| Location | Houghton-le-spring/valle San Lorenzo Tenerife |
| Age | 46 years |
| Date of Birth | 9/1960 |
| Date of Death | 4/2007 |
| Visitors | 7,672 since 14/04/2007 |
| Creator |
ANDREW SMITH KNOWN AS DREW, DIED 10TH APRIL 2007. ANDREW WAS 46 WHEN HE DIED.
ANDREW HAS LIVED IN TENERIFE FOR THE PAST 17 YEARS RUNNING HIS BAR CALLED SMITHYS IN LAS AMERICAS.
ANDREW FOUND OUT HE HAD LUNG CANCER IN MARCH 2006, HE HAD CHEMO AND RADIOTHERAPY OUT IN TENERIFE AND
THE TUMOUR SHRUNK, WE WERE DELIGHTED.IN NOVEMBER 2006 WE GOT A CALL TELLING US THAT DREW WAS IN
INTENSIVE CARE IN A TENERIFE HOSPITAL. MAM AND I GOT THE 1ST FLIGHT OUT THERE TO SEE HIM,
ANDREW WAS MY ONLY BROTHER AND IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK TO SEE HIM SO ILL IN THAT HOSPITAL BED IN
TENERIFE. WE WERE GIVEN THE DREADFULL NEWS THAT IT HAD SPREAD TO HIS PANCREAS AND HE WAS GIVEN A
MAXIMUM 3 MONTHS TO LIVE. MAM AND I FOUGHT TO BRING HIM BACK TO ENGLAND, WHICH WE DID, WE BROUGHT
HIM HOME ON 10TH NOVEMBER WITH A NURSE TO ADMINISTER MORPHINE ON THE FLIGHT.
DREW SPENT HALF OF HIS TIME AT MAMS AND HALF OF HIS TIME WITH ME, WE HAD A WONDERFUL 5 MONTHS
TOGETHER, DRINKING, TALKING LAUGHING, AND AT TIMES CRYING, WE CHOSE NOT TO TELL DREW ABOUT HIS
ILLNESS, AS HE WAS DETERMINED HE WAS GOING BACK TO TENERIFE AFTER XMAS WHEN HE WAS A BIT STRONGER,
EVEN THOUGH MAM AND I HAD TO CLEAR HIS APPARTMENT DURING THAT DREADFULL WEEK THAT WE WERE THERE,
LOOKING BACK NOW, I DONT KNOW HOW WE GOT THROUGH THAT WEEK.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, DREW AND I FOUGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG, MANY A TIME I COULD HAVE KILLED HIM, BUT....
AS WE GOT OLDER AND CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE KILLED ANYONE WHO HURT HIM.
HE HAD A WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOUR,WAS VERY SACRCASTIC AND THE BEST BROTHER ANYONE COULD HAVE, HE
WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO USE A PC AND ORDER THINGS FROM THE INTERNET FOR THE NEW BUSINESS HE WANTED TO
SET UP WHEN HE GOT BACK TO HIS BELOVED TENERIFE, SO HUSEYIN AND I SPENT HOURS ON THE PC WITH HIM,
DREW WAS DELIGHTED, WE WERE HEARTBROKEN SEEING HIM SO EXCITED BUT KNOWING HIS PLANS WOULD COME TO
NOTHING.
ANDREW LIVED FOR 5 MONTHS, HE MADE IT TO MOTHERS DAY, BUT THEN HE STARTED TO GO DOWNHILL, THE LAST 3
WEEKS OF HIS LIFE WERE SOOO SAD, BUT AGAIN, DURING THAT TIME HE MADE US ALL LAUGH SO MUCH,
THAT WAS DREW, A BLOODY GOOD LAUGH. IF DREW WAS IN YOUR COMPANY YOU COULD GUARANTEE A GOOD NIGHT.
GOD I LOVED HIM SOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
DREW DIED IN THE ARMS OF HIS MUM. I HAD SAT UP ALL NIGHT WITH HIM, HIS BREATHING STARTED TO CHANGE,
SO I WOKE MAM UP JUST AFTER 2 AM, AS SHE SAT BESIDE HIM AND TOOK HIM IN HER ARMS, HE LOOKED AT HER,
SMILED, AND DIED AT 2:15 am, HE WENT SO PEACEFULLY, I WAS GLAD OF THAT, HUSEYIN AND I WERE WITH HIM
AND WE WERE SO PRIVELIDGED TO SEE HIM ON HIS WAY TO A BETTER LIFE, PAIN FREE AT LAST. MISSING DREW
SOO MUCH DREW, WISH I COULD JUST HAVE ONE MORE HUG FROM YOU, AND ONE MORE SMILE.
SO ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO KNEW DREW, AND EVEN THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDNT BUT TOOK TIME TO VISIT THIS
SITE, PLEASE LEAVE A LITTLE MESSAGE ON HERE FOR MAM AND I, IT WILL HELP TO EASE OUR PAIN A BIT I
HOPE.
MISSING YOU SO MUCH DREW, YOU WERE A FANTASTIC BROTHER AND IT WAS WONDERFULL TO GROW SO CLOSE TO YOU
OVER THE LAST 5 MONTHS.
you really are.............SIMPLY THE BEST !!!!!!!!
