Andrea Done Mortensen Shockley passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2020 after a battle with cancer and Parkinson’s Disease. Andrea was known by her close friends and family as "Ande" and "Gande" to her granddaughters.

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Born March 19, 1943 to Willard Edwin and Larene Done in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ande grew up in Salt Lake with her four younger siblings, graduating from South High School and later attending Utah State, where she met Gordon Mortensen. The two married in 1962 and later divorced, but had two sons, Thane D and Brady G Mortensen.

Ande raised her sons for many years as a single parent, picking up and moving to a new home each time the boys advanced from elementary to junior high and then to high school. She wanted to make sure they were close enough to walk safely to school.

“A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other the guardian of his/her solitude.”

A self-described introvert, Ande drew energy from being at home and pursuing her own interests. She was a skilled wordsmith and a voracious reader. Her favorites were mysteries and thrillers and was always in the middle of a new one. A lover of music, Ande sang in the Salt Lake Symphonic Choir for more than 25 years as an alto and traveled across the world with the group, visiting Russia and Italy over the course of her membership.

Ande met Preston Shockley in 1990 at a choir rehearsal and their adventure began. They married in 1995. Together, they relished the beautiful sights of Utah and Utah's adjacent states. Ande never wasted energy about the past and very little on the future. She was a "now" person. Ande believed, "A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other the guardian of his/her solitude." Result: no heated arguments, ever. What really mattered, Preston needed Ande and Ande needed Preston.

Andrea, the quiet one; you will be missed.

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We'd like to thank the staff of CNS for providing such excellent hospice care for Ande, especially Nurse Michelle.