In Remembrance of Andrew Reshke, CAPPO President 1967

Andrew P. Reshke (11/9/1930 – 9/23/2021)

Andrew P. Reshke (“Andy”) was born in Oakland California on November 9, 1930 to Andrew J. Reshke and Anne B. Niemczeski. He was followed a year later by sister Joan Frances Reshke. He attended St. Elizabeth’s High School in Oakland for one year then finished his high school studies at St. Joseph’s High School, Alameda in 1949. He was an honor student and participated in the glee club. Upon graduation, he enrolled at the University of San Francisco and obtained a degree in Business Administration in 1953 (and would later receive an MBA from the same). As the war in Korea was under way, he enrolled in advanced ROTC and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Army Transportation Corps. On October 1, 1953 he was called for active duty and reported to Fort Eustis, Virginia for six
weeks of Transportation Officers’ Basic Course. In July 1954 he received orders to Inchon, South Korea where he was in command of the fleet of drivers who provided transportation to the various army units in the Inchon area. He was released from active duty in mid-1955 and returned to his home in San Leandro.

In July he was hired by the California Packing Corporation (Del Monte foods) in San Francisco as an accounting trainee. He later was transferred to the purchasing department as a buyer. It was there, in 1958, that he met Patricia Frances Egan (“Patty”), taking her on dates in his new 1958 MGA. They married in 1959 in San Francisco at Holy Name Catholic Church. Andy and Patty were blessed with four children in the next five years.

In 1961, he joined the City of San Leandro as Purchasing Agent and remained until 1968 when he became the Purchasing Agent for the County of Sacramento until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of the California Association of Public Procurement Officials and served as President in 1967.

Following retirement, he was invited to apply for a vacant position on the board of the California Prostate Cancer Coalition, having survived prostate cancer early in his retirement. During his term, he was instrumental in achieving the passage of a Senate bill sponsored by Senator Debra Ortiz to make permanent the continuance of the IMPACT program, which provided funds for men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer but who had no insurance or other means of paying for treatment. Andrew was also an active member of the Sacramento Valley MG Car Club, which he and Patty enjoyed for many years.

Andy is preceded in death by Patty, his beloved wife of 59 years, his son, Mark (Mercedes), and his sonin-law, Mark Uphoff. He is survived by his children Paul (Martha), Ann, and Lisa (John Rex); his sister Joan Croker and family; and his ten grandchildren Matthew, Julia, Jillian, Hannah, Parker, Ryan, Amanda, Jessica, Laura, and Nicholas.