PARKER, ANDREW STEWART, born October 26, 1991 and passed away October 16, 2010. Andrew lived life to its fullest and he was always caring and respectful to others. He was an invaluable member of our family in so many ways. Andrew began playing football when he was 6 years old in Cooper City. In 2003 his family moved to Palmetto Bay and he played for the Palmetto Bay Broncos where he was given the nickname, "Cooper City." Andrew was a 3 year varsity football player at Palmetto High School. Andrew's passions were sports, especially football and his friends. Andrew had a great sense of humor and he always excelled in school. Andrew's other passions included traveling with his family, snowboarding, playing basketball and touch football with his friends, taking naps, milkshakes and the University of Miami athletics. He attended Santa Fe College and was very proud to be accepted at UF for the spring semester.

Andrew was idolized by his brother - the last thing Andrew said to his athletic director, Ms. McKinney, was "please take care of my brother, he has another 3 years to play football at Palmetto." Andrew was thankful for many things, but most of all for his family. Andrew is survived by his mother, Colette Powell and her husband, Wayne; father, David Parker; brothers, Jonathan Parker and Jackson Powell; sister, Courtney Powell; grandparents, Nancy and Raymond Monteleone, Gini and Larry Parker, Richard Morris, Dale and Carol Forney, Earl and Christy Powell and Janet Powell. Also surviving are his aunts and uncles, Christine and Michael Brookins, Brett and Linda Powell, Connie and Thomas Martin, Sheryl and Gerald Zastera and Dan and Ginger Monteleone; cousins, Nicole, Corey, Noel, Nicholas, Alex, Jordan, Patrick, Robert, Sebastian and Amanda; and his girlfriend, Samantha Nelson.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Panther Touchdown Club Inc., 6400 SW 107 Street, Miami FL 33156. Funeral Services will begin at 5 pm on Thursday, 10/21/10 at Christ Fellowship Church, 8900 SW 168 Street.

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Published in The Miami Herald on October 19, 2010