K of C Council 14754 From The Grand Knight

Andrew Silvestro, Council 14754 GK for the 2025/26 Fraternal Year

Grand Knight Biography of Andrew Silvestro

Growing up in Simi Valley, California, I attended Simi Valley High School, where I was a three-sport athlete in football, wrestling, and track. My dedication paid off, as I was honored as Athlete of the Year in 1987 upon graduation. This led to a wrestling scholarship at Cal State University, Bakersfield.

From 1989 to 1993, I proudly served in the U.S. Navy, competing in wrestling tournaments and becoming a military firefighter. In September 1991, I married my first wife, Arlene. After my honorable discharge in 1993, we moved to Bakersfield. I began my career as a wildland firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, continued wrestling at Cal State Bakersfield while pursuing my degree, and served in the Naval Reserves in Long Beach.

Arlene and I, both lifelong Catholics, were confirmed at St. Francis Assisi Church in 1998. We welcomed our son, Jared, in October 2000, and our daughter, Olivia, in November 2004. In 2006, Arlene was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. She bravely fought for five years, undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, before passing away in August 2011.

Becoming a single parent to a 6- and 10-year-old, I later found love again through Christian Mingle. Sara and I were married by Monsignor Perry in May 2013 at Our Lady of the Snows in Frazier Park. Jared recently graduated from Cal State Bakersfield with an Economics degree and now works for Amazon, while Olivia is in her senior year at the University of California, San Diego studying Structural Engineering. I've been a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church since 2009 and actively involved with the Knights of Columbus since 2014, achieving Fourth Degree membership in 2023.

Vivat Jesus!

Andrew Silvestro
Grand Knight FY 25-26
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Council 14754

K of C Council 14754 From The Grand Knight

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