Knights of Columbus, Council 11716
Knight of the Month, February 2024
The February 2024 Knight of the Month is Edward Andrion. This award honors the work he offers to both the Knights of Columbus Council 11716 and the Prince of Peace Catholic community.
In one of the classic fun facts involving Prince of Peace, Edward served as a junior acolyte during the first Mass celebrated by our founding pastor, Jim Balint, inside the original church sanctuary.
After moving with his family from Southern California in the 1980s, Edward graduated from Plano Senior High School. He received his First Holy Communion at The Catholic Community of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and was confirmed at Prince of Peace.
He joined the Knights of Columbus many years ago with his father, who was invited to join the Knights by recently departed Knight Dan Garasich.
As a young adult, Edward joined Prince of Peace in 2014. He was invited by fellow Knight Lupe Lopez to attend the Saturday morning Men’s Fellowship gatherings that involve praying the Rosary and discussing a Biblical virtue after being seen praying in the Eucharistic Chapel.
A powerfully trained operatic tenor, Edward, a second degree Knight, offers his vocal skills to Prince of Peace as a cantor and has sung at the funerals of several Knights in our Council. He can often be heard during the Sunday 8 a.m. Mass but cantors at other liturgies too. Edward likes to say that “When you sing, it’s like you are praying twice.”
Earlier in his career, Edward served in the Naval Reserve for 16 years, working in communications, the joint intelligence command and Commander Naval Forces Korea. He also spent time at the Naval Air Sation Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. Today, he works at Southwest Airlines as a flight attendant and serves on the staff of the Transport Workers Union where he works with new hires.
As his flight schedule allows, Edward has helped with past Knights’ breakfasts and enjoys participating in Knights’ social events. He recently used his vocal skills as the Knights bingo caller.
Edward is the proud parent of son Jude, 15, and daughter, Bella, 14. His son has on occasions played the cajon, a boxed shaped percussion instrument, while Edward cantors.