Vernon A. "Andy" Burk Jr.

I can still remember Andy's goofy laugh, clear as if he was standing right in front of me!

This past week has been unbelievably emotional for me, as well as everyone in the family. It is as though it is happening all over again, losing Andy that is, even though it has been a full year. I still sometimes go to sleep at night praying that the past three years of events was all a bad dream, and that I will awaken and everything is as it should be. But we have lost our beloved son, brother, father, husband, coworker, friend.
To Tracey, Jordan, Drew and Owen -our hearts go out to...

I see this is the last day to sign the guest book. I just want to say, one year has passed and we all miss Andy as much or more than ever. At the same time though, every one of us has grown and adapted to the changes that this year has brought. I think that Andy would be proud of us. He would be especially proud of Tracey, and absolutely in awe of her strength to make everyday better for herself and the kids. We have stuck together and tried to be the family that in so many ways Andy taught...

I had the most amazing dream. I saw a man that looked exactly like Andy, but when I approached him and said "Andy!" he told me I was mistaken. I said, "no, I am not"! He continued to tell me that he was not Andy. And then I insisted on a "hug". What filled me was the most incredibly clean, positive and completely fulfilling beautiful energy. As we were pulling away from each other I told him, "yes that is you" and he continued to deny, but I saw the twinkle in his eye and the smile on...

Just wanted the entire Burk family to know that we were thinking of you on Andy's birthday. We celebrated last evening as a family by sharing some of our favorite Andy memories. We know this will be a tough Christmas for all of you, but we hope you will be able to find some joy and comfort in each other as you are together this holiday season. Remember that Andy would have wanted it this way. Merry Christmas, Love, Becky & Marty

On December 20, 1971 (the year I graduated from high school), I accompanied my parents to Maryland General Hospital as my mother was to give birth to my "baby" brother, Andy. My father and I stood and looked at him through the windows of the nursery wrapped in a red stocking as were the other babies since it was Christmastime. It is a favorite memory of mine, and one I will now cherish forever.
Happy 36th Birthday Andy, we love you and miss you.

Just wanted everyone to know, Andy said "hi" to me Saturday morning. I was on my way into work when the song "Lady in Red" came on. I was told it was one of Andy's favorites. As I was saying "good morning, Andy" I began to question whether this was really the song. As I began to pull forward another car merged in front of me. The tag began with the letters "AB". What a way to brighten my morning...fill my heart....and make me smile.

I’ve been meaning to do this for a long time. And I don’t know why I kept putting it off. But here I am, going to tell all of you my recent Andy stories.

A few days after losing Andy I was going to work, having a major, major Andy moment. I was on Route 50 driving to work, getting in the lane to get on the beltway when all of the sudden a jeep pulled in front of me and really cut me off. I was about to really get mad and have my own little fit when I looked at the tag on the...

It has been over 3 months, and I miss Andy more than ever.
Every time I hear a Billy Joel song on the radio, every time I see a guy with a baseball cap and sunglasses with khaki shorts and t-shirt, every time I cook or bake something he liked, every time I see Tracey and the children without him, every time I watch an O's game, every time I visit my Mom, etc. etc. etc.
Andy was almost like my own child since I was 18 when he was born. In Andy's adult years, he was truly my friend as...