Andrea Vallebueno

Andy my friend, the light in the darkest of times, one of the most genuine and kind person I met at Stanford! The reason I have my degree today and passed the toughest course in my 2.5 year stint! The person who bought life to Stanford and a smile to everyone's face who you interacted with even for a second :) An inspiration on how to live and love - thanks for being you 🙏🏼

Mi Andre,
Dejas un vacío inmenso en nosotros.
Sólo puedo agradecer a la vida que nos haya unido.
Me enseñaste a ser mejor persona, a luchar por lo justo, a no conformarme, a que todo es posible.
Ha sido un honor ser tu amiga, tu sinodal, trabajar contigo, aprender de ti, compartir nuestro amor por los datos, la naturaleza, los animales y el piano.
Siempre me sorprendió tu sensibilidad, tu cercanía, tu capacidad por encontrar la esencia de las cosas. Eres brillante.
Te quiero y admiro profundamente.
Te extrañaré el resto de mi vida y haré mi mejor esfuerzo por ser más de lo que tú me enseñaste.

Síl

Andy,

It had been several years since the last time we talked, yet you reached out almost as soon as I got to Stanford. I have to admit I was nervous, but your warm HI! was enough for me to know everything would go well. We spent hours talking that day at Arbuckle. We updated each other on our lives. Not in a superficial way. We updated each other in a vulnerable and real way. And I was so happy to hear that everything was going well. You giggled as you always did, and I felt so close to you. You were kind and empathetic. After all this time, we were gonna get time back together. And I am so sorry it took us so long.

Thank you, Andy, for sharing your laughter, beautiful vibes and kindness with me. I still hear your laughter, and I just want to say thank you.

Love,
Yoshi

Andy,

You are such a bright light. Knowing you from ITAM and reconnecting at Stanford, I was so happy to see you achieve your goals, talk excited about your interests in data driven research, and your establishment in the Bay Area. The smile you shared with me and others sparked a joy in each of our hearts. The world really lost an amazing person but your light on each of our lives will keep shining forever. Thinking of you.

Dear cousin, it has always been a pleasure hearing about your adventures and great accomplishments in your life. Even though I unfortunately didn’t have the chance to visit you more often as we grew older, I will always cherish the memories from our childhood and remember you as the kind, smart and welcoming person you always were. Thank you.

Your cousin, Andrés Vallebueno.

Andy,

I will forever remember you as the brightest mind of our generation. Not just brilliant, but also kind, dedicated and hardworking. You taught us all so much.

Isay

For me, Andy was like one of my daughters. She spread good humor and good vibes. I was very lucky to be her uncle, and to spend weekends with her and her family for many years. Andy was always cheerful, affectionate and friendly, as well as being brilliant and talented. She was one of those wonderful people who shine on their own and leave a mark wherever they go. Her absence leaves a great void in us, but her memory will always be present. We love you, Andy.

The world lost a wonderful, kind, and talented person in Andy. I studied with Andy while we were in grad school at Stanford, and she was an absolute delight to have in our Stats/Data Science cohort. I will never forget the bright & positive energy she always carried, her (admittedly) almost intimidating academic reputation, and her inspirational dedication and determination to making a positive impact on the world and to those around her. I had the privilege of visiting her and her family in Mexico City in the summer of 2022. I remember experiencing such excitement, joy, and warmth from Andy, Susy, Christine, and Carlos when they were hosting us and showing us around the city. We even got to meet her horse! To this day, I fondly remember that trip with gratitude and admiration toward her family’s kindness and togetherness. I look back at those pictures, and I cry because I lost a friend, and also because I remember a person who unequivocally made the world a better place. In her memory, I hope to bring her positivity, hope, kindness, and life with me ahead. Andy will surely be missed.

To Susy, Christine, and Carlos: I cannot thank you enough for your hospitality and kindness. I am so so sorry for your loss. Each and every one of us were blessed to have her in our lives, and we will carry her memory with us always.

