| Location | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Age | 27 years |
| Cause of Death | Overdose |
| Date of Birth | 07/10/1972 |
| Date of Death | 24/10/1999 |
| Visitors | 5,083 since 10/04/2007 |
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Dear son of Elizabeth and John, brother of Michael and a dear dad to Ashley.
Died tragically of a heroin overdose 2 days after being released from prison. Sadly missed by all
the familyxxxxx
Stephen your legacy will live on, i will make sure it does son xx
A Mother’s Love For Her Son
Our son Stephen was born on 7th October 1972, I was so proud when I held him for the first time in
my arms looking at his beautiful blue eyes and his blonde hair as he grew his hair was platinum
blonde and his eyes were so big and blue I thought to myself, “you are going to break a lot of
girls hearts when you grow up” but I didn’t realise that it would be mine.
Stephen was a normal mischievous child always playing jokes and laughting,his smile would light up a
room, when he turned 10yrs old he joined the scouts then went on to join the army cadets, he looked
so handsome in his uniform. Stephen said that he would join the regular army when he left school,
it’s all he wanted to do.
When Stephen was 15yrs old he met Jen, they seemed to be well suited, soon he forgot about going to
his army cadets and drifted away from it altogether, when he was 20yrs old his girlfriend was
expecting their baby, he was born on 19th August 1993 and they named him Ashley Stephen he looked
just like his dad when he was born.It was a rocky relationship, Jen was always putting Stephen out
and I would take him back into our home then one Christmas when I had taken him back I discovered by
accident that my beautiful son was injecting heroin. I was horrified. Stephen said he was sorry but
he couldn’t stop. My son was a heroin addict it’s the worst fear a mother could ever have.
We lost Stephen to heroin on 24th October 1999, he had just had his 27th birthday in prison for a
shoplifting offence. On the day Stephen was released from prison he looked lovely his eyes were
clear and his skin was clear, he asked me if he could have a bath to freshen up (get the prison
smell off) was his words, when he came downstairs he smelled lovely he said to me “I might meet a
lass tonight” and I said “yes with all your dad’s smelly's on i'm sure you will.” Off he
went to town, two days later came a knock at the door about 7-45pm it was two police officer's as
soon as I saw them I knew it was Stephen, they came to tell us what we were dreading. Stephen was
found dead in the Haymarket toilets with the syringe still in his groin, it was a heroin overdose.
Because Stephen had been clean for 6 weeks his body couldn’t take it. We had to wait 3 weeks
before we could have his funeral because the police were waiting for toxicology reports so they
wouldn’t release his body.
Stephen was on heroin for 3 years although he was on it for 18 months before we knew about it, we
managed to get him into rehab 3 times and 3 times he signed himself out, he told me that he
couldn’t stand the pain trying to come off it so we accepted that he was a heroin addict and we
gave him all the support that he needed even as far as giving him money to pay off the dealers as
they battered him on the hands with a hammer till they broke them, I couldn’t stand to see him
being hurt like that, the dealers even phoned threatening us.
We have another son Michael who will be 39yrs old in July he is still single and has a council flat.
I am glad to say Michael doesn’t touch heroin thank goodness. I can’t begin to imagine what it
must be like to have more than one heroin addict in the family as I do know that in some family's
this is the case.
Stephen was dead 3yrs before we found out about Newcastle PROPS (Positive Response Overcoming
Problems of Substances) we never had any counselling or support whatsoever until then, Props has
been a great help to my husband and myself, in fact I think if we didn’t find out about Props we
would have separated because we couldn’t talk to each other about Stephen’s death until we met
our props family support worker, you can imagine the pressure that was lifted once we began talking
to each other about Stephen. People like us need people like there are at Props.
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════║══║someone who is in
════║══║heaven's garden.x
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A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LEFT TRIBUTES AND LIT CANDLES. KEEP IT UP TO KEEP STEPHEN'S
MEMORY ALIVE FOR ALL ETERNITY..........GOD BLESS YOU ALL XXX
steven
tears could build a stairway,
And memories were a lane,
We would walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.
