Andricks, Reynolds, 1905-1982

Civil engineer, of San Antonio, Tex.; official with the Fiesta San Jacinto Association and director of the Fiesta Flambeau parade.

From the description of Collection, 1935-1976. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70926590

Born in Temple, Texas, in 1905, Louis Reynolds Andricks moved to San Antonio as a boy and made the city his home for the remainder of his life. He attended the University of Texas, where he obtained a degree in civil engineering. In addition to his private sector work as an engineer, he served at various times in city government in the public works department, on the planning commission, and as acting city manager.

Andricks began one of his most significant associations in 1947 when he was named to the board of directors of the Fiesta San Jacinto Association, the organization that then organized the annual spring event. Soon after his election, he came up with the idea for an illuminated night parade to be called “Fiesta Flambeau.” The event was first staged in 1948 and was an immediate success; Andricks continued as its director into the 1980s. During that period he instituted a number of other popular innovations, including the selection of a “Miss Fiesta” and increased military involvement in Fiesta. He expanded Fiesta’s reach by initiating exchanges with like civic celebrations in other cities, sending San Antonio representatives to the Tournament of Roses in California, the Minneapolis Aquatennial, and other events around the country.

In addition to his unbroken stint as Flambeau director, Andricks also served at various times as Fiesta San Jacinto Association president and executive director. Following the creation of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission in 1959 as the new policy body for Fiesta, Andricks continued to represent the renamed Festival San Jacinto, the sponsors of the Flambeau, until his death.

Andricks and his first wife, Thelma Cordelia Trafton Andricks, were the parents of a daughter. After his wife’s death in 1977, Andricks married Ann Edge. He died at his home in San Antonio in 1982.

References

Reynolds Andricks biographical file. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.

From the guide to the Reynolds Andricks Fiesta Scrapbooks and Photographs Col 7674., 1935-1977, (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas)

San Antonio, Texas civil engineer.

Andricks was involved with the annual Fiesta San Antonio celebration for almost 40 years, serving a term as president of the Fiesta San Jacinto Association and for many years as director of the Fiesta Flambeau parade.

From the description of Reynolds Andricks papers [manuscript], 1935-1977. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 310567416