FAYETTEVILLE - Andrew \\"Andy\\" Alvitre, 35, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in Manna Church with the Rev. David Sgro and the Rev. Ron Butler officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at the church. Mr. Alvitre was the program director for the Academy of Christian Martial Arts. He served five years in the U.S. Army. He was a combat engineer in Korea, France and Panama. He is survived by his three children, Peter Alvitre, Jacqueline Alvitre and Katherine Alvitre of Fayetteville; mother, Veronica R. Diaz of Fayetteville; father, Pete Ray Alvitre of Anaheim, Calif.; brothers, Gabe Alvitre of Phoenix, and Matt Alvitre of California; sister, Desiree Alvitre of Phoenix, Janine Alvitre of Lexington, Ky.; significant other, Colleen Clayton of Hope Mills; and mother of children, Lynda Steele of Fayetteville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Academy of Christian Martial Arts, 1916 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304. Services entrusted to Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville.