Howard Wallace Andrews, 99, of Plainsboro Township, passed away peacefully July 22, 2022, at Maplewood Senior Living in Plainsboro.
Howard was born in Syracuse, New York, and enjoyed summers in Truxton, New York, at the Wallace farm. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, studying RADAR at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, where he later earned his Ph.D. He worked his entire career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Murray Hill and Holmdel, advancing to Fellow in Microwave Communication and later in Long Lines.
Howard was a life-long learner. He was an avid collector of books, autographs, technology instruments and automobiles. He was an active member of Holy Cross Church in Rumson and, after he retired, he earned a Master in Divinity at Georgian Court College.
Howard was predeceased by his parents, Howard Alexander and Katherine (Wallace) Andrews, and two brothers, James L. Andrews and David R. Andrews.
He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Tynan Andrews; six sons, James, Howard, Carl, Philip, Ronald and Ross; five daughters-in-law; a sister Annette Biché; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and godchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 6 at Queenship of Mary Roman Catholic Church, 16 Dey Road, Plainsboro Township. Burial will be at a later date in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Road, Newtown, Pennsylvania.
The article originally appeared in the August 4 – 10, 2022 print edition of The Two River Times.
