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Andrew Zabierek Obituary
Born in Lowell on May 30, 1978, he was a son of Stephen A. and Judith M. (Sorbello) Zabierek of Chelmsford. He graduated from Chelmsford High School in 1996, and received a bachelor's degree in financial management from Clemson University in 2000.
In a story in Monday's editions of The Sun, Mr. Zabierek's parents said their son was deeply motivated to serve in the military after the attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001. They recalled how he postponed a promising career in finance to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Zabierek served as an infantryman and Arabic interpreter with the U.S. Marine Corps., 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Battalion, 3rd Platoon, Fox Company, based at Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C.
Before he entered military service, he was a financial advisor at American Express in Waltham.
He enjoyed camping and fishing. While growing up in town, he was a member of the Chelmsford Baseball Little League, Pop Warner Football and the Cub Scouts.
In addition to his parents he is survived by a brother, Air Force Lt. Mark Zabierek, stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas; his maternal grandparents, George and Josephine (Sgroi) Sorbello of Chelmsford; several aunts and uncles and their spouses, including, Patricia and Richard Franklin of Orlando, Fla., Ann Marie and Robert Martin of Lowell, Stanley and Louise Zabierek of New Ipswich, N.H., Bo and Sue Zabierek of Sherman Mills, Maine, Walter Zabierek of Littleton, Linda Johnson of Derry, N.H., Pamela Walton and Larry Ercolani, both of Dracut. He also leaves numerous cousins, as well as countless close friends and fellow Marines.
He was also the nephew of the late James Zabierek, a West Virginia resident who died in 1980.
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Memories and Condolences
for Andrew Zabierek
Brandon Dill
December 11, 2020
When we were roommates, you introduced me to crab Rangoon. After explaining the import of this to my wife we adopted your name for the tasty treat. Now every time my family orders them, we call them Andrew Zabiereks. A small way to keep your name and memory alive.
Mike Palermo
October 13, 2017
Lance Corporal Zabierek: We did not know you, but my 2 sons and I remember you and your sacrifice every time we cross the bridge named in your honor by placing our hands over our hearts and praying to God that your soul Rest in Peace. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. John 15:13.
May 29, 2017
Thinking about you on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend. Love you and miss you.
pvt sherlock
May 21, 2014
Zip.
Hey buddy its Sherlock.
Can't believe its been 10 years. Some were tough in the beginning.
I'm coming through with mansfield to have a beer Monday. C u brother. I will c u where the pain is mute.
Not a day goes by that i dont look down at my arm and think of you and Papa.
Khalid Aziz
May 21, 2014
God bless you for your sacrifice! We all miss you and know your are smiling down on us. Love you warrior! 2/2 Fox!
Randy Sikes
April 13, 2014
hey Andrew this is your team leader Randy Sikes just wanted you to know that I think about you all the time and that you'll never be forgotten we love you brother Semper Fi
May 31, 2013
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW.
September 25, 2012
Still not forgotten. He is offered eternal gratitude for his military service. He is forever in the hearts and minds of many.
Peggy Childers
May 22, 2012
May 21, 2012
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek:
Always remembering Andrew. "Some gave all."
Ginny
October 3, 2011
May God Bless you in His Love. Thank You to Lance Cpl. Andrew Zabierek and his Family for his Service and Sacrifice for our Country.
Luke Parsons
May 31, 2011
I just wanted you to know that I am and thankful to Andrew and his family for my freedom and safety. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family this memorial day. There is no way I can ever repay you for your service and sacrifice.
Jim
May 23, 2011
You have not been forgotten Andrew
Peggy Childers
May 21, 2011
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek:
Please accept my remembrance of Andrew on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Jim
May 26, 2010
You are not forgotten Andrew.
Peggy Childers
May 21, 2010
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek:
Remembering Andrew on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
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Kenna Larra
October 20, 2009
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Peggy Childers
May 21, 2009
To the family of Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek:
Andrew gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org
The Neal family
May 27, 2008
To the family of Lance Cpl. Zabierek,
Please know that just as your loved one will remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, will remain with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God grant you the peace that passes all understanding.
