Tributes to Newport schoolboy Lewis Smith
Wednesday 17th November 2010, 3:30PM GMT.
Tributes were today paid to a teenager who died after collapsing on playing fields during a PE lesson at a Shropshire school.
Lewis Smith was described as a popular pupil at Burton Borough School in Newport.
He died after being rushed to hospital yesterday.
Headteacher Dave Hill said the 15 year old “lived life to the full”. He said: “Lewis Smith was a really lovely student and a wonderful young man.
“He was very mature for his age and very confident.”
“He was very positive to all the staff and students. He was an integral part of the Travel to Learn group and all the students involved in that looked up to him.
“He was massively keen on the army and was the main link between the school and the army cadets.
“On Sunday, he was selling poppies in Newport and took part in the town’s Remembrance Day parade.
“I am absolutely certain he would have had a fantastic career in the army and he was already showing leadership and management skills.
“He had also just switched from learning the trumpet to the electric guitar.
“Lewis will be very much missed by everyone in the school as he left an indelible mark on everyone he met and spoke to and enjoyed life to the full.”
The teenager’s Facebook page has been filled with posts from friends left stunned by his death.
Oliver Scott wrote: “Lewis, I still haven’t come to terms with all of this. You were a real great guy who just wanted to have friends and be accepted. You didn’t deserve any of this, so many people are going to miss you oh so much. You would have been shocked at how many people cried today, I sure was. You will always be in our hearts Lewis.”
James Farmer added: “Lewis u have always been a great friend and you never deserved this.”
And Harry Kenyon said in tribute: “I’ll always remember you playing Sweet Home Alabama and Know Your Enemy in the music block.
“You always said you wanted to be a soldier and I’ll never forget your smile.”
Ambulance crews were called to Burton Borough at about 9.30am yesterday to find teachers attempting to resuscitate Lewis.
He was rushed to hospital but later died. Pupils were informed of the news at a special assembly yesterday.
By Wayne Beese
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My thoughts are with the family at this very sad time, gos bless you all xxx
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RIP lewiiss, you will be missed, thoughts are withh friiends and famiily, you were a fab lad xx
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my thoughts are with family at this sad time, lewis your going to be missed by family and friends, R.I.P sweet heart xxxx
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my thoughts are with friends and family, visiting school tomorrow to show my respects xx
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Hi,
im sophie i go to burton borough and im in year 8, i know this must be a sad time but i must say, from what ive heard lewis (the boy who died) was a very good and model student.
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Lewis Smith,
a really loveley boy who will be deeply missed
R.I.P Lewis Smith
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My thoughts go out to the family and everyone out there who knew him.
he was such an amazing, kind, talented person, and will always be remembered.
r,i,p
xxxxxx
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i totally agree </333
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:( He never deserved this.. </3
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Thinking of you all on this sad loss xx
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A very sad day for everyone who knew him and his brother. my heart goes out to all the family x You will be forever remembered, Lewis, at Burton Borough School.
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R.I.P Lewis I didnt know you but u seemed a really nice lad R.I.P.
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Rest In Peace Lewis I can garantee you will never be forgotten <3
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R.I.P Lewis Smith We Will Miss You!
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I’m sorry for the family, Just saw it on the news, If you ever need some help feel free to email me :( mattstergt@hotmail.co.uk
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RIP Lewis, we all miss you at BBS <3
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my thoughts are with the family. xxxxx <3
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I was the Beaver Leader when Lewis joined us at age 6, and I have known him through Scouting as a great person since then. Always fun, and very committed. He had great guts, and was ready for almost any challenge. I am very saddened to hear of his untimely death, and my thoughts are with his parents and brother Seb at this very difficult time.
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R.I.P lewis
you shall always be remembered
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Our thoughts are with the family and friends at this very sad time. God bless.
http://www.rememberourchildren.co.uk/
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Heartbreaking news, Rock on & RIP young fella..
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he was a great lad he was allways possitive about things and we are all missing him and sorry to his mum dad and brother
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our thoughts are with the family of lewis at this sad time, god bless you all x
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we will miss you xx
thoughts for your close friends&family xxx
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I am so so sorry for your sad loss, it’s heart breaking, so young and taken like this. My heart goes out to you all. x
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Lewis you were such a lovely boy sleep tight angel xxxx
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i went school with him he is a lovley lad and he was so polite and caring lot of love xxx
all my thoughts to the family x
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As a parent my heartfelt thoughts are with the boy’s family.
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R.I.P Lewis Smith. you will be missed.
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well what can i say, he was an amazing boy never failed to put a smile on his face, rest in peace. gone but never forgotten. <3 x
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This is so difficult to accept. He was a very very special lad and his passing has left a void so big. Please say a prayer for him and his parents and his little brother.
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Lewis you will be dearly missed by my twins who had been with you since you all started Burton Borough together and they both thought the world of you. My deepest heartfelt sympathy to family and friends.
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rip lewis
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Lewis, Even though alot of us didnt really know you very well, all are thoughts are with you and the family. You were an amazing lad and will be missed greatly. Every star will remind us of you. We feel sorry for Seb and the rest of your family :’( R.I.P Lewis.
