Andrew (Andy) Stitzlein, son of Earl and Kathi Stitzlein, lived on the family dairy farm in Loudonville his entire life. He graduated from Loudonville High School in 1999 and from Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute in 2001.

Andy was a lifetime FFA alumni member, president of the Loudonville FFA Alumni, a member of the Holmes County Farm Bureau Board, and a member of the Loudonville Fair Tractor Pull Committee.

Before his untimely death on July 4, 2012, Andy requested that a scholarship be established so that young people from Loudonville who shared his interest could have the opportunity to pursue the study of agriculture.