In Memory of Andrew ~ (Debra Estep)
May 21, 2008
Holding you all in my thoughts and prayers.
The Wind on The Downs
“I like to think of you as brown and tall,
As strong and living as you used to be,
In khaki tunic, Sam Brown belt and all,
And standing there and laughing down at me.
Because they tell me, dear, that you are dead,
Because I can no longer see your face,
You have not died, it is not true, instead
You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe;
I hear you laughing as you used to do,
Yet loving all the things I think of you;
And knowing you are happy, should I grieve?
You follow and are watchful where I go.”
(Written by Marian Allen during World War l )
Two lines that I wish you to keep near your heart…….
“You seek adventure in some other place.
That you are round about me, I believe”
I did not know Andrew, but I am remembering
his service. He is my hero. !
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Other Side
i'm over on the other side
where life and death softly divide.
left my skin and bones behind
now i'm over on the other side.
can you feel me there with you?
my breath is gone but i'm not through.
loved you then and i still do
from over on the other side.
i can fly. really fly.
below the earth ... all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.
it's good here on the other side.
the sweetest songs...the bluest skies.
thank you for the tears you cried
but it's good here on the other side.
i can fly. really fly. below the earth...all through the sky.
tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side
the world is smaller than a needle's eye.
where life and death softly divide.
when you leave your skin and bones behind
i'll be waiting on the other side.
i can fly. really fly. below the earth ... all through the sky.
go tell em all i did not die.
i'm just over on the other side.
Song lyrics by Don Conoscenti
C Desert Muse/SESAC
www.donconoscenti.com
(Used with permission)
“I hope it brings great comfort to any and all.
Peace on you. DonCon” 4-2008
Visit this link to hear the song.
The Other Side –
http://tinyurl.com/3o8gol
Sincerely,
Deb Estep ~ Ohio
Proud Air Force Mom and MIL
Remembering The Fallen – Blog
http://tinyurl.com/3z8p55
Please contact me and I will email you back a copy of my
Angel and soldier drawing I have shared here.
April 5, 2008
You are remembered and respected. Thank you Lance Cpl Zabierek!
Tom Gugliuzza-Smith
September 7, 2007
My heartfelt sympathy to the Zabierek family in the loss of Andrew. I did not know Andrew, but my heart is broken and I am saddened for your loss of such a fine young person and hero. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all the wonderful memories you hold so close. Please know that you are in my heart and prayers. My heart was touched by the many wonderful/beautiful things written about you. Andrew it has been over 3 years since you were taken. Please know that you are my hero and you will NEVER be forgotten.
I send each of you a hug from the most inner part of my heart.
Love and Peace
Tom
"To live in the hearts
of those you leave behind
is never to die"
~Robert Orr~
August 9, 2007
There is nothing that I can say or do to take away the pain or bring you peace in your time of sorrow, but I will offer you and your family my heart felt condolences. I also offer you my prayers that in time the pain will easy and the memories of your HERO will carry you through each day and night. I want to thank your HERO, for his/her selfless act of becoming a member of the armed forces, his/her willingness to defend the United States of America, all that we hold sacred and for the sacrifice that will forever be etched in the memories of all those who knew him/her. Though tears can never bring him/her back, we hope that our tears express our gratitude for the sacrifice that he/she made and our sorrow at his/her passing. I believe for every fallen HERO there is a star shining brightly up above to remind us of the precious gift we were given.
Your mission on earth is complete and you are now a member of GOD’s Heavenly armed forces. Stand down brave warrior and take your rightful place in Heaven with all the HEROES who have passed before.
I made a special promise to LE RON A. WILSON (KIA on 07/06/07) on the day he was laid to rest as I touched his coffin, that I would never forget him nor would I forget those that gave their lives for our country before him, with him and after him and so when I came across www.legacy.com, I thought what a great way to keep my promise to Le Ron, so I will continue to leave tributes in each guest book until the day there is no longer the need to leave these tributes to a FALLEN HERO.
REST IN PEACE, HERO, YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!!
