The Crest Family Mourns
Jim Blue
Fran Warkins
Andrew Ruiz
This winter brought sad news to Crest as we mourn the passing of three of our Crest family. Fran Warkins and Jim Blue had both made Crest Foods their work home for the past thirteen years, and Andrew Ruiz had worked with us for the past four years. All three embraced those that they worked with as more than just co-workers and their loss struck many in a very personal way. Fran fought a very long and courageous battle against a disease she couldn’t conquer, but she inspired and touched us all with her determination, grace and positive attitude in the face of such difficult circumstances. Jim left us very suddenly without warning, but was always a very friendly and positive person who got along with everyone he worked with. Andrew also left us suddenly without a chance to say goodbye. His infectious personality and sense of humor will be greatly missed by his friends and co-workers. Fran, Jim, and Andrew had built strong families around them that are an ongoing legacy to how they lived their lives. We will miss them all and we are a better place because they chose to be a part of our company for the past few years. Our thoughts go out to their families and we wish them nothing but pleasant memories of Fran, Jim, and Andrew as time helps to erase the pain of their loss. Remembering Andrew Ruiz With Andrew’s sudden passing this March, his co-workers wanted to share some of their favorite memories: Andrew loved sharing music. One night he was giving me a ride home and he drove slowly because playing tunes was more important than getting home quickly. We got to Stone Barn Road and he thought of a song I just had to hear - unfortunately it was in his HUGE CD case in the back seat. Undaunted, Andrew turned around and began to rummage through his CD’s. The car, meanwhile, was edging closer and closer to the ditch until I became alarmed. “Andrew...Andrew...ANDREW!!!” He turned around and twisted the wheel, narrrowly avoiding disaster. He grinned at me and said, “Dude, were you worried? I was totally in control the whole time!” So here’s to you, Andrew. Say hello to John Lennon for us, will ya? - Stephen Osborne I met Andrew when I had started working here at Crest Foods. Very quickly he became one of the closest friends that I had ever had. He was one of the nicest people I had ever met and never had anything bad to say about anyone. He wanted nothing more from life but to be a happy, good person. Andrew once said to me “You know what you need - to just enjoy your life. There is no time for any drama because all drama does is bring you down and hold you back from enjoying your life. No matter what happens today, tomorrow is an entirely different story.” - Adam Jenkins
6 Crest Ink April, May & June 2015
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