Happy birthday Drew, have a great day, be with huseyin tonight please, love ya loads and miss you so much x x x x x x
night night Drew, love ya, miss you sooooo much, think of you every single day, hope you are happy in heaven x x x x x x x x x
Michael When I come to the end of the road,
and the sun has set for me.
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little—but not too long,
and not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that was once shared.
Miss me but let me go.
For this is a journey we all must take, and each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the master’s plan, a step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart, go to the friends we know.
Bear your sorrow in good deeds. Miss me but let me go
R.I.P xxx
Hi little brother
Been thinking about you a lot this weekend, it has been so hot and sunny, made me think of you and tenerife, hope you are safe and happy, mam has skin cancer, i am taking her to have it removed on 23rd june, dont worry, she blames it on yr car, she says she cut it on yr old rusty car in tenerife, ha ha , for once i dont get the blame, love and miss you soo much Drew x x x x x x x
Hi little brother
Been thinking about you a lot this weekend, it has been so hot and sunny, made me think of you and tenerife, hope you are safe and happy, mam has skin cancer, i am taking her to have it removed on 23rd june, dont worry, she blames it on yr car, she says she cut it on yr old rusty car in tenerife, ha ha , for once i dont get the blame, love and miss you soo much Drew x x x x x x x
Hi Drew, sorry i dont get on this site much these days, but it doesnt mean you are forgotten, I think of you every single day, Mam and Huseyin and i got back safely from South A frica, thanx for the feather just as we were leaving, i found it on the table, picked it up, looked at mam, and shed a few tears, it was wonderful to know you were there with us, hope you enjoyed it as much as we did, well little brother hope you are happy and healthy up there, missing you so much, it doesnt get any easier, love you today tomorrow and forever x x x x x x x x
A PRAYER FOR YOU
WE SAID A PRAYER FOR YOU TODAY
AND KNOW GOD MUST HAVE HEARD,
WE FELT THE ANSWER IN OUR HEART'S,
ALTHOUGH HE SPOKE NO WORD.
WE DIDN'T ASK FOR WEALTH OR FAME,
WE KNEW YOU WOULDN'T MIND,
WE ASKED HIM TO SEND TREASURES
OF A FAR MORE LASTING KIND.
WE ASKED THAT HE WOULD BE NEAR YOU
AT THE START OF EACH NEW DAY,
TO GRANT YOU HEALTH AND BLESSINGS
AND FRIENDS TO SHARE YOUR WAY.
WE ASKED FOR HAPPINESS FOR YOU
IN ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL,
BUT IT WAS FOR HIS LOVING CARE,
WE PRAYED FOR MOST OF ALL.
LOVE ALWAYS HENRY~HENRY JUR
----HAPPY NEW YEAR
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When tomorrow starts without me
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today
While thinking of the many things
We didn't get to say.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you.
And each time that you think of me
I know you'll miss me too.
But when tomorrow starts without me
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And took me by the hand.
If we could bring you back again,
For one more hour or day,
We’d express all our unspoken love;
We’d have countless things to say.
If we could bring you back again,
We’d say we treasured you,
And that your presence in our lives
Meant more than we ever knew.
If we could bring you back again,
To tell you what we should,
You’d know how much we miss you now,
And if we could, we would.
Our memories build a special bridge
When loved ones have to part.
To help us feel we're with them still
And soothe a grieving heart.
Our memories span the years we shared,
Preserving ties that bind.
They build a special bridge of love
And bring us peace of mind.
As New Year approaches
It seems harder this time of year
We miss you so much more
The only thing that gets us through
Are the memories of before
So here's a card just for you
To show how much we care
I know your waiting with the angels
One day I'll see you there.
Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum
I would like to thank everyone for all the candles, tributes gifts and kind words they have left on Christopher’s website I appreciate every single one.
I would also like to wish you all A Happy New Year & my best wishes for 2009.
Angela X
New Years Day
merry xmas Drew
Well today was our second xmas without you, i hope you had a good one Drew, still remember you promising to help me with the veg and you scraped half a carrot then got distracted by something!!!!!!!!! Just want to say love you as much as ever, miss you just as much as ever but hope that you are safe and happy, LOVE YA DREW x x x x
WITH LOVE FROM TINA ALWAYS !
I'M SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH JESUS THIS YEAR
(unknown author)
I see the countless Christmas trees
Around the world below.
With tiny lights, like heaven's stars
Reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular,
Please wipe away that tear.
For I am spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs
That people hold so dear.
But the sounds of music can't compare
With the Christmas choir up here.
For I have no words to tell you
The joy their voices bring.
For it is beyond description
To hear as angels sing.
I know how much you miss me,
I see the pain inside your heart
For I am spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.
I can't tell you of the splendor
Or the peace here in this place
Can you just imagine Christmas
With our Savior, face to face?
I 'll ask Him to light your spirit
As I tell Him of your love
So then pray one for another
As you lift your eyes above.
So please let your hearts be joyful
And let your spirit sing
For I'm spending Christmas in heaven
And I'm walking with the KING!
LOVE HUGS KISSES FROM TINA XX
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