PROUD MOTHER OF A U.S. SOLDIER
Althea Barrett(Queens, NY)
July 10, 2007
Thank you for the sacrifice made by Lance Cpl Zabierek and the sacrifice made by everyone who loves and misses him! May God bless all of you!!
Aunt of a Lance Cpl about to deploy
Garnet Jenkins
May 20, 2007
May the Peace of God and your precious memories of Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek, remain in your heart always.
Please know how deeply sorry I was, to learn of the loss of your Brave Young Marine. A Multitude of Thanks, for his Courage, Dedication and Service to our Country and for Freedom.
Those who Made this Ultimate Sacrifice, So Many and So Young, shall Never Be Forgotten, my brother among them. Killed in action in Vietnam in 1967.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Gary Allain
December 12, 2006
Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Zabierek
you are my hero
may god keep you in his arms forever.
Dimitri Varmazis
October 9, 2006
Andy-
Thank you for defending this country and standing up for us. You were always a stand-up guy. Thanks Marine.
David Hatch
July 31, 2006
It is with great sadness that I learned today of the ultimate sacrifice that James made to his country. I was searching on-line for a long-lost friend, Bo Zabierek, when I stumbled across the obituary. A fine tribute to James and all of you friends and family that the #1 search items on the Internet for the name Zabierek are all the tributes and heartfelt messages for James. If any of you in the Zabierek family see this, and can get me in touch with Bo, I would greatly appreciate it. My contact information is included with this entry.
January 4, 2006
Matt is with Andrew now and they will watch over the entire Zabierek family. Thank you Andrew for giving the ultimte sacrifice so that my family can live in peace.
Nancy DeCristofaro
June 6, 2004
Words cannot express the sympathy I feel for your family, Andrew was a hero and he left us all to protect our great country.
I am a friend of Ann Marie's and have known your family for a great many years, you can be very proud of Andrew's sacriface.
My love and prayers go out to you all. " Nancy Naish"
Michael Saunders
June 4, 2004
I am part of the Rogers family and was originally from Lenox. Mass. I am a Pastor and just wanted to say that we are praying for you. We are so sorry for your loss and we are very proud to be part of a family that has men like Andrew in it. May God's love be very real to you in these days of grief. God bless you, Michael and Patty Saunders
Candace Speir
June 3, 2004
My son, Richard Speir, is in Andrew's platoon. I remember talking to Richard about twelve hours after it happened, and he was so emotional.He couldn't say who or what it was, but I could tell something had happened to someone important to him. I told him how sorry I was and that I know that he will always treasure his memories of his times with Andrew. I had just come from a reunion of Vietnam era Marine veterans and I saw how fiercely loyal to the memories of their fallen comrades they still are. Andrew is in an elite and special place in the hearts of his fellow Marines. I know you are so proud of him, as we all are. As a citizen, one of many for whom Andrew made the ultimate sacrifice , thank you for doing such a good job raising such a fine boy.
Clyde Groves
June 3, 2004
With Deepest Sympathy to the Family and friends of Andrew,An American Hero
Proud Dad of a Marine in 2/2
Grace Simpson
June 3, 2004
My heart and prayers go out to each of you. May the Lord give you peace and comfort in this difficult time. May you be comforted in the knowledge that your Andrew gave real meaning to life by standing against tyranny and trying to make the world a safer place. Your loved one is now in God's precious care. May God Bless each and every one of you.
(My son is also in 2/2 in Iraq; right where Andrew was. My heart breaks for you.)
Sue Bush
June 3, 2004
I want you to know that my heart breaks for you, for the loss of your son. My son is also in 2/2 and I'm sure knew Andrew. I'm so sorry. God's blessing and peace to your family. Sue Bush, mom to SGT Wm. Travis Hoots
Patty Molitoris
June 3, 2004
I have a son Ryan in 2/2 and I am a Clemson graduate too. My heartfelt sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the family. Patty
M Nicks
June 2, 2004
I'm so sorry you lost your son. He is a hero to many, myself included. He served his country and he will not be forgotten...he paid the ultimate price. He is now in Jesus loving arms and I pray God gives you comfort.
I too am a Marine's mom...
