Dad / Andy Engman: 11/21/1911-07/16/2004 Rest In Peace!
Dad / Andy Engman: 11/21/1911-07/16/2004 Rest In Peace!
At 8:30 pm on Friday July 16th 2004 my dad Andy Engman died peacefully in his sleep at Knolls West Convalescent Hospital in Victorville, CA. He had a long, incredible, full, and complete life.
I just read he won a Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Golden Award in 1985 for his lifetime contributions to the art of animation. http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Motion_Picture_Screen_Cartoonists_Awards/1985
Here is the obituary we are putting in the Burbank papers this Sunday August 1st 2004:
Andrew Alfons Engman, "Andy"
Andy Engman was born 11/21/11 in Vasa, Finland. He passed away 7/16/04 inVictorville, CA.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Elsie; daughter Andrea; brothers Arnold and Ragnar; sister Milly; and grandson Karl Matthew Kemp.
He is survived by his second wife Anita; Son, Drew (Vicki) Engman; daughters Corinne (Don) Kemp; Elissa Siefert; Drina Hirst; sisters Gladys Vance; Vennen Nygard; brother Charles; 10 grandsons and 7 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, And life long friends.
His family writes: Andy immigrated to the the Bronx NY USA at age 15 from Finland. He went to California in 1937 where he began his 35 year career as an animator at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California. He and Elsie lived on Florence Street (between Magnolia Blvd. & Clark St.) in Burbank for 27 years, where they raised their 5 children. He was involved in the Boy Scouts of America (Leader Troop 115 out of Toluca Lake), Kiwanis (Keynote speaker), and PTA (Lifetime member). He won several awards for his contributions to animation arts as part of the Disney team, and many trophies, plaques, certificates, and other acknowledgements from all the other organizations which he volunteered so much time and creativity towards.
Andy was a kind and gentle man. He had a great artistic talent in animating, sketching, caricaturing, and painting. He entered many local art shows and contests and won numerous awards for his land and seascapes and his unique driftwood art made from found objects along the west coast beaches. Andy was patriotic and always flew the American Flag. In earlier retirement years (1972-1980) he traveled the United States and the world with his wife Elsie. He lived a full, productive, fun life.
There will be a celebration of life memorial service on Saturday, August 21 at 1pm at Andy's home 9976 Mountain Rd. Pinon Hills CA 92372. For directions and details contact Andy's son, Drew Engman (760) 868-3445 E-mail: drew_engman@hotmail.com
Current Mood: okay, but it's getting late and I should go to bed!
Current Music: David Bromberg old solo album with "Chump Blues" & others
At 8:30 pm on Friday July 16th 2004 my dad Andy Engman died peacefully in his sleep at Knolls West Convalescent Hospital in Victorville, CA. He had a long, incredible, full, and complete life.
I just read he won a Motion Picture Screen Cartoonists Golden Award in 1985 for his lifetime contributions to the art of animation. http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Motion_Picture_Screen_Cartoonists_Awards/1985
Here is the obituary we are putting in the Burbank papers this Sunday August 1st 2004:
Andrew Alfons Engman, "Andy"
Andy Engman was born 11/21/11 in Vasa, Finland. He passed away 7/16/04 inVictorville, CA.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Elsie; daughter Andrea; brothers Arnold and Ragnar; sister Milly; and grandson Karl Matthew Kemp.
He is survived by his second wife Anita; Son, Drew (Vicki) Engman; daughters Corinne (Don) Kemp; Elissa Siefert; Drina Hirst; sisters Gladys Vance; Vennen Nygard; brother Charles; 10 grandsons and 7 great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, And life long friends.
His family writes: Andy immigrated to the the Bronx NY USA at age 15 from Finland. He went to California in 1937 where he began his 35 year career as an animator at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank California. He and Elsie lived on Florence Street (between Magnolia Blvd. & Clark St.) in Burbank for 27 years, where they raised their 5 children. He was involved in the Boy Scouts of America (Leader Troop 115 out of Toluca Lake), Kiwanis (Keynote speaker), and PTA (Lifetime member). He won several awards for his contributions to animation arts as part of the Disney team, and many trophies, plaques, certificates, and other acknowledgements from all the other organizations which he volunteered so much time and creativity towards.
Andy was a kind and gentle man. He had a great artistic talent in animating, sketching, caricaturing, and painting. He entered many local art shows and contests and won numerous awards for his land and seascapes and his unique driftwood art made from found objects along the west coast beaches. Andy was patriotic and always flew the American Flag. In earlier retirement years (1972-1980) he traveled the United States and the world with his wife Elsie. He lived a full, productive, fun life.
There will be a celebration of life memorial service on Saturday, August 21 at 1pm at Andy's home 9976 Mountain Rd. Pinon Hills CA 92372. For directions and details contact Andy's son, Drew Engman (760) 868-3445 E-mail: drew_engman@hotmail.com
Current Mood: okay, but it's getting late and I should go to bed!
Current Music: David Bromberg old solo album with "Chump Blues" & others
posted by Drew | 12:03 AM
3 Comments:
Wow, it's been 6 years already - time flies just living life.
Hi Drew
I'm a former neighbor on Florence St in Burbank. My family moved to 520 N. Florence back in 1951, and we moved to Idyllwild in 1965. We have fond memories of your mom and dad, known simply as Elsie and Andy. We watched Disney movies in your garage, swimmed in your above-ground pool, and looked forward to your dad's personalized Christmas cards each year. One year, he and Izzy Bolduc made wooden horses for all the kids in the neighborhood. My brother Steve was about the same age as your sister Lissa(born in 1947), I was about the same age as your sister (born in 1949). As I recall, you were the youngest of the siblings.
My parents Bill and Jane Haine are both deceased, but I know that they kept in touch with your dad and his wife in Phelan/Pinon Hills, as well as other former neighbors, the Bolducs, the Belchers, the Englekings, Maxine Davis and her son Chris Gargaro, among others.
My wife Kathi and I are retired high school teachers and live in Rancho Cucamonga. We now own the cabin my parents bought back in 1965 up in Idyllwild, and spend most of our weekends up there.
Bob (Robert) and Kathi Haine.
P.S.: We too are musicians--you can check out our songs at youtube.com/bobandkathi
This was very nice to read, I don't know too much about Andy other than that he was my grandfathers cousin so we're distant relatives then. I have heard about Andy from my dad and I found it wery nice to get to know more about him since I myselfe like to draw and is kinda hopeing to become an animator one day if I ever get the chance to learn so Andy is a big inspiration for me
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