Andrew was born on November 15, 1972, and died May 18, 2006; he was 33. In his short, short life he influenced thousands -- probably millions -- of people positively and achieved far more than the vast majority of us human beings ever do. No, he wasn’t perfect, and yes, it seems he was mentally ill at the end. But those facts must not blind us to the enormous positive contribution his life represented. He changed so many lives, my own included -- and Andrew’s personal demons must not be permitted to obscure the real, overwhelmingly beneficial influence he had on this planet.