Remembering Andrew Webber

Andrew Webber was a warrior, who gave his life on 29 July 2023 in support of Ukraine's independence as a volunteer in Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade. He was a father to two beautiful young girls, Gwen and Vera, and husband to DeeDee. A trusted friend to many, who continued to build relationships through the years and across distance. He graduated from the United States Military Academy ('05) and served multiple combat tours as an advisor and embedded trainer with the Iraqi Army and the Afghan National Army. After leaving the service, he earned his JD from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and became a practicing attorney in Seattle. During that time, while working at Fenwick & West, he founded and co-directed a pro bono immigration project helping Afghans find refuge through legal and diplomatic channels. The project was born when Andrew began fielding messages from people in Afghanistan who knew him from his time there, which grew into friends of friends, acquaintances, and even total strangers.

He was a veteran education mentor, a relentless patriot and a defender of freedom who valued justice and liberty for others just as much as his own life. Andrew has supported Service to School for years acting as the Director of JD Operations then most recently mentoring fellow veterans pursuing law school admissions. He was passionate about domestic urban trauma care and had submitted a patent for low-cost trauma kits. He went to Ukraine with the intent of providing some combat trauma training. Andrew will be forever missed.

Since May, he had been volunteering with the Ukrainian Army’s 59th Motorized Brigade. His selflessness ultimately led to the loss of his own life.