| Location | Winton, Eccles |
| Age | 26 years |
| Date of Birth | 4/1976 |
| Date of Death | 4/2002 |
| Visitors | 1,261 since 17/02/2007 |
| Creator |
Andrew (EVANS) Houghton
committed Suicide - April 2002
Aged 25
Dear Brother To Jenni + Michelle, Son To Patricia + Peter, Uncle to Reece, Louise, Jamie, Max and Erin, Friend!
Andrew was a funny charitable person who would give you anything even though he had nothing for himself. The most trusting person I ever had the luck to meet. Andrew cared deeply for everyone he met, loved his dog and cat, was a Good friend to all he met. We had some great times in the summer before he died and those memories will stay with me forever. His nieces and nephew thought he was great as an uncle. LOL who would have thought he would be so good with kids ( bet he didnt know it).
Andrew was my brother but he was my best friend too. We had been through so much and yet also shared some happy times. I will always cherish the memories he gave me. He was so gentle and thoughtfull maybe too sensitive at times and I would have given my life for him. The day he died I thought my heart would break! We battled for a while against the depression and in my heart I suppose I thought I could save him. One of the hardest things to deal with when he died was the feeling of failing him and not seeing what was about to happen.
I remember the day so clearly, I got up the sun was shining and I felt so happy that morning, I took the kids to school and yes I saw the people looking at me but I didnt know why. we lived just a few streets away from each other and everyone knew who I was. They knew he had died you see, they had seen the emergency services and the screen they had put up to hide the sight of his body in the tree. When my dad phoned me to tell me what had happened even though I knew it was true I went to his flat banged on the door and wanted to see him there but he was gone. Seeing him in the mortuary was strange, my heart was breaking and it was so surreal, even though I had seen bodies before this was different. When someone dies in such a traumatic way you lose sight of the grief you feel for the person and the act takes over. For a few years I did nothing but cry and drink to block out the thoughts of him hanging in the tree and the torture in my heart of not saving him. I missed him so much.
Andrew died 10 days before his 26th birthday...
I once told Andrew that nothing could ever hurt me as much as when my first child Ellen was stillborn.... I was wrong - his suicide ripped my soul apart!
But it's true what they say.... time does heal and I began to remember the good times, the memories, the laughter. Now when I cry it is for love and the fact that I miss him. I cant undo what is done but I will never forget the time I knew him. I was blessed to have him as my brother and he will always be with me no matter what!
Earth has no pain that heaven cannot heal! These are the words from his plaque in the garden of rememberance and I hope they are true and my brother is at last at peace!
R.I.P. MY BROTHER, MY FRIEND! XXX
Anybody who may be going through the pain of a suicide may find comfort knowing that there is help out there from a society called S.O.B.S. Please dont struggle alone because there are more people who know what you are going through.
http://sobs.admin.care4free.net/ ( there is no space in the word free its just how it works out on here)
missing you
you are one of the best people i have ever known you had such a good heart i will always remember that you could always make me smile no matter what mood i was i hope you happy xxxxxxx
Still miss you Bro
Im still here still missing you. Had a really bad day today just wish you were around to talk to. I Love ya Bro and I hope you are ok xxxxxxxxxx
This is for the family...x...x
We're a family who misses you
And finds time long since you went.
We think of you daily and hourly
But try to be brave and content
The tears that we shed are in silence
And we breathe a sigh of regret
For you are ours, and we remember
Though all the world forget.
Sorry I haven't been able to be on GTS for a while. Leading up to Kits 25th birthday celebrations felled me. I feel a little stronger at the moment...so I'm back.
Thank you for your support. I really appreciate you my GTS friend. Bless you x
Love Deb xx
♥ღ♥ The love goes on and on... ♥ღ♥
There's a pain beyond imagining
That’s burning in your heart
For suddenly your whole world
Has been cruelly ripped apart.
All words of consolation
Which are bound to come your way
Will probably seem empty
And of little use each day.
For when you ask the question why
It makes no sense at all
That one so precious had to die.
The only source of comfort
Is your memories and the love
And they will shine forever
Like the brightest star above.
