Paul B. Andrews, 75,of West Hartford, died Friday, October 26, 2018 at home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. Born in Hartford, son of the late Elizabeth (Curry) and Raymond S. Andrews Sr., he lived in West Hartford most of his life. For 52 years, he and his devoted wife Virginia “Ginny” (Langler) shared a love, friendship and adoration of each other. His respect for, and sometimes, too silent praise was known by her. He attended and graduated from the Robinson School, Conard High School, St. Anselm College, and the American Academy of Funeral Service in New York City. Following his two year apprenticeship at the James T. Pratt Co., he took his Connecticut State examination, and then spent 5 years in New Britain, followed by 6 years at the former Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home in West Hartford before joining Taylor & Modeen Funeral Home for 18 years, the last 8 as Vice President &General Manager. He always felt so proud and fortunate, and fully realized it was an honor to be asked to personally assist families at their deepest time of need. In this connection, he was a former member of the Hartford County Funeral Directors Assoc., the Connecticut Funeral Directors Assoc., and the National Funeral Directors Assoc. In his youth as a boy soprano, he was privileged to audition for and be selected to sing the role of “Amahl” in the Gian Carlo Menotti Christmas opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” with the Hartt School of Music and their symphony directed by Dr. Moshe Paranov and staged by Dr. Elmer Nagy. Following this, at the age of 11, he was recommended to a New York agent and subsequently sang the role in Fort Wayne, IN under the direction of Dr. Igor Buketoff and the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and in Minneapolis with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Antal Dorati. This was before “personal” microphones; in an auditorium 1½ times larger than our Bushnell, and to quote the music critic in Minneapolis, “somehow or other, between his original coaching in the part and the stage direction here, Paul was taught not to act like a small opera singer, but just to act like a small boy. Or maybe he knew enough to, anyway. Kids are pretty smart given half a chance”. He continued, “the result was delightful. One of the objects of opera in English is to have the words understood, and Paul set a good example by making his lines perfectly clear. His natural and assured stage manner was too fine to be described as conscious poise”. It was an experience he was proud of, spoke little of, but would never forget. A direct descendant of Richard Warren, a passenger on the Mayflower, he served on the Board of Assistants and as Deputy Governor of The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Connecticut. He also belonged to the Sons of the American Revolution, The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford, the Mayflower Club, and the Bartlett Family Cousins. A former member of the West Hartford Republican Party (5th District), he also worked at the polls. He belonged to the Church of St. Mark the Evangelist, while also attending the Church of St. Helena, was a member of the West Hartford Old Guard, and worked at UConn Health Center Medical Arts and Research Building (MARB). As a parent, he had served with the YMCA Indian Guides, and as both a Cub and Boy Scout leader. Besides his extraordinary devoted wife Ginny, he is survived by his four children and their spouses all of whom he was very proud: Matthew and Cynthia Andrews of West Hartford, Stephen and Ann Marie Andrews of Wellesley, MA, Kimberly and Bryce Fleury of West Hartford and Alicia and Adam Borofsky of Coventry, his 11 grandchildren, Kenneth, Grace, Timothy and Joseph Andrews; Lily, Avery and Owen Andrews; Tyler and Jake Fleury; and Olivia and Eva Borofsky. He also leaves his siblings and their spouses Elizabeth Doyle, Raymond and Barbara Andrews, Gregory and his former wife Mary Jo Andrews, several nieces and nephews and their dear friends, Dr. Michael and Anne McNamee and family. Paul’s family will receive friends on Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 4-7pm at Sheehan Hilborn Breen Funeral Home, 1084 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 2, 2018, 10:30am at St. Mark the Evangelist Church, 467 South Quaker Lane, West Hartford. Burial will follow in the family plot in Center Cemetery, East Hartford where he joins not only his parents, but also his grandparents, great grandparents and great-great grandparents. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to either Connecticut Children’s Medical Center (NICU) in recognition of all they did for grandson Tyler, or to the Hospital for Special Care, 2150 Corbin Ave., New Britain, CT 06051 where both Paul and his mother received excellent care and in honor of his brother Raymond – a past Chairman of the Board. Online condolences may be made at www.SheehanHilborn Breen.com.