Past Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Washington, D.C.
President of the International Friendship Chapter, Philalethes Society.
Belonged to a French Lodge before moving to the U.S.
Member of Benjamin B. French Lodge No. 15 and Potomac Lodge No. 5 in Washington, D.C.
Passed in 2015.
Andre grew up during the war in Belgium, got an Electrical Engineering degree there, and spent a decade in the Middle East with his wife, moving from country to country as Chief Engineer, installing TV and radio transmitters. In 1969, a friend who was working for the CIA talked him into joining the outfit. He spent 25 years as an officer of the CIA, first as an operative in different countries and later performing various jobs in Virginia, including being in charge of Soviet defectors. After retiring he taught negotiating tactics to Iraq-bound Special Forces units, something he was very proud of.
One of only two dozen recipients of the CIA's Intelligence Star.