"Andy" the Footless Goose. Andy was born without webs and toes and wore size "0" baby shoes. Gene Fleming, a local manufacturer and inventor, designed the shoes for him. Andy was in Reader's Digest, People Magazine and many others. Andy was also on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson television show.
Between the evening of October 18 and the morning of October 20, 1991, Andy was kidnapped and murdered. The remains were found near the town baseball diamond. The murderer was never found despite the offer of a large monetary reward. A large black granite monument stands in the yard of the old Fleming farm where Andy was buried without ceremony by Gene Fleming.
Sources:
· People Magazine "Murder Most Fowl" November 11, 1991
· Chicago Tribune "A Footnote On Andy The Goose" June 27, 1993
· The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Episode #3910, February 1, 1989
· Roadside America, Story 2982
· Nebraska State Historical Society
· Monument inscription
Between the evening of October 18 and the morning of October 20, 1991, Andy was kidnapped and murdered. The remains were found near the town baseball diamond. The murderer was never found despite the offer of a large monetary reward. A large black granite monument stands in the yard of the old Fleming farm where Andy was buried without ceremony by Gene Fleming.
Sources:
· People Magazine "Murder Most Fowl" November 11, 1991
· Chicago Tribune "A Footnote On Andy The Goose" June 27, 1993
· The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Episode #3910, February 1, 1989
· Roadside America, Story 2982
· Nebraska State Historical Society
· Monument inscription
"Andy" the Footless Goose. Andy was born without webs and toes and wore size "0" baby shoes. Gene Fleming, a local manufacturer and inventor, designed the shoes for him. Andy was in Reader's Digest, People Magazine and many others. Andy was also on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson television show.
Between the evening of October 18 and the morning of October 20, 1991, Andy was kidnapped and murdered. The remains were found near the town baseball diamond. The murderer was never found despite the offer of a large monetary reward. A large black granite monument stands in the yard of the old Fleming farm where Andy was buried without ceremony by Gene Fleming.
Sources:
· People Magazine "Murder Most Fowl" November 11, 1991
· Chicago Tribune "A Footnote On Andy The Goose" June 27, 1993
· The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Episode #3910, February 1, 1989
· Roadside America, Story 2982
· Nebraska State Historical Society
· Monument inscription
Between the evening of October 18 and the morning of October 20, 1991, Andy was kidnapped and murdered. The remains were found near the town baseball diamond. The murderer was never found despite the offer of a large monetary reward. A large black granite monument stands in the yard of the old Fleming farm where Andy was buried without ceremony by Gene Fleming.
Sources:
· People Magazine "Murder Most Fowl" November 11, 1991
· Chicago Tribune "A Footnote On Andy The Goose" June 27, 1993
· The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Episode #3910, February 1, 1989
· Roadside America, Story 2982
· Nebraska State Historical Society
· Monument inscription
Inscription
Andy The Goose
1987-1991
Gravesite Details
The memorial, donated by Palmer Brothers Granite Co., is located approximately 3 miles southeast of Hastings, Nebraska. (Pet memorials allowed per website rules.)
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