Edward Ellis, Sr.

Edward “Andre” Ellis was born In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 11, 1964, to parents Edward J. Ellis and Ardella Ellis. He lived all his life within the city of Pittsburgh, spending most of his childhood in the Hill District and most of his teenage and adult years in Penn Hills. He graduated from Penn Hills high school in 1982, where he then went straight into the United States Air Force and served from 1982 to 1986. When he returned home, he found and reconnected with his childhood sweetheart the late Angela Ellis. They married a few years later and had three children; Edward “Andre” Ellis Jr., Lakeisha Ellis, and Brian Ellis, who all will live on with his memories.

Andre also leaves his memories with his parents, brother Eric Ellis, and his two grandchildren Alanah Thomas and Stephawn “Deuce” Featherstone Jr. Along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Andre will be missed and remember by the people who knew him.

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