Andrew Nisbet III

Andrew Nisbet III passed away on July 4, 2026, at the age of 77. He was born on February 2, 1949, in Fort Lewis, Washington to 1st Lieutenant Andrew Nisbet Jr. and Haroldine Hart Nisbet, who sent out an army issue slip announcing the issue of baby, 1 each, ball-bearing. Andrew graduated from Reed College in 1973 as one of a limited few Viet Nam veterans in the student body and where he was known as a storyteller extraordinaire, a board gamer and led the Empire (game) Association for well over 50 years. He also enjoyed role-playing games with essentially the same core group of friends for decades and was one of their valued game masters right up until his passing.

Andrew was a proud researcher for McCullough Research over many years and helped them unravel and take down the Enron Corporation which with its top executives were found guilty of corporate fraud, conspiracy, and insider trading, hiding billions of dollars in debt while artificially inflating profits. He was active in the Republican Party and helped organize county election observers until he refused to accept accusations of election fraud.

Andrew also volunteered to help on the organizing committees of local and regional science fiction conventions such as Con, OryCon, and Westercon and served on the board of Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI). He and his wife, Cecilia Anne Eng, were together since December 1973 (marrying in August 1977) and were inseparable for most of their life together. Andrew supported her music and her non-profit association, Friends of Filk, helping to raise money to bring filk musicians to sf conventions in the Pacific Northwest and occasionally to the Worldcons.

He is survived by his wife as well as his sister Gwyneth Nisbet Hawk, brother Kevin W. Nisbet, and his nephews, nieces, and grandnieces and grandnephews. A Celebration of Life is planned for GroundNisbet Day, Tuesday February 2, 2027, which would have been his 78th birthday. More details will follow.

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