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Andrew Elwyn Skinner '32

May. 19, 1911-Jun. 18, 2005

Andrew Elwyn Skinner ’32, for 61 years a funeral director in his hometown of Worcester, NY, was born in nearby Cooperstown on May 19, 1911. The only son of Elmon J. and Alice Mackey Skinner, he grew up in Worcester and was graduated in 1928 from Worcester High School. “Andy” Skinner, also known as “Red,” enrolled at Hamilton that year. He continued to take courses on the Hill until 1933, but never earned a degree.

In 1934, after attending the Simmons School of Embalming in Syracuse, Andy Skinner went to work for his father in the family business, the E.J. Skinner Funeral Chapel in Worcester. He succeeded his father as owner of the business, which he conducted until his retirement in 1995.

Within the community, Andrew Skinner was a trustee of the Worcester United Methodist Church, served on the board of directors of the Bank of Worcester as well as the Key Bank, and was a charter member of the Worcester Rotary Club. He had a passionate interest in baseball and enjoyed hunting in Canada.

Andrew E. Skinner, a faithful supporter of the College, died on June 18, 2005, at his home in Worcester, at the age of 94. Predeceased in 1986 by his wife, the former Mary Empie, whom he had wed in 1935, he is survived by a daughter, Christine Ten Eyck, and a grandson.

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