Andy getting in loads of trouble at JMU for having katana swords in his dorm room. Why did he have katana swords you may ask? No one knows… but it turns out that’s frowned upon. Andy purposefully tipping over his wheelchair when any cute girls were pushing him to make it look like they knocked…
Andy was one of my favorite people to spend time with, one of those rare friends who made every conversation feel both grounding and expansive. Even though we were peers, he was, in many ways, a role model to me, a kind of barometer for what was right. He had this introspective way of moving through…
ANDY BURT – WHO MADE EVERYONE BETTER Words can never capture the essence of a person, but sometimes words can help process the grief of losing that person. My favorite thing about Andy Burt was his gift of making everyone close to him better. He wasn’t a professor, but he taught. He wasn’t a preacher,…
Andy and I met when we were rising seniors in high school, and we spent years at James Madison University together, remaining close friends ever since. So we’re talking about almost 30 years of history between the two of us. As such, I’ll be posting different videos, stories, or pictures along the way. Enjoy. YOUNG…