An early family photo: mother Klari holding brother Hans Peter, Andreas, and father Hans holding brother Walter.

As a youngster, Andreas loved to drive the tractor on the family farm. Here, his father Hans sits behind him on the thresher.

Andreas (far left) with a few of his Swiss Army comrades.

The family: Hans, Klari, Walter, Hans Peter, and Andreas.

Andreas and crew during his early years as owner/chef at The Mucky Duck on Captiva.

A 1975 picture of Andreas with a young friend at one of the beautiful banquets hosted at the King's Crown.