Andrew A. Pinkham

Andrew "Drew" Arthur Pinkham, loving husband and father, retired firefighter, lifelong athlete, and ballbuster, passed away on February 12, 2022. He was 75 years old. He was born on January 9, 1947 to Marie Pinkham (nee De Crenza) and Arthur Andrew Pinkham. He graduated from Kingston High School and Ulster County Community College. Since he was a child, he was always involved with local sports whether it was little league, high school basketball, senior softball, or golf. He regaled his family with tales of playing basketball in Madison Square Garden. A life long lover of baseball, he played against the 1969 Mets in Port St. Lucie, Florida in 1990. His team didn't beat the Mets, but had fun trying. He bowled in his younger years and returned to the game in his late 50s complaining about the new oil patterns and weighted bowling balls. Despite these new challenges, he achieved a high score of 298 in 2009 and won first place for his class in the Kingston Bowling Association's 7 th Annual Senior Tournament. Despite his health issues, he was one of the oldest softball players in the Saugerties Athletic Association's men's league. In his softball heyday he was known for hitting homeruns and throwing his famous knuckleball. He was an avid golfer who traveled to the Carolinas, Florida, and Arizona to get in 18 holes. Even in his 70s, he rode his bike all around Saugerties. He never sat still. As a firefighter, Drew was known as the practical prankster who drove the other firefighters nuts with his antics. Always one to up the ante, he never let an opportunity to hit a nerve go. Drew also owned and operated several small businesses in Ulster Country including Mica Satellite where he installed satellite dishes that were taller than he was. A devoted husband and father, he was proud that he was able to provide his family with more than he had growing up. He taught his children to work hard, to excel despite adversity, and to learn from life's difficult lessons. A memorial service will be hosted at Sojourner Truth, Ulster Landing Park, Saugerties, NY on May 14, 2022 at 11 am. The family kindly requests that you RSVP to the event as lunch will be served. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Albany Medical Center, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, or Massachusetts General Hospital.