He was born October 15, 1928 in Earl Park, Indiana to the late Edward and Lillian Andres; he came here from Indiana in 2000. Donald served 30 years in the United States Air Force as a navigator and served in Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Following his military service, he was a Mechanical Engineer for the United States Government and became a Professor at Purdue University.  He earned his PHD from the University of Perdue, which he was very proud of. He was of the catholic faith, a member of the VFW in Lake Wales, and enjoyed building model airplanes.

Donald was preceded in death by his daughter Donna; sisters, Betty and Joyce; and brother, Larry. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Jayne Andres; daughter, Brenda Andres of West Lafayette, Indiana; sons, Edward Andres of Long Island, New York, Michael Andres of West Lafayette, Indiana, and Paul Andres of West Lafayette, Indiana; sisters, Carol Deno and husband Kenneth of Oxford, Indiana, and Sonya Larson and husband David of Arkansas; and grandchildren, Amos and Sarah.

Funeral services will be held at a later date in Lafayette, Indiana.