Andrew was born October 20, 1947 to parents Andrew William and Elizabeth Cownden Blasko in Youngstown, Ohio. Both parents are deceased.
He is Survived by his children, Andrew Slay, Nicole Slay Creech, Tayvah Blasko and spouses to include grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Also survived by sister Sandy (Dale) Moats and Joe (Carolyn) Blasko, nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
He retired from St John’s Episcopal Church in Youngstown, Ohio as Assistant Sexton.
Drew was an adventurer, he made his way across country many times and saw sights from the mountain tops to the smallest grain of beach sand.
He touched many lives and gave of himself everywhere he went.
He was honored in the Navy as a Corpsman who attended President Johnson in Bethesda, MD as a personal aid during his time in service to our country.
He was honored by Captain and Mrs William Mockabee in 1989 for his volunteer work in the relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Hugo.
He was honored by the Daily Bread Kitchen in Melbourne, FL in his volunteer work to help feed the homeless.
He was a volunteer at St John’s Episcopal in Melbourne, FL.
He spent his last year taking in the sights of the Rockies in Wyoming. He loved the snow and always said he wanted to be a cowboy and that he was.