Metnorial Prayer Services For
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~ultp 27~ 1943- ~rA[Ud 5, 2004
lO:OOAMEST April 10. 2004 3689 Breckenridge Court
3:00PM EST April 10,2004 Oakwood Cemetery Montgon~ery. Alabama
TBA April. 2004 Richmond. Vrrginia
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Aunt Grandmother
Cousin Friend Classmate Loved One
Andrea Katherine Alba Lewis was born on July 27. 1943, in
Montgon1ery. Alabama to the late And!:~ Ruben Alba and Nanina C.
Alba. She attended elementary and high school school in Tuskegee
Institute, Alabama: Chambless Chil&en House and Tuskegee
Institute I-Ugh School (class of 1961).
Andrea received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Library
Science from Virginia State Universitf; Petersburg. VA. After
graduation. lmdrea served the Richm?rid. Virginia Public School
System where she received many honors for her talent in Library
Science and won many awards for bet creative displays in her
assigned school libraries. Andrea Alba. was also an associate librarian
for the L. Douglas Wilder Library at Virginia Union University in
Richmond. Virginia and t~e South Fulton Regional Library in Atlanta,
Georgia.
Andrea is loved by many friends and classmates. She would
often say that she was "A People Person". Ann had a winning,
outgoing personality and never met an enemy. Andrea. beloved child
of God. frequently attended church throughout the Atlanta and
Metropolitan Area since moving to Rex. Georgia. During Annrs
childhood. she was a member of her drandfather's Cleveland Avenue,
Presbyterian Church in Montgomery. Alabama and she Is a member
three of the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Andrea Lewis spent the last
years gallantly fighting
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cancer. though she was not able to communicate these last few
months, Andrea managed an occasionhl smile (the snille she was
loved for by friends and family) and softly said "I love you." to the
loved ones who sat by her bedside.
Andrea Katherine Alba Lewis !$,survived by her son. Claude V.
Lewis Jr of Rex, Gk two daughters, Nanina E. Lewis of Richm.ond.
Virginia. and Carla M. Lewis of Rex. G)\; two grandchildren. Tylan H.
Catlin and Gina Andrea Catlin of Richfuond, Virginia; a sister and
brother-in-law, Panchita Alba and Richard Crawford of Columbus.
GA; a nephew, John Andres Adams and ,his family of Atlanta. GA; two
aunts. Elizabeth Alba of Philadelphia, PA and J 'acinta Alba of New
York. NY; a host of loving cousins; many devoted and loving
classmates and fiiends.