15 July 2009
Obituary: BLET Member Andrew Reed, 27
Bettendorf Iowa USA - Andrew Richard Reed, 27, of
Savanna, died Tuesday, 14 Jul 2009, as a result of a train accident in Bettendorf, Iowa. A Funeral Mass will be held
10:30 a.m. Saturday, 18 Jul 2009, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Savanna, with Father David Austin as
Celebrant. Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Savanna. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday,
17 Jul 2009, at St. John's Church Hall. A memorial fund has been established for Andrew's family. Online condolences and
tributes may be given to the family at lawJonesFuneralHome.com.
Andrew was born 24 Jun 1982, in Clinton, Iowa, the son of Richard and Ramona (Ritchie) Reed. He graduated from Savanna
High School with the Class of 2000. He attended Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois, and also Hamilton Technical School
in Davenport, Iowa.
Andrew was a loving father and adored his daughter, Brynn, and Delaney. He worked for the Dakota, Minnessota & Eastern Railroad as
a conductor. He enjoyed playing sports and boating on the Mississippi River. Andrew was known by his friends as
"Reed-o" and "Sweet-Meat."
Andrew is survived and lovingly remembered by his fiance, Jamie Diercks, their daughter, Brynn, and her daughter, Delaney Holmes, all
of Savanna; his mother, Ramona and John Coffey, of Argyle, Wisconsin; his father, Richard "Dick" Reed, of Moline, Illinois;
three sisters, Jennifer and Julio Ortiz, of Tooele, Utah, Susan Reed and Gus Castango, of Grantsville, Utah, and Katie Reed, of
Savanna; his maternal grandparents, Boyd and Sally Ritchie, of Savanna; two half sisters, Rachel Reed and Ashley Reed, both of
Platteville, Wisconsin; as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Andrew was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Milo and Rose Reed, a sister at birth, Sarah, and an uncle, Raymond
Ritchie.
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