Andrew Lawrence Shapiro

I was a senior at PHS when Andrew was a freshman (I found him in my senior yearbook) and I never knew him personally. I came across his obituary one day a while back upon a random search for Poway High obituaries out of curiosity- searching if anyone I knew from HS had passed. Andrew stood out because he was one of the few younger people that appeared in the results. I have been in a rough period of mental health myself for the last several years and so when I read about Andrew's own...

To having known Andrew is to having known wit, joy, and passion personified. He continues to have an ability to leave a lasting impression on a person like me that only knew of him through my son, whom he helped in middle school (when my son was experiencing challenges with his math homework). Andrew´s brilliance and wit was like no other. His amazing ability to navigate humor at such a young age was astounding and endearing. It was crushing to everyone that knew him in his Escondido...

He was my son, and I miss him. The world will never be the same without him. Please care for and watch over each other, and never let this happen to someone that you love.