Andy Asercion

November 26, 1928 - September 8, 2012

Andy passed away peacefully on September 8th, after bravely battling his illness. Andy was born in San Diego, CA, and spent his childhood in the Philippines during World War II. He experienced the harsh realities of war first hand, as his family courageously hid ammunition for the U.S. armed forces. Andy and his family returned to California, where he graduated from Berkeley High School. He joined the Marine Corps and became a sergeant, where he worked on fighter planes during the Korean War. Andy graduated from the California College of the Arts and subsequently he freelanced as a commercial artist in San Francisco. Andy moved to Reno and became the art director for Harrah's. One of his early assignments was to design the Harrah's float for Nevada's centennial parade. The float was an elaborate design with 250,000 flowers, showgirls and a band. It won first place. After leaving Harrah's, Andy was a partner at Evans, Rose, Asercion & Bardwell, and Graphics ASAP. Some of his clients included Porsche, Peppermill and Saint Mary's. He also designed posters for the Reno Air Races. Andy was also talented at carpentry and gardening. He had a passion for football, as he enjoyed attending Wolf Pack games and following the Oakland Raiders. Andy was a devoted husband and father. He was known as a very kind man, and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Andy is preceded in death by Barbara, his loving wife of 48 years; his parents, Anselmo and Paz; brother Arnie, and sister Bessie. Andy is survived by his daughter Alicia; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Nieves, Cecelia, Anita, Dianna, Terry, Skip and Neil; his nephews and nieces, Roy, Allie, Jay, Joanne, Jo, Nancy, Marc and Lisa; his great nieces and nephews, Ari, Anthony, Kellen, Connor, Zachary, Xander and Hailey, and also his beloved dog Rocky, given by family friends, Joni and Jeff.