Andy Dellenbach: A-Boy’s last effort an A-Plus
by Kevin Cody Last March 28, Andy Dellenbach made an uncharacteristic post on Facebook, but in his characteristically positive way. The 58 year old Redondo resident waited to disclose his illness until he was hopeful of recovery, and used his rare post to argue the importance of patient advocacy. Friends called Dellenbach “A-Boy” because he was an “A” player in everything he did, from volleyball and surfing, to being class valedictorian at Mira Costa High school. After a successful career as a serial entrepreneur he took on the CEO position at the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation. The Foundation has pioneered ocean therapy for injured military personnel and first responders. Jimmy Miller, the foundation’s namesake, was Dellenbach’s childhood friend and roommate at Cal Berkeley. Andy Dellenbach with wife Jena and daughter Amanda. Photo courtesy of JMMF A-Boy’s last ‘A’ effort (Editor’s note: The following is excerpted from Dellenbach’s March 28 Facebook account of his illness. Dellenbach passed away last week, just 20 months after the first symptoms of what his doctors believe was AL amyloidosis, a rare, incurable bone marrow disease that damages the heart and other organs.) “As…
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