Dear Andy,

I want to share these photos because I believe they show a side of you that not many people knew. They are the photos of our trips, our childhood, our family, our life together. I love you so much, and there truly are no words for me to describe the emptiness and sadness that I feel.

Much love,

your sister

Andy was truly a treasure of this earth. It’s so rare to see such unmistakeable kindness emanate from someone the way it did from her. Anecdotes people have shared that capture how empathetic and compassionate she was aren’t surprising at all when they’re said about her. I’ll also miss her wit and how dang funny & intelligent she was. The kind of wit that stops you in your tracks. Rest easy, Andy. I hope to carry your positive & pure energy with me forwards. Sending love to you, Christine, Carlos, Susy, Faiz, and the rest of her friends & family.

Andy had such a rare combination of brilliance and profound kindness. I feel so lucky to have known her and witnessed her dedication to others through our time as research fellows together. I will truly miss her, and send abrazos con cariño a Christine, Carlos, y Susy.

Andy and I met in College. We became close friends incredibly fast and memories with her keep flashing in my mind right now. Memories of all the times she sat down with me to patiently teach me everything I could not understand in Eco V. Her voice telling me: “c’mon, you are doing great! You can do this!”. I passed that class because of her. Memories of us laughing and chatting non-stop every Friday evening - because we had made it a tradition to explore a new restaurant every week. We even got pulled over by the police once and could not stop laughing afterwards. What I would do to go back in time to experience all those dinners with her again… Memories of that time that I was stressed at work, so she treated me to a spa day and we kept saying that when we got older, regular spa visits would definitely be part of our routine. Memories of us studying together in the library. God, how I admired Andy’s ability to focus. Memories of her being my greatest cheerleader when I was applying to grad school. She read and corrected all my Harvard essays. I always felt like it would have been much harder to get in without her help.
Andy played such a crucial role in me becoming who I am today. A crucial role in me accomplishing so much. She believed in me so I could believe in myself. She was an incredible best friend, generous with her time and love. I love her and miss her so much.

Andrea was one of the most genuinely good people I was lucky enough to know. She brought honest joy and compassion to every interaction, including to people she had only just met, she was truly the soul of our community. I always felt that with Andrea there, you would know that someone was looking out for everyone, making sure they had what they needed and were feeling seen. I will always remember how strongly she cared about things, from the biggest principles to the smallest details and simple joys. Her memory inspires me to make sure I am there for those I care about and to swing big and work hard for the impact I know I can have.

Andrea and I met at a summerschool of the University of Cambridge. We had a great time there, made wonderful memories and a loving friendship was born. At the end of the summer school I felt sad leaving all the great people I met and probably would not see again. But I felt calm saying goodbye to Andrea, convinced we would see each other again. Which we did, over the next few years she would visit me in the Netherlands and I her in Mexico. Andrea was a pure light, so happy and funny, talented in so many ways, humble, intelligent and just an absolute joy to have in your life. I'm so grateful for our friendship. My heart goes out to Christine, Carlos, Susy, Faiz and all the family, friends and coworkers who loved her. She will be missed and loved always, all across the world. With all my love, Simone

I was incredibly lucky to have known and worked with Andrea from the time we were both graduate students up through her tenure as a data scientist at Reglab. Andrea's good-natured sense of humor and positive attitude was a bright light during the pandemic when we all struggled with remote learning and finding community on campus. Later on, I had the privilege of working closely with her on a long-running natural language processing project that she had pioneered from the start -- one that, thanks to her hard work and unwavering dedication, will continue to have an impact on social and computer science research for years to come. She was the rare researcher who could both ground you and encourage you to think big, and I will always remember how motivated and excited we both felt after every meeting together. Her humility was only matched by her intelligence. I will miss her dearly every day.

Hey girl, you haven’t texted me after we met at rumble boxing! Have a good life (and still go boxing) at the other side. Until we meet again…