Obituaries

Avery DeLano AndrewsGWU History Professor

Avery DeLano Andrews, 80, who taught early modern history at George Washington University for 38 years, died of pancreatic cancer Nov. 3 at the Washington Home.

Dr. Andrews, a specialist in the Venetian empire, spanned classical, medieval and Renaissance topics in his teaching and research. His professional interests included ancient and modern languages, philosophy, literary criticism, anthropology and cognitive science.

In addition to his duties in the history department, Dr. Andrews for many years was assistant dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, helping to establish new curricula such as the Museum Studies program. He also served as conference co-chair for the American Historical Association and president of the Friends of the Gelman Library. He retired in 2003.

He was born in New York City and spent his early years in Paris, where his father practiced law. He graduated from Harvard College. He served in the Army at the end of World War II, based in the United States in the Signal Corps.

He received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1953 and practiced in Philadelphia for several years before returning to Penn to study history. He received a doctorate in 1961. Dr. Andrews moved to Washington and joined the George Washington University faculty in 1965.

He was a tireless traveler who crossed the country many times and visited all 48 contiguous states. He also traveled extensively in Europe and Turkey and lived for a time in Italy.

His marriage to Emily Wood ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Neff Andrews; six children from his first marriage, Emily Nesvadba of Montreal, Lucy Cummin of Philadelphia, Marion Thorne of Geneseo, N.Y., Avery Andrews III of Canberra, Australia, Owen Andrews of Cambridge, Mass., and John Andrews of Philadelphia; two sons from his second marriage, Philip Andrews of Larkspur, Calif. and Charles Andrews of Cheverly; a sister; and 13 grandchildren.

-- Patricia Sullivan

Elizabeth Charlton JonesSecretary

Elizabeth Charlton Jones, 83, a secretary for Bechtel and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, died of lymphoma Nov. 5 at her daughter's home in Fairfax County. She lived in Fort Hunt.