Donald C. Andreson ’67

Don died Sept. 30, 2024, in Tuftonboro, N.H.

He was born in Somerville, Mass., and was raised there and in the Revolutionary War town of Lexington. Don graduated cum laude from Belmont Hill School, where he was sophomore class president, a student council member, associate editor of the literary magazine, and participated in drama club, football, and basketball.

At Princeton, Don majored in English and belonged to Colonial Club. He roomed at 2D Holder Hall with Dave Bliss ’68, Philip Mengel ’68, and Edwin Sykes III ’68. He was active in Theatre Intime and Cenacle, with plans to pursue a career in cinema after graduation.

Don began that cinema career attending the USC School of Cinematography. Although his career goals later changed, he did meet his future wife Nancy at USC, and they began a career together in Christian ministry. Don graduated from Gordon Conwell Seminary with a master of divinity degree. In 1986, he founded the Vineyard Community Church in Kingston, Mass., where he was senior pastor and co-pastor with Nancy. For more than 25 years he served on the national Vineyard leadership team assisting other Vineyard Church pastors in New England and Spain. Don spent years developing new churches in Spain, which he called his second home. He led mission trips to more than 130 cities in Spain and Portugal. His writings and sermons were collected in three books, all translated into Spanish. Don enjoyed watching sports, playing golf, exploring great cuisine of Spain and America, and was a voluminous reader to prepare his ministry.

Don and Nancy were married for 56 years. She survives him, along with his children and their spouses: Seth and Leavitt Andreson, Gabriel and Sonia Andreson, Jesse Andreson, and Tamar and Mike Allen; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.