to Mercy, Cheryl and Bella. I am so sorry you lost Andy. No words can express the amount of sorrow you feel. I can't even begin to imagine what you have been through. I am so sorry.
This news has touched a nerve for me. Even though Andy and I were divorced, at one time Andy I were deeply in love. I remember that time. I remember the goofball Andy with the donkey laugh who would laugh so hard he would fall to his knees. All I had to do was start telling jokes and he would start laughing so hard he would fall to the floor laughing his donkey laugh and crying. He would beg for mercy because his stomach was hurting. It was easy to make him laugh. He was quick to laugh. I loved that about him. He was always smiling and laughing. He was rarely in bad mood. He was a life of the party kind of guy.
I still can't believe it. It seems like a nightmare. I want to wake up.
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