Andrew Joseph Bentz

ANDREW JOSEPH BENTZ, age 15, of Edgewood, MD, died on February 8, 2008 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Gail Marie Drzymala of Edgewood, MD and Joseph Steven Bentz of Ft. Myers, FL. He was a student at Joppatowne High School where he played basketball, football and baseball. A member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, he loved music, swimming, fishing, basketball, and was a video master.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Nicole Frances Drzymala of Edgewood, MD and Sophia Elizabeth Bentz of Ft. Myers, FL; grandparents, Elizabeth Yvonne Bentz of Baltimore, MD and Frances Mary Drzymala of Edgemere, MD; great-grandmother, Frances Mary Janczewski of Baltimore, MD; step-mother, Kristin Schomer-Bentz of Ft. Myers, FL; and step-grandparents, Phillip G. and Eileen E. Schomer of Ft. Myers, FL.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 11350 McCormick Road, Executive Plaza III, Suite 100, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 or to the John Hopkins Children's Center Oncology Dept., 100 N. Charles St., 1 Charles Center, Baltimore, MD 21201.