05/10/2022
Andrew James Crowley -- son, brother, friend, cat dad -- died April 29, 2022 in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 24. He is survived by his parents, Jason and Laura Crowley; sister Katherine Crowley, grandma Mary Crowley, and his beloved cats Callie, Sesame, and Mocha.
Andrew was born on March 13, 1998 in Des Moines, Iowa. He grew up and lived in Urbandale until graduating from Johnston High School in 2016. He was a lifelong member of Plymouth Congregational Church, participating in youth group and choirs. Andrew earned his bachelor's degree from The University of Iowa in 2021, with a double major in Economics and Ethics & Public Policy. He was a member and former president of Delta Lambda Phi fraternity. He started his first professional job in quality management at Epic, a medical software company in Verona, Wisconsin, in July 2021. He was an avid reader, gamer and loved to bake bread. He was a kind human, an advocate for equality, inclusion, and social justice.
Andrew is predeceased by his paternal grandfather, John Crowley, and his maternal grandparents, Eugene and Dorothy Jeanne Bridenstine.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, May 13, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 4126 Ingersoll Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa. A reception will follow. All are welcome. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI), The University of Iowa Pride Alliance Center, or Trans Lifeline.
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Brothers from Gamma Gamma Chapter will be traveling to Des Moines on Friday. If someone wishes to attend but would require transportation assistance, please reach out to [email protected] and Brothers will provide information and assistance, if possible.