William Cooke Andrews ’46

He was a premed student in the Navy V-12 program and was accepted to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at the end of his sophomore year. After graduating from medical school, Bill came back to Princeton for six months in 1947 and received his associate of arts degree. His sport was crew and his club was Colonial.

After internship, residency, military duty, and marriage to Betsy Kyle of Norfolk, Va., he joined his late brother, Mason C. Andrews ’40, in their father’s practice there, becoming a distinguished physician and serving as professor at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Bill became president of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. At his 50th reunion he lectured on the epidemiology of breast cancer. He served on various civic organizations in Norfolk.  

He died unexpectedly of a cerebral hemorrhage Dec. 31, 2008.

Bill is remembered by his classmates as a tall, dignified, intelligent, reserved, and polite Southerner who served Princeton, his country, his profession, and his family well. He is survived by his wife, Betsy, and their children, Elizabeth Andrews Watts, William C. Andrews Jr., and Susan Andrews Creuss.

The class sends sincere condolences to all the family.