Andre Dre Cortez LaRay Simmons was 23 when he died on May 15, 2015, in Rockford, Illinois. Born August 17, 1991, he worked for Tridom Corporation for three years, graduated from East High School where he wrestled and qualified for state competition, and later attended DeVry University. He is survived by his son Demari Woods, his mother Patricia Young, his father Jerry Simmons, three brothers, four sisters, and many other relatives and friends.

Public remembrances and the obituary emphasize the life he lived and the people he touched. The circumstances of his death are not detailed in the available material; there is no specific information about arrests, suspects, or investigations included in those notices. His funeral was held at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church and he was buried at Cedar Bluff Cemetery.

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