Andrew Stamps, 36, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on December 2, 2025, sending shockwaves through the tight-knit community he called home for most of his life.
Born and raised in the shadow of Pikes Peak, Stamps graduated from Doherty High School in 2007 before earning a degree in computer networking from Pikes Peak State College, a foundation that shaped his steady and respected career.
He spent the last twelve years as a senior network engineer at Ent Credit Union’s technology division, where he was known not only for keeping critical systems running smoothly but also for his habit of staying late to help teammates troubleshoot complex issues.
At home, Stamps was a devoted father to his six-year-old daughter, Harper, and a loving partner to his fiancée of eight years, Emily Carter, with whom he shared a quiet life filled with board-game nights and spontaneous drives along the Gold Belt Byway.
An enthusiastic outdoorsman, he held a deep passion for fly fishing, often rising before dawn to cast lines in Eleven Mile Canyon, and maintained a personal goal of summiting all of Colorado’s fourteeners, having already completed forty-two of the peaks.
Stamps was also an amateur astrophotographer who built his own backyard observatory, patiently teaching Harper and neighborhood children how to locate Saturn’s rings and the Andromeda Galaxy through his telescope.
He volunteered monthly with the Trails and Open Space Coalition, helping maintain sections of the Palmer Trail, and was a familiar face at local Search and Rescue fundraisers, always ready to lend his technical skills or simply grill burgers for the crowd.
In the wake of his passing, friends have described him as the rare person who listened more than he spoke, whose quiet presence made others feel immediately at ease, and whose legacy will live on in the trails he helped preserve and the young minds he inspired to look upward at the stars.
The family will hold a public celebration of life on Saturday, December 14, 2025, at Bear Creek Regional Park, inviting all who knew Andrew to gather, share stories, and release paper lanterns under the same night sky he loved so deeply.
Arrangements are being handled by Mountain View Mortuary, and in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Pikes Peak Library District’s youth astronomy programs, a cause close to Andrew’s heart.