A flame that burns eternally
So strong it lights the sky
And even through your darkest days
That flame will never die.
So many people share your pain
We grieve with you as one.
The gift of life gets taken back
But the love goes on and on.
Bless you & your Angel.
Thank you for your support on Kits site. It means so much to us. I've been away for a few days so wasn't able to be lighting my usual candles. I am so grateful for you, my GTS friend, and your support.
♥ღ♥ Thank you from the bottom of my heart xx ♥ღ♥
POEM FOR JENNIE
An Angel cried the day you died
A single tear ran down his face
For he knew the pain that I would feel
A memory I could never erase
The questions he knew that I would have
About why you had to leave
He knew I had to have my time
A forever lifetime to grieve
He cried for me the day you left
When someone stronger than me took you away
And all the answers that I would need
About why you couldn't stay.
He held me close though I couldn't see him
He never left my side,
For God knew that I would need him
If I was to survive
The pain of losing you
Was far more than I could bear alone
So he was holding me
As the other angels led you home..
Just remember my sweet bro
That you are always in my thoughts
And thanks to the angel
You will never be forgotton.
I ALSO LOST MY BROTHER 18 DAY BEFORE MY B/DAY ..MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU JENNI XXX
In memory of you...Kirsti A. Dyer
I find an old photograph
and see your smile.
As I feel your presence anew,
I am filled with warmth
and my heart remembers love.
I read an old card
sent years ago
during a time of turmoil and confusion.
The soothing words written then
still caress my spirit
and bring me peace.
I remember who you used to be
the laughter we shared
and wonder what you have become.
Where are you now,
Where did you go,
When the body is left behind
and the spirit is released to fly?
Perhaps you are the morning bird
singing joyfully at sunrise,
or the butterfly that dances
so carelessly on the breeze
or the rainbow of colours
that brightens a stormy sky
or the fingers of afternoon mist
delicately reaching over the mountains
or the final few rays of the setting sun
lighting up the skies
edging the clouds with a magical glow.
I miss your being
but I feel your presence,
In whatever form you choose to take,
however you now choose to be.
Your spirit has become for me
a guardian angel on high
guiding, advising, and watching over me.
I remember you.
You are with me always
and I am not afraid.
The Gift of Someone Who Listens By Nancy Myerholts
Those of us who have travelled a while
Along this path called grief,
Need to stop and remember that mile,
The first mile of no relief.
It wasn't the person with answers
Who told us the way to deal,
It wasn't the one who talked and talked
That helped us to start to heal.
Think of the friend who quietly sat
and held our hands in theirs,
The ones who let us talk and talk
and hugged away our tears.
We need to always remember
That more than the words we speak,
It's the gift of someone who listens
That most of us desperately seek.
Your friendship and support mean a lot to me.
Thank you.
Deb x
♥ღ♥ One More Day ♥ღ♥
Last night I had a crazy dream,
A wish was granted just for me.
It could be for anything.
I didn't ask for money,
Or a mansion in Timbuktoo.
I simply wished for one more day with you.
One more day,
One more time.
One more sunset.
Maybe I'd be satisfied.
But then again I know what it would do.
Leaving me wishing still...
for one more day with you.
One more day,
First thing I'd do is
Pray for time to crawl.
I'd unplug the telephone,
Keep the TV off,
I'd hold you every second,
Say a million I love you's.
That's what I'd do...
With one more day with you.
If only we all could just have one more day.
♥ღ♥ Thank you ♥ღ♥
Our lives go on without you
But nothing is the same
We have to hide our heartaches
When someone speaks your name
Sad are the hearts that love you
Silent the tears that fall
Living our hearts without you
Is the hardest part of all
You did so many things for us
Your heart was kind and true
And when we needed someone
We could always count on you
The special years will not return
When we were all together
But with the love within our hearts
You will walk with us forever.
Bless you all. Thank you for your support on Kits site. It means so much to us. There are days when I can barely lift my head so cannot be lighting my usual candles. Those are the days when I am most grateful for you, my GTS friends, and your support.
♥ღ♥ Thank you from the bottom of my heart xx ♥ღ♥
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