No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye,
You were gone before i knew it and only God knows Why
xx
Missing You...
it's miserable without you here,
life's really drab and dull,
to see that happy smile of yours would just be wonderful,
thoughts turn to you so many times now that we are apart,
you're missed much more then you can know,
and kept so close in heart.
wish we could be together and can't wait until we are,
but until then, remember...
loving thoughts can travel far.
Copyright Becky Tuffs
♥ Angel Dust ♥
♥ Life can be dark and often hard
with trials and heartbreak sorry and pain
But through those sad times
a ray of sun shines through
Sprinkled with stardust
to brighten life again.♥
♥ Life can be dark and often hard
with trials and heartbreak sorry and pain
But through those sad times
a ray of sun shines through
Sprinkled with stardust
to brighten life again. ♥
♥ When an angel smiles in heaven
a heart is healed on earth
a gentle sprinkle of angel dust
lets you know how much you're worth
It lights the darkest moments
heals the coldest heart
When an angel smiles in heaven
it will touch your coldest part. ♥
♥ So sprinkle me with angel dust
watch me as I glow
I have been touched by an angel
The most wonderful feeling I know. ♥
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love donna x
My castle in the sky
Can you see my castle
Up here in the sky
Its got big gold gates
That sparkle in my eyes
Can you see my garden
Its full of red flowers
And they smell beautiful
They hold magic powers
I have many new friends
That are all like me
They too are an angel
Flying high and free
They watch over familys
That like me left behind
And send them angel kisses
They are friends hard to find
Im glad im in heaven
And that i am at peace today
Yes i miss my family dear
But i had to go away
God picked me from many
And said that im one of the best
And i had completed my lifes journey
And that i had past all the test
So i deserve this castle
That god gave to me
And one day if your lucky
This castle you will see.
Copyright Sharon Wheeler.
steven
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════║══║Put This On Your
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════║══║Someone Who Is In
════║══║Heaven's Garden.x
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Gone But Never
Ever Forgotten
♥ ♰ ♥ ♰ ♥
*☆`*•.☆ Waiting For A Star To Fall *☆`*•.☆
I am just sat here waiting for a star to fall*☆`*•.☆
I know you had to go to heaven*☆`*•.☆
For you heard god call*☆`*•.☆
I often sit alone and I wonder why*☆`*•.☆
God has so many beautiful stars*☆`*•.☆
That shine bright in the sky*☆`*•.☆
I had a little message from an angel up above*☆`*•.☆
The angel took my hand and said to me with love*☆`*•.☆
If you look up to the sky in the dark of the night*☆`*•.☆
You will see your angel twinkling so bright*☆`*•.☆
You cannot touch your angel*☆`*•.☆
As you're not very tall*☆`*•.☆
So go inside from the cold*☆`*•.☆
'Cause your angel will not fall*☆`*•.☆
Your angel is now a star*☆`*•.☆
That shines bright in the sky*☆`*•.☆
Twinkling with all the other angels*☆`*•.☆
Way past the clouds up high*☆`*•.☆
I will always love my angel*☆`*•.☆
And pray to god with all of my might*☆`*•.☆
That god will take care of my precious star*☆`*•.☆
That lights up the sky each night*☆`*•.☆
love donna xxx
Gone Too Soon
G od took you gently by the hand,
O n wings of love to another land,
N estled in the clouds up high,
E ternal live he gave you in the sky,
T he ones left behind have broken hearts,
O h they did not want you to depart,
O ne day you will all meet again,
S aving a place and no more pain,
O n wings of love in Heaven above,
O ur hearts are filled with lots of love,
N ever more then a heartbeat away,
Gone too soon but remembered every single day
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Love Susan XX
Life is too short. Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when u can. Apologize when u should. And let go of what u cant change. Love deeply and forgive quickly. Take chances. Give everything. And have no regrets. Life is too short to be unhappy. U have to take the good with the bad. Smile when ur sad. Love what u got. And always remember what u had. Always forgive but never forget. Learn from ur mistakes. But never regret. People change, and things go wrong. But always remember LiFE GOES ON!!!
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