Andrew Tiernan

ANDREW TIERNAN

Cedar Rapids

Andrew James Tiernan, 50, of Pearl, Miss., formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, June 2, 2016. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids. Visitation will be for one hour before the service. Burial: Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include his daughter, Heather Jaquay of San Diego, Calif.; his son, Charles Eldridge of Mississippi; his mother, Roselene Jenkins of Gadsden, Ala.; siblings, Sharon (Tom) Malloy of Cedar Rapids, Eva Marie (Chris) Noehl Curb of Lillian, Ala., Darren Tiernan of Marion and Angela Creekmore of Pearl, Miss.; and his best friends, Randy (Julie) Hulseburg of Cedar Rapids and Randy Vileta of Texas.

Andy was born Nov. 5, 1965, the son of James W. Tiernan III and Roselene D. (Jenkins) Tiernan. He grew up in Cedar Rapids, attending Immaculate Conception for grade school and graduating from Linn-Mar High School in 1983. After graduation he moved to Cartersville, Ga. On Feb. 28, 1989, he married Barbara Hendrick, and they raised two children.

Andy worked for L3 as a logistics manager starting with them in Marietta, Ga. He worked with the Air Force supplying parts for airplanes and was promoted to work at Andrews Air Force Base, moving his family to Maryland. He was later transferred to Jackson, Miss., where he served as a computer programmer and manager. When he left his position, he started his own business called AJ Logistics. As a very caring man, he loved helping transport human organs and tissue between locations.

Andy's death was very sudden, but everyone who knew him loved him. He was a wonderful father, son, brother and friend.

He was preceded in death by his father, James W. Tiernan III; and brothers, Brian James Tiernan and Jeffery James Tiernan.

Memorials may be sent to Rose Jenkins, 2405 Red Oak Rd., Gadsden, AL 35904.

Please share your support and memories with Andy's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.