Obituary of Andrew Man-Hudspith

Andrew Man-Hudspith passed away peacefully on September 20th, 2024 at the age of 23. He was born on August 24th, 2001 in New York City to King-Yee Man and Derick Hudspith. He is survived by both of his parents, his younger sister, Sophie, and his cat, Nova.

His Celebration and Viewing will be at Greenwich Village Funeral Home on September 28th from 3:00-7:00 pm, with remarks welcome at 5:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to Mohawk Hudson Humane Society or Make: STEAM, a non-profit founded by Andrew’s amazing middle school teacher Kate Yourke, that aims to ‘create an environment that gives permission for people to recognize their own interests and curiosity...taking curiosity as the gold standard of what education should be’.

Even from a young age, Andrew was an inventor/engineer, always making and fixing anything he could find. From a Jackson Pollock-er at age five to building his first 3D printer at age 10.  Building computers helped him to relax. Building systems at Saltaire Market in the summers made his heart sing. At school he spent most of his spare time at The Forge, the makerspace at RPI were he built a community of fellow creators and met the amazing friends who joined him in his journey.

Andrew always cared so deeply for those around him, giving sage advice all his life. He helped his mother reach her true calling of becoming a social worker to help other parents of neurodiverse children. He himself was the greatest gift to his father, giving him purpose in life and someone to truly love. Andrew was his sister’s biggest supporter, encouraging her no matter how he was doing.

Andrew’s true genius was that he knew everything about everything AND he cared deeply about how it all of it affected people. Though he was only with us for 23 years, he experienced a life equivalent to nearly 100 years.