Fly a Little Higher

How God Answered a Mom's Small Prayer in a Big Way

By: Laura Sobiech

A biography/memoir of
Zachary Sobiech

Essentials
Born on May 3, 1995, Saint Paul, MN United States
of America
Full name was Zachary David Sobiech
Born to Laura and Rob Sobiech
Lived most of his life in Lakeland, Minnesota
Died in Lakeland, MN, a suburb of St. Paul,on May
20, 2013 of complications associated with
Osteosarcoma cancer
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Childhood
Very adventurous and athletic
First words words were "bootball"
Played on his elementary school's football team
until the sixth grade
Played basketball on his Junior High team
Loved to talk football with his Dad; during and
after the games
Raised by two loving and caring parents in a
uplifting home with Catholic values
Attended St. Croix Catholic school
Very solidified in his Catholic faith and was
Confirmed

Zach at Christmas with

his first guitar (age 11) *

Was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma on

November 13, 2009
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Schooling/ Education
Died near end of his Senior
year
He never went on to attend
college
Zach was only fourteen when
Osteosarcoma entered the
picture so college wasn't on the
priority list
When he found out that he was
terminally ill, Zach forgot about
college and focussed on making
his last few months of life count

Zach at school with his girlfriend,

Amy Adamle **
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 Music
Zach formed a band with his
Samantha "Sammy" Brown &
Reed Redmond
Together Sammy and Zach
wrote a variety of songs
starting with their first song
"Blueberries" and later
progressing to the more popular
song "Clouds"
https://itunes.apple.com/us/
artist/zach-sobiech/id587906659

Zach and Sammy ***

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Major Accomplishments
Being able to succeed even while being forced to live
with both cancer and knowing that you are going to die
Zachary wrote a song that made it to the number one
on the iTunes top ten on May 22, 2013 (two days
following his death)
Lived a life that eventually was documented by many
media outlets like CNN, Katie, and YouTube, as well
as a cherished memoir
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Contributions
The composition of the top selling iTunes song
"Clouds"
His life and story created a memoir that has raised
$834,338.48 to aid Osteosarcoma research (the
branch of cancer that Zachary was diagnosed
with)

Most Curious Aspect

His ability to maintain both his faith and his peace
during the entire span of his battle with
Osteosarcoma
He was a little down in certain parts of the
journey, but he never broke down and lost it,
( although his mother did a few times)

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Drawing Conclusions

You can always trust that God has a plan for your
life, no matter what circumstances seem to ruin
your life' spans (even if I don't share Zach's same
denomination)

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We'll float up in the clouds and we'll never see the end...

Zachary Sobiech

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To explore the life and times of Zachary Sobiech more

visit http://flyalittlehigher.com/
!

or watch his SoulPancake segment on YouTube at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTImZGOtc4

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Citations
**** A Firm Handshake: Fix Me Up - Music. N.d. Google Play. Web. 10 Oct.
2015.
* IMG_0020. N.d. Fox News. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.
****** In March 2013, Zach Sobiech and His Band Performed at a Studio C
Broadcast for Cities 97. N.d. St. Croix Valley Magazine. Web.
** MY LAST DAYS: MEET ZACH SOBIECH. N.d. Savioa. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.
***** Single by Zach Sobiech. N.d. Wikipedia. Web.
Zach Sobiech. N.d. Star Tribune. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.
*** Zach Sobiech with Friend Sammy Brown. N.d. People. Web. 10 Oct. 2015.
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