Only
the Good Die Young
I don’t think there is a single
person I have met who has influenced so many people like Drew Wall has. He
proves what they say is true, “Only the good die young.”
Drew was a sophomore at Kennedy
High School. He was very bright and just all around good guy. We all knew he
had had some struggles in the past but we saw how tough, he was our superman,
our fighter, and our hero. Drew had battled cancer in the past, and as an
outcome lost his leg. In replacement he got a titanium leg. Although he was
able to joke about it, you could still tell it sort of held him back. He was no
longer able to do some of the sports he loved, such as basketball but he still
kept himself involved. He spent a lot of his time on the golf course with his
fellow cougars.
We all thought Drew had overcome this
cancer, but to our surprise it had made a terrifying return in the middle of
our first trimester. The cancer had
returned and it was in his lung, making it a hindrance for him to breathe. It got so difficult for him, he had to be flown
to the U of I hospital. The day after, we had heard that he was soon to high
five god. This took a huge toll on our school and community, but together we
all did the best we could to help Drew and his family in their time of need.
On November 27th, the
news was brought to us from twitter and other social networks. Drew had passed.
On his caring bridge page was a message
from his family letting everyone know. This note showed how strong his family
was to lose such a great kid.
“Well Drew is such a good boy that
he made it really easy on us. We were
all right here together surrounding him with love. I looked up from some pictures and papers we
were going through he was blinking a few times and I thought he might be waking
up. I hugged him and told him how much I
love him and how much we all love him and he was gone. He's HOME - Jesus loves him so much and he
will take good care of him. He's got a
tee time tomorrow on the most beautiful golf course you could ever
imagine! And oh the pianos they have for
him to play!”
As tears dripped down from many classmates
faces, we all got together to remember Drew wearing our purple to support him. Seeing
how much purple was not only at our school, but our community in general just
showed how much effect Drew had on people. He was a great kid, and will be
missed dearly. May you rest in peace Drew Wall.
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