George Zaharoolis Family
June 1, 2004
With deepest Sympathy
May His Memory Be Eternal
Maggie Hazen
May 31, 2004
My prayers and gratitude for your sacrifice are with you. My son, Curtis, is also with the 2/2 in Iraq. Andrew and Curtis attended the School of Infantry together last year at Camp Lejeune. Curtis spoke very highly of Andrew and is deeply saddened at his passing. May the Lord provide comfort to your family.
May 29, 2004
Do not stand at my grave and weep: I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow: I am the diamond glints of snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain: I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there: I did not die.
Unknown Author
Peace and Love to All.
Andrew Small
May 29, 2004
My thoughts and prayers go out to Andrew's family and the whole community. As a military member and former classmate, i know he gave the ultimate sacrifice for his family and his country.
Airman 1st Class Andrew Small
Lakenheath AFB, England
Ramu Kannan
May 28, 2004
We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Andrew. We had the pleasure of working with Andrew. He was our financial consultant. He became a close friend and guided us in our time of need. I am sure he is bringing smiles to the faces of everyone in heaven. Rest in peace.
Phil Payton
May 27, 2004
Please accept my heartfelt sympathy for your family, the many friends of Andrew's and his Marine brothers.
I was born and raised in Lowell but must admit to not knowing that we are distantly related until very recently. Allow me to say how extremely proud I am of Andrew for his devotion to his family and country. He is a true hero.
Nadine & Robert Adams
May 27, 2004
A true hero. We will remember you in our prayers and will offer up our receiving of the Holy Eucharist at mass this week.
Jeremy Davis
May 27, 2004
Although I did not know Andrew well, I did attend Chelmsford High School with him and graduated with him in 1996. He was in a few of my classes, and I remember him as a decent man. My heart goes out to your family in this tragedy. You will be in my family and my thoughts and prayers.
Tina Mendoza (Gehr)
May 27, 2004
Andrew is a true hero for serving our country in this time of need.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and fellow soldiers.
noella b
May 27, 2004
I am so very sorry. May the wonderful memories you have of Andrew sustain you during this difficult time. N
Jeanine & David Rybicki
May 27, 2004
We offer our most sincere and deepest sympathy for your loss.
Andrew is truly a hero. Please know
you are all in our thoughts and
prayers. May God surround you with
his love,comfort,& peace at this
time.
Paula & Mark Goodwin
May 26, 2004
You have my deepest sympathy. Thanks for fighting for our country.I'm very sorry your all in our prayers.
Gail Smaldone
May 26, 2004
"Wherever a wonderful person has been, a trail of Happy Memories is left behind."
Andrew, the town of Chelmsford, salutes you! To your family, friends, and fellow Marines, my sympathy & prayers.
Gail & Peter Sora
May 26, 2004
Our prayers are with you and your family. Your son is a hero. God bless you all.
Angelia Warren
May 26, 2004
Hello everyone, I would like to say My family will miss Andrew greatly...We will always have fond memories of him in our hearts, our prays are w/ his family at this time ...
Patrick Williams
May 26, 2004
From a grateful American and a former veteran, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the Zabierek family on your loss.
Judy Wilson
May 26, 2004
Dear Judith, Stephen, and Mark,
We want you to know how very sorry we are to read of Andrew's death. We offer our deepest condolences.
We'll never forget when he won "Most Improved" Baseball Player when he was on Tom's team in Little League. He always dedicated himself to whatever task was at hand and was an inspiration to others.
Please know that you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
With Deepest Sympathy,
Judy, Tom, Scott, and Kyle Wilson,
and Janel Wilson Hendrix
christian simon
May 26, 2004
i would like to tell you how deeply saddened i am for you. my heart goes out to you and your family and friends. also to his fellow brothers in the marines. i will continue to pray for you all.
Philip Scannell
May 26, 2004
A True hero,God Bless you
Teri Holton
May 26, 2004
My condolences to the family during this difficult time. My boyfriend is in 2/2 and all of the extended 2/2 family is praying for you.
Robin Holton
May 26, 2004
My daughter's boyfriend is in the 2/2 Golf Co. Thank you for the sacrifice your son made for our country. You have my deepest sympathy. Robin
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