Andrew was cremated and will be buried on Tuesday (his birthday) at 9:45 a.m. Catherine of Genoa Catholic Church, by Father Ahles, followed by a luncheon at the church. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Andrew was preceded in death by his father Eugene “Gene” Sparrow his paternal grandparents Guy and Winnifred “Winnie” (Brennan) Sparrow his maternal grandfather Arnold Sabin and his cousin Daniel “Danny” Firkins. Several cousins: Sean (Kim) Sparrow, Josh (Lindsey) Sparrow, Aidan (Firkins) Tangerose, Christin Firkins, Tom (Zaine) Sparrow, Kevin Sparrow, Grant Sabin, Cara Sabin, Christin Firkins and Amy (Melius) Andrew Pankow. Several Uncles and Aunts: Guy & Joyce Sparrow, Monroe Center, IL Greg & Jenny Sparrow Rochelle, IL Maureen (Sparrow) Firkins & David Firkins Kirkland, IL Kent (Connie) Sabin, Rochelle, IL Kim (Sabin) Ristow & Bob Ristow Appleton, WI. His Grandmother, Ida Sabin of Rochelle, IL. Andrew is survived by his mother Kathy and sister Erin Sparrow both of Delray Beach, FL. Besides, Andrew was the happiest he had been in years and is now an angel to look over all of us that enjoyed life with him on earth. Today should not be a day to mourn, but a day to celebrate. Through persistence, at the young age of 42, Andrew enjoyed more life on this earth than those who have lived lengthy lives.
Four days before the move, Andrew passed away peacefully. Erin, mom, and his little Dolce, were all ready to take the journey with him and Andrew couldn’t be more ecstatic. His best friend, Chad, just transferred to Texas as well. Infoblox was so impressed with his performance that he was offered a promotion to transfer to Texas for his dream job.
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Working from home full time and now being able to do dialysis at home, he started feeling much better about life and work. Prior to the transplant he had begun working for a company called Infoblox. He no longer had to go to the treatment centers and could stay comfortably at home while Erin assisted him with dialysis. Once again, Andrew was back on dialysis, however this time his sister, Erin, relocated to Florida and got trained on “at home” dialysis treatments. At first, the kidney worked flawlessly and Andrew was doing great, however, during the surgery a rare infection was introduced into his body and unfortunately, the kidney needed to be removed a month later. In 2011, Andrew’s best friend, Chad Creasey, didn’t think twice before donating his kidney to Andrew. He was so determined to live a normal life that he would have his dialysis treatments flown to his never missed Canadian fishing trips with the guys. He always kept a smile on his face, and did not let his illness disrupt his life in Florida with his new found friends which were like a second family to him when he needed their aide. Regardless, you would never know Andrew was sick.
In 2007, Andrew was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease and was now forced to start dialysis 4 days a week for 5 hours a day up until the day he took his last breath. After spending nearly a decade in the deep freeze, Andrew moved to the warmth of Fort Lauderdale, FL to work at Citrix Systems. He loved the bitter cold, tons of snow and ice fishing was one of his favorite pastimes. After graduating, with a degree in Computer Information Systems, he moved to Minnesota to work for Micron Inc. He went on to play football at Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL. Andrew attended K-12 at Kirkland Hiawatha. Carpentry was another passion of his and he learned a lot of his skills from his Grandpa Arnie. He spent some of his summers working at his cousins business, Brennan Cattle Company “The Yards” and jumped at any chance he had to work for his Uncle David on his farm. His determination and “thinking outside of the box” were some of his best qualities. The family used to joke, that if they were to ever be stranded on a deserted island than he was the one they wanted to be stranded with because they knew their chances of survival were greatly improved. As a child and as he grew into manhood, he maintained his skills. While most kids wanted to relax during their time away from school, Andrew was a happy Boy Scout and of course had to move on to an Eagle Scout. At a young age he became fascinated with the outdoors. He was born on May 26, 1972, in Sycamore, IL to Eugene “Gene” and Kathleen “Kathy” (Sabin) Sparrow. Andrew “Andy” Francis Sparrow, 42, formerly of Kirkland, IL passed away on Novemin Delray Beach, FL.
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