Derek Ross Sterling, a 41-year-old man from Durham, NC, passed away on August 30, 2022. Derek was born on May 4, 1981, to Michael Ross Sterling and Jane Winecoff Levin in Sanford, NC. He spent his early years in Sanford before moving to Hillsborough, NC, where he was raised. Derek was a scholar-athlete at Orange High School, excelling in both wrestling and soccer. He began his college career at Gardner Webb University on a soccer scholarship before transferring to Appalachian State University, w
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