Andrew with mother Angela, Aunt Lambrini, brothers George and Nicholas and sister Kathleen in 1999
Andrew with his father George
Andrew with brothers George and Nick, sister Kathleen, mother Angela and grandfather
Andrew with brother George, sister Kathleen and brother Nick
Andrew and his brother, sister, father, mother, and grandmother.
Graduation from George Washington University in 2000
A snapshot of Andrew
Andrew's Portrait
Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink Banner
The Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial Ice Rink
The Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink Plaque
The Andrew Stergiopoulos Ice Rink Exterior
The Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial Ice Rink Window
Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial at Great Neck North High School
Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial Boulder at Great Neck North High School Plaque
Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial Brick at Great Neck North High School
Andrew's Memorial Trees in Kennilworth
Andrew Stergiopoulos Memorial Tree in Kennilworth, Kings Point
911 Memorial Bridge Plaque
GWU Lacrosse Team Tribute Poster
Andrew's Trophy Collection from Lacrosse, Football, and Hockey
Andrew's Memorial Ice Rink Plaque
A sign for an award ceremony held in Andrew's honor
The sign for Andrew's Memorial Ice Rink
The raising of Andrew's memorial banner
A Quilt made from Andrew's shirts and jerseys
Andrew's nickname on the 911 Memorial Bridge
Messages, flowers, and pictures for Andrew on the 911 Memorial Bridge
A shrine for Andrew on the 911 Memorial Bridge
Messages for Andrew written on the 911 Memorial Bridge
People leaving messages on Andrew's memorial
Andrew's Gridiron Award Plaque
Andrew's Hockey Gloves
Two shirts, one for Great Neck North Football and the other for Andrew Award Day.
Andrew's Hockey Stick and Memorial Jersey
Andrew's Hockey Stick and Memorial Jersey
Andrew's cleats, and lacrosse gloves, shorts, and stick.
Andrew's eSpeed buisness card, hat, and papers
Andrew's Long Island Lacrosse Memorial
Andrew's Lacrosse and Hockey Sticks
Andrew's Lacrosse and Hockey Sticks
Andrews High School Lacrosse Shorts
Great Neck North Football T Shirt
Andrew's Turf Sneakers
Andrew's high school memorial hockey puck
Andrew's eSpeed buisness card
Andrew's eSpeed buisness portfolio
Andrew's eSpeed Buisness Handbook
A t shirt for Andrew's memorial award ceremony.
Andrew's eSpeed hat
Andrew playing high school football for Great Neck North
Andrew's high school football portrait
Andrew playing high school lacrosse
Andrew playing lacrosse for Great Neck North
A photo of Andrew playing hockey
Andrew playing hockey
Andrew playing hockey
A list of Andrew's athletic awards
Andrew's memorial event program
Messages to Andrew on the 911 Memorial Bridge
911 Memorial Bridge Article
Andrew Stergiopoulos Leadership Award Acceptance Speech
A letter from Andrew's boss to his family
A letter from one of Andrew's professors at GWU
A letter from one of Andrew's teammates and friends
An article recalling the life of Andrew Stergiopoulos
eSpeed Business Document
eSpeed Business Document
One of Andrew's product development documents from eSpeed.
One of Andrew's product development documents from eSpeed.
Email from the US Patent Office
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A speech for Andrew's Memorial written by Angela Stergiopoulos
A news article about a spectacular effort from Andrew during a football game
An article about a GI who carved Andrew's name into a grenade he used to battle terrorists.
Two memorial articles written for Andrew
Two articles written in Andrew's honor.
Andrew's obituary in the local paper
The article about the naming of Andrew's memorial ice rink
The newspaper's cover photo of Andrew's memorial ice rink
A certificate presented to Andrew's family for his contributions to his community
Andrew's Collegiate Scholar Award from GWU
Great Neck Ice Hockey Award Program
Andrew's High School Lacrosse MVP Trophy '96
Andrew's High School Lacrosse MVP Trophy
Andrew's High School Lacrosse Best Offensive Player Trophy '94
Andrew's High School Lacrosse Best Offensive Player Trophy '95
Andrew's Three Hockey Trophies: 2 most outstanding players and 1 first place tournament finish
Andrew's trophy for his first place finish in a hockey skills competition.
Andrew won best defensemen and first place in a skills competition
Andrew's Three Best Defensemen Trophies
Connecticut's 9/11 Living Memorial
Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation 9/11/01 Memorial
Memorial Trees in Kennilworth, Kings Point
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church Memorial Monument
Village of Great Neck Plaza 9/11 Memorial
Queen Elizabeth II September 11 Memorial Garden
Conseleya 9/11 Memorial
Dewitt 9/11 Memorial
Montclair State University 9/11 Memorial
Andrew Stergiopoulos – known to friends and colleagues as “Sterg” – was born on March 7, 1978. His life embodied the values of leadership, academic and athletic achievement, sportsmanship, diligence and empathy. In twenty three and one-half years, he made a profound and lasting impact on everyone with whom he came into contact. Andrew’s outstanding qualities emerged early and dramatically in his athletic undertakings.
