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Early in his career, Andress was named Minden's "Most Outstanding Young Man" and "Man of the Year". He founded the Boys and Girls Club of Minden, which closed after ten years. When the [[murder]] rate in Minden reached fifty in a single year, a considerable number for a small city, he became the chairman of the anti-crime group, the Minden Drug Committee. He was a long-term member of the Minden Lion's International.<ref name=obit/>
 
Early in his career, Andress was named Minden's "Most Outstanding Young Man" and "Man of the Year". He founded the Boys and Girls Club of Minden, which closed after ten years. When the [[murder]] rate in Minden reached fifty in a single year, a considerable number for a small city, he became the chairman of the anti-crime group, the Minden Drug Committee. He was a long-term member of the Minden Lion's International.<ref name=obit/>
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A high official in the [[Episcopal Church]], Andress held membership with the  St. John's congregation in Minden and served many years on the vestry, as warden, and finance chairman. He was a lector and a deputy to diocesan conventions. For thirteen years, he chaired the Diocesan Finance Committee for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. For  eight years, he was the chairman of  diocesan board of trustees. He was a deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church for eight consecutive conventions over a period of twenty-one years.<ref name=obit/>
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A high official in the Episcopal Church, Andress held membership with the  St. John's congregation in Minden and served many years on the vestry, as warden, and finance chairman. He was a lector and a deputy to diocesan conventions. For thirteen years, he chaired the diocesan finance committee for the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana. For  eight years, he was the chairman of  diocesan board of trustees. He was a deputy to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church for eight consecutive conventions over a period of twenty-one years.<ref name=obit/>
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Andress worked for the establishment of a museum on Pearl Street in downtown Minden through his role as president of the Dorcheat Historical Association. Museum director Schelley Brown Francis (born 1959) said that Andress was committed to making "the best small museum possible during his lifetime."<ref name=jagan/>  
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Andress worked for the establishment of a museum on Pearl Street in downtown Minden through his role as president of the Dorcheat Historical Association. Museum director Schelley Brown Francis (born 1959) said that Andress was committed to making "the best small museum possible during his lifetime" and succeeded in the fulfillment of his dream.<ref name=jagan/>  
    
With his first wife, the former Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Tatum (1937-2001), <ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Andress&GSfn=Sally&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=30052890&df=all&
 
With his first wife, the former Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Tatum (1937-2001), <ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Andress&GSfn=Sally&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=30052890&df=all&
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