Isa si Bobby Andrews sa pinakaapektado sa pagpanaw ni Red Sternberg dahil nakausap pa nila ang isa’t isa noong Mayo 22, 2025 — limang araw bago pumanaw si Red noong Mayo 27.
Binawian ng buhay si Red dahil sa atake sa puso sa Amerika. Siya ay 50.
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Magkasama sina Bobby at Red sa defunct youth-oriented program ng GMA-7 na T.G.I.S. (1995-1999).
“I just spoke to him nung May 22. Nag-usap kami sa phone. Ang tagal naming nag-usap," pagbabahagi ni Bobby sa Fast Talk With Boy Abunda ngayong Biyernes, Hunyo 6.
Saad pa niya: “That’s why it’s so hard to accept because I was just talking to the guy a week before, so how can this happen?
“Ang hirap, at that age, he was working out. He was losing weight.
"He was very excited to come home. He’s gonna bring his daughter.
"They're gonna spend a month here, bonding sila.
“Hindi ako maka-react. How could this happen?
"And that’s it. I just couldn’t deal with it. It’s hard, e."
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Kasama ni Bobby sa Fast Talk ang kasamahan din nila ni Red sa T.G.I.S. na sina Angelu de Leon at Michael Flores.
Kilala raw nilang joker at ma-playtime si Red kaya akala nila noong una ay prank ang impormasyong pumanaw na ito.
Ngunit labis daw silang nagulat at nalungkot nang makumpirma nila ang balita.
"The world stopped. Parang nakakatulala.
"It’s so close. Normally, mababalitaan mo, tatay ng kaibigan mo, but this one…” sabi ni Angelu, na hindi rin napigilan ang pagluha.
Dagdag pa ng Pasig councilor: “We were all excited to talk to each other and then birthday mo, parang lahat kami…
"I’m in disbelief. Walang makapaniwala na he’s gone."
Pumanaw si Red tatlong araw bago ang kanyang 51st birthday noong May 30.
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VIKING FUNERAL FOR RED
Ibinahagi rin ni Angelu na ilang araw bago pumanaw si Red ay sinabi raw nitong ang gusto niyang burol ay mala-Vikings.
Lahad ni Angelu: "A few days daw, before he died, they talked about his funeral. They were talking about their own funeral.
"And parang Red mentioned na gusto niya Vikings yung funeral niya.
"So, lahat kami, sobrang classic Red na ang gusto niyang funeral, e, Vikings.
"Gusto niya masaya, walang malungkot, which is talagang him."
Pagbabahagi pa ng aktres: “We were asking, 'Uuwi ba si Sandy? Anong mangyayari? Can we do something here for Red?'
“[The] last time, I talked to him, he was so excited about his bunso kasi only boy niya, e.
"Yun ang time na ini-enjoy niya yung fatherhood Talagang this is a different side of Red.
"Yung kung paano namin naramdaman kung paano siya maging kaibigan."
Naulilia ni Red ang kanyang misis na si Sandy Sternberg at ang kanilang tatlong anak.
Sabi pa ni Angelu: “And yun ang isa sa pinakamasakit, e. You’re just turning 51, and days before his birthday.
"It’s sad. We want them to come home.
“Ako, I want them to come home. Talk about Red, the way we remembered, and them, talking about Red the way he is.
"Kasi, to be honest, we were all looking forward to getting together.
"Matagal na naman yung sinasabi na sana nga, and umoo lang, umoo lang yung mga tao sa States para mangyari nga."
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