Carlos Andrés “Andy” Córdova

Carlos Andrés “Andy” Córdova, 75, of San Jose, California (formerly of Perrysburg, OH), passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 6, 1945, in Toledo, Ohio, to Carlos A. Córdova and Constance Zachman Córdova. Carlos graduated from Perrysburg High School and and went on to study at the University of Michigan for one year where he played the trombone in the marching band. He went to Ecuador to study anthropology and psychology at the Universidad Central del Ecuador while living with his grandparents in Quito. He stayed almost ten years and married his first wife and had two children while working for the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional del Ecuador as a trombonist. He served in Vietnam where he was quartermaster and played in the United States Army Band while stationed in Manhattan, Kansas. After completing his military service, Carlos moved to California where he graduated from San Francisco State University with a major in anthropology and psychology. He excelled in mathematics and computer science and in teaching programming and went on to a career as a computer programmer in Silicon Valley for General Electric and other companies in the areas of computer aided design, high-tech and software development. Carlos enjoyed portrait photography and loved classical music. He is survived by his devoted wife, Amy Chen, San Jose, CA; his children, Michelle Córdova, San Jose, CA, Christopher (Suzanne Dufour) Córdova, St. John’s, NL, Canada; granddaughter, Adeline Córdova, St. John’s, NL, Canada; and sisters, Carmen (Michael Daly) Córdova, Bexley, OH, Cristina Córdova, Perrysburg, OH, Cecilia (Jay) Richardson, Perrysburg, OH and Colette (Stephen Phillips) Córdova, Toledo, OH. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Colin Córdova. Please join us for a memorial service to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Carlos Andrés “Andy” Córdova. We will gather together on Saturday, August 14, at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home in Perrysburg, OH, at 11 a.m. followed by a burial at Ft. Meigs Cemetery at 12 p.m. There will be a one hour visitation period before the memorial service. Family and friends are invited to attend. Expressions of sympathy can be made in the form of donations to the Parkinson’s Foundation at www.parkinson.org or to the Toledo Symphony Orchestra at www.toledosymphony.com.