Retired Master Chief Antonio P. Andoy passed away peacefully on December 9th, 2016 at University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. Tony was 64 years old, born on September 3rd, 1952 in Toril, Davao City, Republic of the Philippines to Bruno and Cesilia Andoy. In September of 1971, at the age of 19, Tony enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Olongapo City, Philippines. He served in the Navy for 30 years, beginning his post boot camp career in February 1972 as an Aviation Storekeeper at Naval Air Station Agana Guam, and progressing through afloat positions of increasing responsibility with 3 aircraft carriers (USS Midway CV 41, USS Independence CV 62 and USS Carl Vinson CVN 70) and ashore at NAS Cubi Point in the Philippines, COMFAIRWESTPAC in Atsugi, Japan, and NAS Whidbey Island in Washington State. During his Naval Service, he made seven Western Pacific and Fifth Fleet deployments, participating in Operations Earnest Will, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Fiery Vigil, Desert fox, Southern Watch, and Enduring Freedom. Tony retired in April 2002 as Master Chief Petty Officer, in Bremerton, Washington.

Following retirement, Tony continued his dedication to the US Navy and was employed as a Technical Assistant for Repairables Processing (TARP) Representative at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and subsequently Leidos Corporation, a 4 billion dollar corporation split off from SAIC. Tony served in every Forward Deployed Aircraft Carrier, USS Midway CV 41, USS Kitty Hawk CV 63, USS George Washington CVN 71 and USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76, all sequentially homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. One of his last projects was coordinating the cleanup of Depot Level Repairables during the nuclear fallout of Fukushima as part of Operation Tomodachi. He worked as a loyal Leidos TARP Representative and US Navy consultant for fourteen years up until his cancer related illness and passing.
Tony was a true leader whose Aviation Supply knowledge was legion, informally anointing him in his later years as the “Godfather of Aviation Supply”. He enjoyed teaching, mentoring and coaching young sailors to success, supporting the US Navy and America. He had an unwavering work ethic and was dedicated totally to delivering excellent results throughout his military and private sector careers. When he was not working, Tony could be found on the golf course, rain or shine. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Caridad, his three daughters, Kathy, Arlene, and Audrey and by his grandchildren, Ariel and Emily.

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