CHAMPION SWIMMER PASSES AWAY IN FLORIDA

Today (8/4/16) I was cleaning some old email files and found this note from Ken McBride in April of 2009, who watches swimming "stuff"  Scores for Andy: 

2002 Long Course (at 55 years old)

50 Free - 29.42
100 Free - 106.81
50 Breast - 41.48
100 Breast 106.81  Ken's comment was "This guy is amazing"...gone way too soon, LVR

 Classmate Andy Bastman has died in Tampa, Florida.  His obituary is below, from today's St. Louis Post Dispatch (Note it does not state the date of his death, but since it is in today's paper, I would assume it has been in the recent past.):

Anders F. Bastman

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date.

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.HcgyvL2s.dpuf

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.HcgyvL2s.dpuf

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.HcgyvL2s.dpuf

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.HcgyvL2s.dpuf

Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.HcgyvL2s.dpuf

Anders F. Bastman

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Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date.

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.PPC1LKxu.dpuf

Anders F. Bastman

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Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date.

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.PPC1LKxu.dpuf

Anders F. Bastman

Obituary

Guest Book

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Bastman, Anders F. Beloved son of the late Fred and Alice Bastman. Survived by sister Ann (Wayne) Spohr and nephews Charles (Jennifer) Spohr and Craig (Jennifer) Spohr. Loving great-uncle, cousin, and friend. Andy swam competitively for Kirkwood High School and Monmouth College. Services: A memorial celebration is planned in Tampa at a later date.

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/stltoday/obituary.aspx?n=anders-f-bastman&pid=177956917#sthash.PPC1LKxu.dpuf