Andrew Amway, 86, of Lancaster, entered into rest Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at the Mennonite Home/Trillium and Hospice. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Stanley and Anne Amway. He was the loving husband to the late Sylvia (Weaver) Amway. They had been married 62 years.

A 1956 McCaskey graduate and '59 Millersville University grad, Andy spent 41 years as a teacher and coach at Hempfield High School, where he taught American history and chaired the history department. He also served as an advisor to the Hempfield Varsity Club.

After retiring, Andy was an adjunct professor, teaching history at Immaculata College. When not teaching during the summer, Andy managed the summer playgrounds in Ephrata in the mid-1960s. He also coached youth baseball. He also was the manager at Lititz Springs Community Pool for more than 40 years. But Andy was better known for his fierce, competitive nature coaching scholastic sports. The success he achieved coaching in cross-country, boys' and girls' tennis and boys' and girls' swimming, is unparalleled. On January 8, 1996, he was featured in the magazine Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" when, at age 57, he broke the national record for most combined victories by a high school coach. His teams combined for a 1,397-244-4 career record.

His players often said, "There's the right way, the wrong way and the Amway," and his way was successful. He often motivated athletes through tough love and expecting excellence. His boys' tennis teams won nine league titles, five district championships, nine league singles champions and 10 doubles champs. He also coached two district singles champs and one state doubles champion.

Andy strategized and moved athletes into different events to get favorable matchups and it resulted in wins in the pool, where his boys' swim teams won eight Central Penn and three District Three titles. He coached 67 individual district champions, 20 individual state champs and one Olympian, Kyle Salyards, who finished sixth in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

When he retired in 2000, Andy's girls' swim teams had won 117 straight league meets, not losing a meet in a decade. They won nine league titles, two district crowns and 37 girls won individual district titles. He also had two district champion teams in cross country. In total, he coached 130 All-State award winners.

For his success, Andy was elected to the Susquehanna Valley Chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame. as well as Lancaster County Sports Hall of Fame and the Hempfield Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2006, Andy won the George W. Kirchner Award, the equivalent to the Heisman Trophy, for success in coaching in Lancaster County.

From 2000 to 2022, Andy served as the Lancaster-Lebanon League's swimming chairperson.

He was involved in the Lancaster County Republican Party for many years and oversaw the polls in East Hempfield for 49 years, missing his 50th year due to his illness. He was also involved the PA Jaycees earlier in his career

In the mid-1990s, Andy started traveling to Green Bay, Wis. to see his beloved Packers football team. He owned stock in the franchise and had a brick with his name on it outside of Lambeau Field. He often traveled to games with family and friends, introducing many to the area, getting "American Food" like a steak at Prime Quarter or a burger and ice cream at Culvers – and becoming an unofficial tour guide for trips across the country. Ever the history teacher, Andy would pack something historical into a trip, as well as catching a college game in places like South Bend or Blacksburg on a Saturday to see Notre Dame or Virginia Tech – often getting tickets from former students or players – before watching a Packer game on Sunday in a nearby city. A few years ago, he boasted about visiting 26 of 32 stadiums in the NFL.

Always a leader, Andy played and was a commissioner for more than 40 years in an APBA Baseball league. He enjoyed following the Boston Celtics basketball team and attended several games, reaching out to a former student for playoff tickets one year. His greatest enjoyment was being with his grandchildren. After retiring from Hempfield, Andy enjoyed travelling with Sylvia throughout the United States and Europe. Visiting Normandy Beach was a highlight. Besides sports, he enjoyed talking about his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his son, Mark married to Debbie, of Lititz; daughter, Kim Groves married to Chad, of Valley Forge; grandchildren Ryan, Tyler and Ashley Amway, Nicole Lafferty, and Amy Saraceni.

Family and friends will be received from 6-8PM on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Charles F. Snyder, Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543. Funeral Services will be held at 10AM on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home & Crematory where family and friends will be received from 9-10AM prior to the service. Interment will be at 1:30PM in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, Columbia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Caring Hospice Services, 101 Good Dr., Unit 1, Lancaster, PA 17603 or Tunnel to Towers .