Carlton F. Andrus ’60

Carlton F. Andrus ’60, of Alexandria, Va.; Feb. 7. After graduating, he moved to Washington, D.C., spent five months on the staff of Sen. Everett M. Dirksen, and became active in the D.C. Young Republicans, serving as their treasurer in 1965. Following work on the 1968 election and 1969 inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon, he joined the former Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and worked for seven years in a variety of legislative positions, then as a legislative assistant to Senators Harry F. Byrd and Robert C. Byrd. In 1981 he transferred to the Government Accountability Office, retiring in 2006 as deputy budget officer. He sang in three church choirs and in 2008 joined the Mt. Vernon Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the Harmony Heritage Singers, and served as its president. He participated in the Meals-On-Wheels program and was active in the Alexandria chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, where he held leadership positions including president. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; four daughters and their spouses; 11 grandchildren; a sister; and a brother.