Andrew L. Spivak  
I became a sociologist because I enjoy teaching and research, appreciate the unique privileges of academic life, and had some fortuitous circumstances come my way over the years. My first undergrad degree was in economics – I later went back and did a second in history – without a single course in sociology. After a few miserable years in the grocery, fast food, and car rental businesses, I finished my MA in psychology part-time, which I’d pursued due to an interest in certain aspects microeconomic theory. I found that I enjoyed the process of discovery, as well as working with social science data, but around that time what I really needed was decent health coverage, so I took the first state job I could get: as a prison guard. I ended up sticking with corrections for a decade, eventually serving as a prison caseworker and then as a statistical analyst. Part of my responsibilities



We shouldn’t be here today. 
Andrew was too young and too good for us to be here today.
But yet here we are.
Andrew was so many things to so many people.
A husband, a father, a son, a brother, an uncle
A Professor, a mentor to his students, an author of books and published papers and most of all Wayne and my best friend.
Andrew always wanted to be the best at whatever he did 
He wanted to work harder, be smarter, trying things pushing himself.
That’s one of the things I admired about him, the passion he brought to everything he did.
I will miss him as my son and as my best friend.
As I was writing this, I realized I didn’t want to only think about what we lost, but wanted to find something we could hang on to.
So, I started to think about Andrew and what I really loved about him and one idea kept coming to mind. I really loved how he made me laugh especially his stories.
So, in this moment when there is none, here is the good news.
Death may have taken Andrew, but it can’t take our memories of him, those wonderful, beautiful perfect memories. Those are ours to keep. 


I was Andrew's violin teacher in Norman, OK.  He was a fun student and friend.  We laughed and worked on music together.  He also joined me  at Oklahoma Baptist University to play in their orchestra.  I even have a picture of Andrew, me and our conductor.  My husband and I got to visit Andrew in Las Vegas a few years back it was a treat!  I am so glad he got to go and teach.  Also he got to play his violin and the one thing he was so proud of was and is his son and wife.  He will be missed, but not forgotten as he has touched many lives.  so glad he touched mine.

Andrew was my best friend for thirty years and truly always will be. We met in high school and there is no single memory that encapsulates what he meant to me. It sounds like an overstatement to say I will never be the same. It is not. Distance kept us apart for decades but never more than a phone call away. He made such an impact on my life because everyone deserves a friend like him. Blessings to his family.  John Pearl 

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Andrew Lawrence Spivak

20 novembre 1972 – 25 janvier 2021

Gutterman and Musicant Jewish Funeral Directors

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