John C. Ensslin; Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer Denver Rocky Mountain News 03-07-1997 CLASSMATES FONDLY REMEMBER GIRL WHO CARED ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS
Andrea Mascarenas was a sweet kid who cared about her friends and took time to listen to their problems. That's how some of her classmates at Rangeview High School remembered the 16-year-old sophomore who died Tuesday of bacterial meningitis. ``She always cared about what you thought,'' said 14-year-old Adriane Craine, who met Andrea when they were students at Columbia Middle School.
Article: MENINGITIS VICTIM EULOLGIZED AS WARM, CARING FRIEND.(Local)
Byline: Michael O'Keeffe Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
Friends and relatives buried a Rangeview High School student killed by bacterial meningitis, but they said Andrea Mascarenas was one of those special spirits who never leaves.
``It wasn't like we had to make up good stories about her,'' Nicole Seraile, 15, said after the service Friday at Fort Logan National Cemetery.
Andrea, a 16-year-old sophomore who dreamed of a career in the Air Force or Navy, died Tuesday of bacterial meningitis, a day after she was taken to Columbia Medical Center of Aurora North by her parents.
