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Andrew Pushkar Obituary

Andrew Pushkar, 26, of Chester died Dec. 7.

He was born Dec 28, 1981 in Annapolis to Karen Underwood of Fairfax, Va. and David Pushkar of Queenstown. He grew up in the Annapolis and the Eastern Shore area and at the age of 14 moved to Amherst, Mass., where he attended and graduated high school in 2000.

His interests included listening to music, reading books and discussing current events. He had a passion for the outdoors and great love for his dogs.

He is survived by his stepfather, Jeff Underwood; his stepmother, Sandy Pushkar; two sisters, Jordan and Leah Underwood; two brothers, Taylor and Jeremy Jones; and his girlfriend, Stephanie Porter.

Memorial contributions in his name may be made to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10005, http://www.afsp.org/ or the Animal Resource Foundation, Inc., 61 Piney Narrows Road, Chester, MD 21619, 410-643-8700.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by one or more Capital Gazette publications on Dec. 17, 2008.

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