Aurora Central High bags tourney remembers late student-athlete

Posted August 18, 2020 11:00 pm

Submitted by Aurora Central Catholic High School

Aurora Central Catholic High School held a 15th annual bags tournament on Sunday, Aug. 16, to benefit the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society.

The tournament, in memory of late student-athlete Andrew "Dre" Heimann, included nine bags teams, down from 34 teams last year due to COVID-19.

Dre, 15, passed away Aug. 13, 2003, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., after a six-year battle with leukemia.

Dre participated on the Charger golf and basketball teams. He was also a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Aurora.

Puff Pizza food truck supplied refreshments and donated to the event. Sponsors were Heitkotter Inc., Aurora Luxembourg Club, and Ron L. Jakious Insurance.

Donations can be sent to National Honor Society at Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora, 60506.

A lawn memorial marker for Andrew "Dre" Heimann, an Aurora Central High student who died in 2003. Courtesy of Al Benson

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