Andrew B. Fichera, age 69, of Scituate, died peacefully, Friday, March 4, 2022 at South Shore Hospital, after several weeks of illness during which he was surrounded by his loving family.

Andrew is the oldest son of the late Joanne T. (McLaughlin) and Andrew J. Fichera, M.D. He grew up in Somerville, and loved spending time with his grandmother and at his family’s marble shop in Cambridge. He was a graduate of Malden Catholic High School, Class of 1970. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Class of 1974, and his Master’s in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Class of 1981.

He lived in Scituate for the past eighteen years. Andy was a parishioner of Saint Mary of the Nativity Church in Scituate and enjoyed having Sunday breakfast with his church friends. He had a lifelong love for the ocean, and spent as much time fishing, boating, and swimming as possible. Andy was also a talented artist, painting watercolors of people and places that were meaningful to him.

Andy was a loving husband of the late Patty Sue (Chumbley) Fichera, and a devoted father of Nicole S. Fichera and her husband Tyler Shannon of Vt., Rose K. Brown and her husband Randy of Va., and Domenic M. Fichera of N.Y.

The oldest of four siblings, he was the dear brother of Susanna Fichera and her husband Michael Mahan of Maine, John Fichera and his wife Jane of N.H., and Joanne Lortie and her husband Paul of Md. Andy is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy, on Tuesday, March 8, from 4 – 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated in Saint John the Baptist Church, 44 School Street, Quincy, on Wednesday, March 9, at 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree.

For those who wish, donations in Andrew’s memory may be made to the V.A. Boston Healthcare System at http://www.boston.va.gov/giving/index.asp.