He started playing ice hockey at the age of six, and began football and lacrosse shortly thereafter. Through a combination of innate skill honed by tireless effort, Andrew became a leader in every sport he played; by his junior year in high school, he had been named captain of the football, lacrosse and ice hockey teams. He inspired his teammates by example. During the Great Neck North-South football game in the fall of 1995, Andrew rushed for a school record of 237 yards on 23 carries – a record that stands unbroken to this day. In lacrosse, he was recognized with the Nassau County All-County Award in both the 1994 and 1995 seasons. And in ice hockey, he was named Best Defenseman each season from 1989 through 1994, Most Valuable Player in 1993-1994 and Captain from 1995-1996.
At George Washington University, Andrew played with the GW Colonials Lacrosse All Star Team, the 2000 National College Lacrosse League Champions. Andrew was a mentor to other athletes, a fierce and fair competitor and a focal point of school spirit. The combination of qualities that ensured Andrew’s success on the sports field carried over seamlessly into other areas. Andrew excelled academically, and discovered his academic passion in the study of finance and information systems. He graduated from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University in May 2000.
Shortly after graduation he accepted a job with eSpeed, Inc., the technology unit of bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald. His training program at eSpeed was scheduled to start in late summer 2000, but ever eager to work and learn, Andrew offered to begin in early July. In just over a year with the eSpeed Product Development Group, Andrew participated in a far-reaching overhaul of existing bond trading technology. He worked on the conception and development of 20 patents and is credited as an inventor on eight of them.
To a fellow brother, a fellow
To a fellow brother, a fellow Greek
your time was short but your story will be told over and over again. You did more in 23 years than most will do in a lifetime. You worked hard and pushed on never giving in to the pressures that life throws at you. And for that you and all the other lives lost on that horrific day will be remembered forever.
Posted by Harry Andreou
Andrew
Andrew
I would like you to know that there hasn't been a day that's gone by since 1996 when I haven't stopped to think about what you did for me. I was a junior, you were a senior, and you were the king of the school. Even though you'd give me the occasional head nod when we'd pass each other in the hallways I didn't think you knew my name.
Long story short I was getting beaten up in the bathroom by the same bully who made my life miserable since our first encounter in middle school and I was crying. I was alone and I was scared and my tormentor was with three of his sadistic friends and they were blocking the bathroom door to prevent me from getting out. They had emptied my book bag and strewn the contents across the bathroom.
That's when you walked in with Steve B. You took one look around and took the jerk to task. You asked his friends what was so funny and they scattered like roaches when the light was turned on. You looked at the bully and asked him what did Ryan ever do to you? I was shocked you knew my name! Of course the fact that I was beat up crying and my stuff was all over the bathroom kept me from expressing my amazement. He tried to shrug it off and walk off but you stood in front of him and repeated your question. He muttered "nothing." 7 years worth of torment for "nothing!"
You replied "he's done nothing to you then leave him alone." The guy left the bathroom and never bothered me again. He avoided me because you had protected me.
Such a small thing for you was one of the most important moments of my life. Just the fact that you knew my name gave me such confidence! I will always be sorry that I was so embarrassed that day that I never properly thanked you not for stopping the bully not for helping me pick up my stuff and not for giving me a ride home from school that day. I was still so humiliated that I could barely look you in the eyes. I wish I could have told you how grateful I was to you and how much what you did meant to me.
Oh, and Sterg, I'm sorry for one more thing too. I'm sorry that I was so frazzled that I forgot to tell you that the bully had peed on my math textbook, a fact that you quickly picked up on after you had fished it out of the urinal. I was about 2 blocks away from you on 9/11 the day that terrorists took you from us.
I've since moved from the downtown area but I'm there every so often and every time I pass Ground Zero, I look up and say a prayer for you and whisper a word of thanks. I sincerely hope that you hear my words and that you're looking down on us. I'm sure our paths will cross again.
Posted by Ryan B
I am so sorry that this has
I am so sorry that this has happened to you. I can t imagine how much more successful in life you could have been you have accomplished so much. I myself play hockey. I am captain of the field hockey team at my school and after reading about you hope to become as successful as you have been. I'm sure so many people are very proud of you
Posted by Katie Deuell
Andrew and I were classmates
Andrew and I were classmates in GN from JFK through high school. It was Andrews leadership on the lacrosse field that I remember most vividly. How naturally it came to him and how he was able to motivate me to play me best even when my spirits were down. Yesterday and today I spent some time on this wonderful website. I visited the memorials on the Saddle Rock Bridge in the Village of GN and in Kennilworth. How fortunate I am to have known Andrew. His memory lives on inside of me forever.
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