Sometimes we’d get a little high. I miss my friend.

This picture sent to me from Arne and Judy, who lovingly helped raise me as I was at the ward home everyday of the summer. Andy was my best freind, and though I hadent seen him in 20 + years he made an impact on my life, good person , frisbee king, thier are people in school that you Nick name , Andy was the animal or animal which later became just Mule , he did everything full tilt boogie, we ice skated on the lake from 10am to 10pm , a lot of great memories he gave me . Thank Andy ! RIP

Andy on tennis team. 1978. Right below coach.

RIP brother Andy .

Andy's parents, Arne and Judy Ward in Butte, MT. 1960

Andy and mom, 1960 in Butte MT.

Andy and mom

What a cutie!

Andy and his stuffed elephant. We found the elephant on on a shelf in his house after his death.

Andy and his mom, Judy in the Beartooth Range, Montana 1962.

Andy in Crested Butte, CO

Andy and mom

Our dad was quite the hunter. We ate a lot of venison growing up.

Andy and I with our first dog, Pansy in Evergreen. 1969

Andy, Amy and Judy

Andy and I in the house we grew up in-Evergreen, CO. 1970

Andy's first skiing injury at age 11. 1971

Camping and exploring ghost mines near Buena Vista, CO.

Andy and I on one of our numerous camping trips. Our family motto was never "safety first!"

Family photo

Andy, Amy and mom.

Family backpacking trip in the Absorka Range, WY. 1973

Andy's graduation picture from Evergreen High School. 1978.

At Amy's graduation, 1983.

Andy was a member of the Alpine Rescue Team in Evergreen and went on many missions.

Andy, Amy, Arne, Judy and maternal grandparents Mae and Tom O'Boyle at their 50th wedding anniversary. 1984

The grandchildren at the 50th wedding anniversary-Andy, Melinda, Brendan and Amy. 1984

Andy loved the Grateful Dead and attended many concerts. Here's a sampling of some of the ticket stubs he saved over the years.

Grateful Dead concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado.

Andy and friends at the concert.

Andy loved his beer!

Andy saved all of his ID badges from working at Purgatory. We found 18 years worth. Here's his 85-86 ID.

Purgatory name badge showing Andy's place of birth.

The crew at Purgatory ski resort.

Purgatory crew

Purgatory crew

Andy loved selfies before selfies were a thing!

Out on the snowcat!

Andy on the snowcat

Beautiful shot-snowcat heading into the back country.

Andy was a great skier and used to occasionally race.

Purgatory resort decided employees could not have long hair, so Andy started wearing a wig! We found the wig at his house, and it now lives with one of his friends.

Andy was wearing the wig for his employee ID picture. You can tell he was pretty amused with himself!

Andy racing

Andy racing on telemark skis-quite the feat!

I think Andy is on mini skis while being pulled behind a vehicle. Back to the family motto-"safety first!"

Andy loved biking but I'm not sure what's going on here!

Andy was quite the woodsman. He spent the off season cutting wood for fire mitigation, clearing trails, and firewood.

Andy in front of his woodpile. A lot of this was going to clients.

Andy with some of the tools of the trade.

Cutting and moving trees all day was tiring!

Andy's dog, Polaris. He loved this dog and was devastated when he died. He never got another dog.

Polaris the mountain dog.

Andy in his caveman stage!

Andy and his friend John.

Andy had a good sense of humor and loved to make people laugh.

Andy and friends.

The interplanetary salute!

Aimee returning the salute!

Andy, Amy mom and dad.

Andy with his niece, Bronwyn. She liked his long braid. 1996.

Andy cut his hair in 1997 before a family reunion Back East. I think he did it for his grandma!

Andy and John's 3 little girls.

Andy and Bronwyn with dad in the background. 2000

Andy and his nephew, Logan.

Andy giving mom a push on the swings. Dolores, Colorado

Andy and his folks.

Andy's house in Durango. He helped build it and took occupancy in 2010. He loved his home on the mountain.

Inside Andy's house with the kiva fireplace and some of his plants. He was partial to cacti and succulents and would be happy to know most of the plants went to friends.

Part of Andy's rock garden. He had a creative eye and loved to collect items while out exploring.

Snowy selfie

Andy's Oldsmobile Toronado. It was obviously a big snow year!

Celebrating mom's 80th birthday at his sister's house. 2017

Mom and Andy at his house 10 days after his hip replacement surgery. 2017

Andy's photo. Taken with exploring Marble Canyon, AZ.

I imagine Andy was in the back country in the snowcat when he took this shot.

Interesting formation in the desert.

Another desert find.