Obituary written and submitted by family: Douglas Gordon Andress was born in Omaha Nebraska on March 5, 1930 to Orville T. Andress and Louse E. Sigstad Andress. He was an only child. He and his family moved to Long Beach California in 1931 to begin a publishing company. Later they moved to Inglewood where he joined the Boy Scouts, achieving their highest honor of Eagle Scout. He enjoyed the outdoors including fishing, camping and hiking. He liked to work on cars and ride motorcycles. He also played piano, sang and inherited a talent for drawing as well. After graduating from Franklin High School he would pursue the field of educator in college. He attended Los Angeles State College while being in the U.S Navy Reserves. While attending there he met Margaret E. Kennedy, the love of his life, who also planned to become a teacher. They began dating and after the first date they were inseparable. After 2 years he was deployed to Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Hawaii. In less than a year they made plans to get married and she traveled by ship to Hawaii. They were married on January 25, 1952 in Honolulu Hawaii. In 1953 they traveled back to California and rented an apartment in Burbank. They both became teachers in LA Unified School District. Douglas completed his Masters Degree at night while teaching during the day. Meanwhile, they moved to Reseda and purchased their first new home, a 4 bedroom 2 bath house for the grand sum of $13,000. In the summer of 1954 Douglas and Margaret were blessed with their son Brent. A few years later they were blessed with their daughter Elise on December 20, 1959. In 1964 the family bought a brand new white Cadillac convertible with red leather interior and took their first cross country trip to New York City. This would be the first of many long summer trips which included Yellowstone, Yosemite, Florida and Canada as well. By the time the kids were grown, the family had driven through 48 states. (It's a good thing Douglas was such a good driver!) The following year, In 1965, the family moved to a larger house with a view, in Woodland Hills California. After teaching 6th grade for several years Doug became a Vice Principal. The rest of his career was spent as a Principal from 1970 to 1985 in the Los Angeles School District. In 1981 a big trip to Europe was planned and they throughly enjoyed it. The knew they wanted to go back again some time. By 1985, both Doug and Margaret retired from the L.A. School District after a 30 year career. They decided to take some time off to travel so they returned to Europe for a longer trip. Although they had gone camping frequently, they bought a Pace Arrow so they could travel around more in a motorhome with some of the comforts of home. So, for a time, they took trips to visit their kids, grandkids, relatives and friends. (Of course this meant Doug did lots more driving!) Since Doug loved the mountains so much, they decided to move to Lake Arrowhead permanently as their place to retire where they built a custom home with a view of the lake, enjoying this home from 1988 until 2001. It was shortly after moving there that they were baptized in the brisk lake while attending the Rock Church. Their children, as adults, also were baptized in frigid Lake Arrowhead. Next they decided to move to Temecula and build another custom home on a hill with a very nice view (notice a theme here?) Douglas and Margaret had a gift of hospitality and loved to entertain and host Senior Group events from time to time. He enjoyed gardening in the sunshine and fresh air during his spare time. The Fruit of the Spirit was continually evident in Douglas' life. He showed forth God's love to all, had the joy of the Lord which was his strength, had the peace of God that passes all understanding, was patient even in times of adversity, and was kind even to those that were unkind to him. He was a good man, faithful to God and man, was gentle yet firm, and exercised self control. His word was his bond. His actions spoke louder than his words. Douglas passed away at his residence in Temecula on April 20, 2015. He will truly be missed and loved by all.