Andrew Lawrence Swiatek Jr.

Andrew Lawrence Swiatek Jr. was a Colorado Springs native whose life was tied closely to family and the neighborhood where he lived. Public reporting on his death identifies close family members who cared for him; his sister Shannon Rodriguez has been quoted expressing the family’s grief and hope for answers, indicating the importance of family connections in his life.

Those who knew Andrew remember him as a young man with roots in his community. He spent his life in and around Colorado Springs and, as noted in local coverage, was 29 years old at the time of his passing. While public records and news reporting focus largely on the circumstances of his death, the presence of family at court proceedings and community remembrances shows he mattered to those closest to him.

Andrew’s life, though cut short, left an imprint on his family and neighbors. Reports describe relatives wearing shirts bearing his image at court hearings, a quiet sign of love and of a family seeking to honor his memory. Such details suggest Andrew was a brother and family member whom others cared for and remembered.

Because a formal, family-published obituary could not be located in available public sources that match his name and the exact date of death, what remains in the public record are news accounts and community remembrances that confirm his identity and the date he died. Those records establish Andrew Lawrence Swiatek Jr. as a real person whose life mattered to family and community. This page honors him by focusing on his humanity: a son and brother from Colorado Springs whose memory lives on with those who loved him.