Jack, passed away, on November 8, 2021. He is survived by his brother Henry, wife Emily, son Jack Jr.,
wife Deborah, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Born in Manhattan, New York, November 1st, 1922, to Henri and Bluette Andre, Jack battled polio as an
infant and fought for many years of his early childhood to learn to walk without the aid of braces. This
process had a tremendous effect on his character, as hard work, self-reliance, and a positive outlook
where his credos even though he never really spoke about it. He enjoyed childhood, surrounded by
family. He wasn't much interested in school after 12th grade as he loved working with his hands and
being outdoors.

He married his sweetheart Mary Louise Helsley in 1946… and they had three children,
Karen, Linda and Jack Jr. They settled and raised their family in Green Lawn, New York, for about 30
years.

He enjoyed his career building airplane instruments but was also busy building boats, fishing and
working with his hand in his free time. He was an avid rock hound as well and traveled all over the
country and Canada with his brother and son, to dig up fossils and minerals. For years he was very
involved with the Nassau Mineral Club. He also loved to scuba dive and started that in the early 60's.
Jack and Marylou retired and moved to Stuart, Florida in the early 80's, to be closer to their two children
who had moved to Martin County. He spent a few years building custom cabinets before he decided to
fully enjoy retirement. Together, he and Marylou traveled in their RV, and he continued scuba diving,
gardening, and boating. They had a love of life that was infectious, and their hearts were very big. When
the need arose, they took in and ended up raising their grand daughter, Jessica, adding to the family, in
many ways, a 4th child. Once raising children was finally done, they we really ready to settle more
completely into retirement life.
They bought their final home in Natalie Estates Retirement community. Jack loved this community and
was very involved. He even served on the HOA Board for several years. He was very active in church as
well and spent countless hours volunteering and researching at the LDS Genealogy Center in Palm City.
He loved the detective work of Genealogy. He also had a lifelong love of boats and the water which led
him to start volunteering weekly at the Maritime Museum. He served there into his eighties and was the
curator of the Maritime Historical Library that was housed within the museum when it was located in
the Indian Riverside Park Community Center, which he was very proud of.
Sadly, Mary Lou and both of Jack's daughters, and a son-in-law would pass in a span of a few years in the
2000's which hit him hard. Post-polio Syndrome set in, but he had never let limitations or difficulty stop
him before. Largely because of his polio, he had developed a resilience that showed through in all the
struggles and difficulties that life brought, and especially at this time. He said, "Well I am still here, so I
might as well enjoy life." He became very involved in the music community at Natalie Estates and even
took up playing the ukulele at 89 years old. He would attend many social events and was always game to
help host a family gathering or party. When he could no longer load his scooter in and out of his van, he
got a bigger scooter that could go further, and visited the flea market on Sundays and did all his own
shopping. He continued to use his wood shop to fix things around the house and build furniture and
tended to his plants and orchids. He loved life and lived it to the fullest.
Probably the hardest blow of his life came in February of 2021, when he returned home from a three
week stay in the hospital, after surviving Covid-19, and discovered that he could no longer do it all on his
own. He was grateful for family and professional help, but he so badly wanted to be independent. Jack
Jr., Jessica, and his granddaughter Brenda stepped in to help, along with a team of wonderful aides and
medical personnel, to enable him to stay at home where he wanted to be. But as it became apparent
that he would be mostly bed bound, he gradually started to drift into a world of dreams, where he could
go on adventures and do anything. Slowly he let go of this beautiful life he lived, and finally got his wish
to go peacefully in his sleep. He was at Treasure Coast Hospice when he passed and joined his beloved
Marylou. 99 trips around the sun is a great feat in and of itself, and he brought so much joy, friendship,
wisdom and many smiles to those around him for all these years. He will be greatly missed.