ROCHESTER — Andrea Gierok described her son, Winona senior Logan Monk, as goofy — in all caps. Monk was a lot of other things, too: Kind, respectful, always hungry, in tune with others’ emotions, focused, goal-oriented, shy and quiet, according to his mom and Oscar Uribe, the Winona soccer coach who coached Monk since he was 11. “That is his legacy.”In addition to playing soccer, Monk was also a swimmer. “In December, Andrea came to my house to pick up his senior (soccer) banner because she was planning to have it for his graduation party,” Uribe said. You forget about those things day to day.”A celebration of life for Monk will be held at noon Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Winona Senior High School gym.
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