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Andrew G. Zourides, 92
August 3, 1929 - February 27, 2022
Andrew G. Zourides, 92, of Lancaster, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Masonic Village surrounded by his loving family. Born on August 3rd, 1929, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was preceded in death by the love of his life, Julie (Roussis) Zourides, who passed away in 2013 following 58 years of devoted marriage. He was the son of the late George V. Zourides and Katina (Trakakis) Zourides.
Andrew graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn, NY, New York University School of Engineering and New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Master of Science Degree in
Chemical Engineering. He also attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University, Brooklyn College and Rutgers University where he supplemented his education in engineering courses while pursuing his degree work. During this time, he served in the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York National Guard (1948-1952).
Andrew was a 23-year employee of RCA Corporation and held various engineering positions. After RCA, he was employed in Quality Assurance Management for Envirotech Corporation and General Electric Environmental Service Corp. He ended his industrial career at General Electric Power Plant Systems Division in Schenectady, New York, followed by 6 years of consulting for GE in Schenectady.
Prior to moving to Lancaster, Andrew, Julie and their children lived in Somerville, New Jersey. In Somerville, he was active in politics with 4 years as Chairman of the Housing Code Enforcement Committee and on the Board of Trustees for the St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Andrew and Julie enjoyed traveling to many locations throughout the world.
Throughout his years of education, Andrew was very active in various youth organizations. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners, AHEPA, Rotary, Elfun Society of GE, Delphi Hellenic Society of NYU and SCORE Lancaster Chapter No. 16. He was a long-time member of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Lancaster.
Surviving are his two children, George A. Zourides, husband of Denise, of Berwick, PA, Nia J. Annick, wife of Peter, of Lancaster, PA; five grandchildren, Andrew Zourides, Steven (Monica) Zourides, Julianna (Brian) Eckart; Daniel (Susan) Good, Zachary Good; Anthony (Jona) Silvette, Whitney (Billy Sunday) Silvette; four great grandchildren, Dean Good, Willow Zourides, Kylie Eckart and Jaxson Sunday; and one brother, Victor G. Zourides, of Long Island, NY.
Services and burial will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Andrew’s memory may be made to Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 64 Hershey Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603, or to the Masonic Charities of Pennsylvania, 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022.
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March 03, 2022
Nia, Sending my deepest condolences to you and George.
Sara (Hill) Wallace
March 03, 2022
I was Andy”s neighbor on Country Club Dr. For over 34 years. What can one day about a beautiful person. We would talk quite frequently over the years about everything from politics to the weather. Each time I picked up pieces of knowlege from our discussions. I truly loved the man and will.miss him dearly. My deepest Condolences to Nia’ Danial and Zack.
March 03, 2022
My his memory be a blessing.
March 02, 2022
I was on the Executive Committee when Andy was President of SCORE and I often sat with him at Lancaster Rotary meetings. He put SCORE on the political map when he was President by visiting local Lancaster legislators and other prominent people . He finally convinced them to check us out and we have had their attention ever since. Nice going Andy!
Andy was passionate about politics, and we discussed issues often. While we didn’t always agree, I thoroughly enjoyed and learned from Andy’s viewpoint.
We were both educated as Chemical Engineers and had attended some of the same schools. He was a few years ahead of me, but we still enjoyed talking about those experiences and some of the difficult courses we took. He was from Brooklyn, and I was from Queens, so we also enjoyed comparing notes on sports teams.
I admired and respected Andy because of his passion, courage, integrity, and his search for doing the right thing. I will truly miss him.
March 02, 2022
Deepest condolences from Kenny Myers. Andrew first intorduced me to SCORE !
March 02, 2022
I served on the Executive Committee when Andy was President of SCORE and also sat with him often at Lancaster Rotary meetings. At SCORE he certainly put us on the Lancaster political map by often visiting with legislators and other prominent people and telling them why they shold get involved with SCORE.
Andy and I often talked politics at Rotary and he was very passionate with his views. We didn’t agree very often, but I loved hearing his views.
Andy and I were both educated as Chemical Engineers and part of that education was at the same schools. We compared notes often about the various courses we took and the profs we studied under. Such fun remembering those old times.
While I didn’t always agree with him, I admired his courage, drive, integrity, and his search for the right thing to do in each situation. I loved him and will miss him.
March 02, 2022
I was Andrew’s Vice Chair while he was Chair of the SCORE Chapter. He put us on the map with our local legislators by visiting each of them to talk about SCORE …on a regular basis!! Great guy & will be missed.
Jerry Glenn
March 02, 2022
I served several years with Andy at SCORE. He was a passionate, effective leader and left SCORE much stronger for his contributions. His community focus was inspirational. RIP Andy.
March 01, 2022
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF A BROTHER MASON. KARL F. SCHUBERT OXFORD LODGE 353
