Perry ‘Greg’ Andrews; Ventura City Fire Engineer

Ventura Fire Department engineer Perry “Greg” Andrews, who died Oct. 31 after battling cancer, was memorialized by his family, friends and co-workers Saturday during a funeral service at Ojai Valley Community Church.

Prior to the 2 p.m. service, a procession of fire trucks passed Ventura City Hall.

Andrews, 46, was an 18-year member of the Ventura Fire Department and president of the Ventura City Firefighters Assn., Local 3431.

He was born March 13, 1953, in Burbank and was a 1971 graduate of Ventura High School.

He had lived in Oak View outside Ojai for several years. He was a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Back Country Horseman, the Ojai Gun Club and Los Grande Riders of Arroyo Grande.

Andrews was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by two children, Hadley, 13, and Katie, 10, both of Oak View; his sister, Chris Byrne of Portland, Ore.; his longtime companion, Lisa Huff of Ventura; and his ex-wife, Connie Andrews, also of Oak View.

“He will be greatly missed,” said Ventura Fire Capt. Myles Smith.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Andrews’ name to the Greg Andrews Memorial Fund, in care of the Ventura City Firefighters Assn., Local 3431.

Clausen Funeral Home in Ojai handled the arrangements.