Memorial for Mr. Price Saturday Noon - 1 p.m.

The National Press Club Fellowship committee will hold a memorial service for Andrew Price, former NPC head waiter, from noon until 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, in the Holeman Lounge. Club members are invited to attend.

Mr. Price, a much-loved waiter at the Club who retired last Aug. 3 after 45 years of service, died in April of a heart attack. He was 66.

Mr. Price grew up in Scotland Neck, N.C., and came to Washington in his late teens, working first as a dishwasher at the Shoreham Hotel and later at the Heritage House restaurant in Georgetown.

Mr. Price started as a busboy at the Club on Aug. 3, 1967 but rose through the ranks to become the Club’s head waiter in the 1980s. At the Speakers Luncheon head table he served the Club’s most esteemed guests, including several U.S. presidents and a few royals.

Mr. Price is survived by his wife, Bessie, one son, Andre, and many brothers and sisters. Another son died in 2008.

A reception will follow in the First Amendment Lounge from 1 p.m.until 2 p.m.