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Around 9:30 pm (CST) Sunday April 9th, Team 1028's Andy Underwood, was killed in a car accident after losing control of his car and crashing into a ditch.
He was a friend to many, a member of our robotics team and a student at Sparkman High. Andy was easy to get along with and nice to pretty much everybody, he will be missed. Below is a pic of Andy during the lunch break saturday at Palmetto.

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Wow that is definitely something I had not expected to see when logging on. Please send my condolences to his family and the rest of the team.

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That is a big will do. I was a friend of his. Im gonna miss him.

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I would like to send you both My team's condolences, and my own.
We know what it is to lose loved ones, and we feel for you greatly.
I am very sorry for what happened, and I wish you the best of luck
from now forward.

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Wow...definitely didn't expect this. I wasn't sure what to expect when I first clicked the link -- I didn't assume it was going to be anything serious...this definitely caught me off guard. I definitely send the school, family and especially the team my condolences.

It's weird though...when I hear or read of people being killed in the news and what not -- it doesn't phase me much; however, this was different -- this definitely hit me -- just wow.

Again...I offer my condolences.

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This is very heartbreaking news, and I offer my condolences to Andy's family and friends. We talk about obstacles involved in the robotics games, but this is truly the cruelest obstacle to deal with and I wish your team strength in doing so.

Heidi

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This is a terrible thing to happen to anyone; I send my condolences and prayers, as well as my team's.

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Team 229 and I send our greatest sypathies to those you and your team. First is more than a competition it is a family. It is a family connected through competition and a blow like this saddens the entire family. Its just too bad that such tragedy had to happen b4 the championships. Once again i send my teams and my condolences to family and friends of Andy. We will miss him.

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Team 191 send their condolences in this difficult time for your team.
May God bless the young man's family and your team.

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I'm so sorry to hear about Andy's death my condolences, as well as team 292's, are with his family and friends.

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Team 971 sends it's condolences to his family and his team. I can't imagine how hard the loss must be.

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What terrible, shocking news. My deepest sympathy to his family and friends. May God bless them.

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Team 237 and I personally send my/our condolences. The Watertown area has experienced a way too large amount of premature deaths in the past year and a half or so... that kind of pain is horrible.

Again, our condolences.

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Team sadness hurts.
Badly.
Peace be with you.
Jane

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Team 1501 sends it's condolences to Andy's family and to Team 1028.
It's a great loss when we loose someone so young.
Rest in Peace Andy.

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I'm so sorry to here this You have My condolences....times like these are really sad...and so young too

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I am so sorry that this would happen. Please send my condolences to his family, his team, and to all of his friends who will surely miss him.

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My heart goes out to you, the rest of the team and his family and friends. I'm sorry for your loss.

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I am so sorry to hear about this loss. His family, friends, and team have my deepest condolences.

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Oh my, that is so sad to hear...

Please send our condolences to family and friends on this tragic news.

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MOE 365 is saddened by your team's and FIRST's loss. Our collective prayers are with you all.

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May you all be close to God's kindness in this time.
I'm so sorry to hear.
I will be praying.

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I am sorry to hear about this great tragedy. Please send along condolences from Team 111 to the family and friends of Andy. I am sure he will be missed.

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I am so sorry to hear about this and send Team 1345's, Arefin's, and my condolences to your team and to Andy's family.

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I am terribly sorry to here about this terrible accident. Maybe on chiefdelphi here we can start a section for people on robotics teams that have been lost. So maybe we can have a way to honor and remember them.

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My heartfelt condolences goes out to Andy's family, friends, and community during this hard time.

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Team 1676 sends its deepest condolences to Andy's family, friends and teammates. I met Andy at Palmetto this year, and saw he was really someone special.

Don

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On behalf of Team 1188, please accept our heartfelt condolences. There have been far too many FIRSTers lost this year.

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It's always hard to hear such news as this. 222 sends their condolences to Andy and his family.

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On behalf of all the mentors and members of Team 204 we would like to send our condolences to Andy's family and friends and Team 1028. May Andy rest in peace.

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i want to send mine and my teams concolences to his family, friends, team, and his school. May he rest in peace.

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Condolences and prayers from Chuck 84 to you all.

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May peace be with Andy Underwood's family and friends during this tragic time. On behalf of team 45, I offer sincere condolences.

Andy Baker

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Condolences to Andy's family and team 1028 from team 1190. Car accidents happen so quickly and I am shocked to hear this news. I am sorry for what happened.

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Team 175 sends our condolences to Andy's family and to team 1028.

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I, and all of team 1549 send their condolences to Andy's family, friends and teammates.

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Prayers and condolences from team 1598.

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On behalf of team 1281 and myself please send our condolences to the Underwood family, and to Andy's friends and teamates

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I would like to offer my deepest condolences for the loss of Andy to his family and his community. May he rest in peace.

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Team 1100 sends its condolences to his family, friends and teammates.

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We lost a student team member last year in a terrible accident around the same time of year. It gives you pause to consider the precious gift of life. Condolences to the family.

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Team Resistance #86 and I offer our humblest and greatest condolences for Andy and his family & friends. The FIRST community will remember you forever, Andy. Rest in peace sir.

-WJS

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I'm so sorry to hear that. Condolences to Andy's family, teammates, and friends on behalf of 694.

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This from Dillon's dad, team 1394's lead teacher/coach/mentor:

Our empathy, our team's spirit and our prayers go out to Andy's family, including his team. We all in FIRST know just how strong and deep are the ties that bind us together. Though we cannot for a moment know the pain of Andy's loved ones, we know that the loss of one is a loss for us all, and we will remember at the beginning of each meeting to spend some time to talk about where we are in the world, what we intend to do with our lives, and how we will commit to making certain that in every moment we will do what we do with reverence for the possibilties offered us. On a very sad day, let us all in FIRST re-commit to making sure we keep what matters most - our friends, our relationships, our family - firmly held in our hearts. In the end, it's really all that matters - the robots are just a way to get there more easily. God bless.

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On behalf of 538
as a neighboring team to 1028 we would like to send our condolences and prayers to Andy’s family and the Ubergeeks.

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On behalf of team 1930, we send much condolences and will have your team and his family and friends in our prayers.

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