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With deepest sympathy to Lewis’s family and freinds, My son goes to Burton Borough, and has showed much sorrow for this awful time my thoughts are with the family, freinds, pupils and Teachers at the Burton Borough School Lewis you will be missed but never forgotton R I P little angel.
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Lewis will be missed dearly and will never be forgoten. He was a good friend who will always stay in our hearts.
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i agree
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we will all miss dear lewis terribaly and all we will ever have of him is happy memories we love you
Xxx
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lewis i cant believe you’ve gone i spoke to you that morning and the night before its horrible what has happend to you and i will never forget you your always goin to be in my heart you were 15 you had solong left to live R.I.P lewis ILoveYou shame you never knew <3<3<3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Lewis was always a star in my eyes he helped me through tough times at cadets and he always managed to put a smile on my face he never let anyone stand in his way and you are an idol to many for your kind and gentil ways my thoughts with the friens and family especially his littlw brother seb.
you will never leave our hearts <3
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but what I don’t get is how come I was in tears yesterday and I’ve only known him for about 4 months but the people who knew him longer didn’t. If lewis’s family is reading this; Lewis was a great frend and a massive influence.
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With deepest sympathy to Lewis’s family and freinds, our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time.
We did not know you well Lewis, you will be missed but never forgotton R I P.
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My thoughts are with all his family and friends even though I didn’t know him I feel so sad.Losing a Child must be the most awful things a parent could go through.
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Sad Sad time I didn’t know him personally but my friends did. he will be missed RIP
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he was a lovely boy to know, he will be missed by me and many many others. rest in peace my love. best wishes with his family loveyou <3
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My thoughts are with the family and friends at this very sad time! No body ever deserves this! R.I.P x
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I go to BBS and i was ill on the day of the accident but when i found out what had happen i was horrified.I feel for who ever loved Lewis and i hope he lived a good life.i know its hard but stay strong.R.I.P. :(
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r.i.p. lewis, cant believe your gone, you were such a nice lad:(
my thoughts are with his family<3
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I watched this happen. Worst thing to happen at Burton Borough, EVER. He was only a year younger than me, and was loved by everyone. His death has had a huge impact on the school community. God Bless you Lewis.
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lewis smith R.I.P
you were a good pupil and a budding army cadet and we will miss you so much
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the shock that will never sink in.
01.11.95-16.11.10<3
RIP lewis smith
a devoted brother, son, friend and the rest!
truly missed and such a shock!
sleep tight lew, always in our hearts<3<3
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Now a rising star in the heavens as he was on earth! A helpful, mature, confident young man, will sorely be missed. RIP
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R.I.P Lewis smith, you will be missed :( <3
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R.I.P lewis smith, you may not remember me but we went to the same primary school, always be in my heart. love to all your family <3 xxxxxxxx
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R.I.P lewis smith
i only met you a few times through my mom but the times that i did meet you, i thought that you were the nicest person i ever met. i can’t believe that a 15 year old like you could be taken away from us!
again, my sincerest apologies to your family.
Vicki
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thoughts are with the family <3 R.I.P lewis xxxxx
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Lewis.
You will be missed loads
You should have seen the amount of flowers every1 put out by the cadet hut to day( they show how much u were loved and still are) you were very popular ( im in yr8 at bbs) miss u francesca xx
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Lewis alwayss made everyone smile. He did anything to help anyone. It was such a honour to have met him and known him. My thoughts are with his family xxx
I will never forget you Lewis xxx
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So very sorry to hear the awful news. Words can’t describe how devastated people are. He really was a lovely lad, with a beautiful smile. RIP Lewis. My love to the family xxx
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Lewis Smith- We will never forget you
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very,very tragic loss, I am deeply saddened by this news even though I didn’t know him personally,but I have a son of his age, my sympathy go to all who he left behind especially close family R.I.P sweet boy
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R.I.P. Lewis you did not deserve this. We had some good times together at Scouts.
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had good times with u at scouts r.i.p <3
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lewis did not deserve this. didn’t know him that well, but he was a friend to everyone
R.I.P
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lewis you were an amazing lad and you will never be forgotten you will stay in our hearts forever ow i can look back at all the good time we had together like when i whacked you round the head on the gladiator ring and we coulndt stop laughing.
xxx rip
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Only met you a couple of times through my mum but all the times I’ve been with you, you made me laugh R.I.P LEWIS
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Our thoughts are with the family at this very sad time.
Lewis was a lovely person with his cheeky smile and will be missed by all.
Love to all
Chris Steve Alex & Tom Saunders
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R.I.P, lewis will be missed by many people, he was respected by a very large amount of people at the school and out side of school.i remember showing him a dance that we did and he laughed and told us it was funny.i remember lending him my capo for his gutiar which was the last time i talked to him.
Goodbye Lewis !!! Dan and Ryan
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lewis i love you, you were amazing. i still cant belive your gone. everyone keeps saying your in a better place now and i guess you are, we all miss you. you will never be forgotten. you will allways be in our hearts. we have had some amazing times, you would have made a great soldier. your with them now so RIP<3 xxxxxx
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Lewis i can’t believe you’ve left us. You were one of my best scouts. Always polite and courteous, always full of energy and ready to help. You’ll be sorely missed, but your memory and influence will live on in our hearts. Our thoughts go out to Mum, Dad and Seb.
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You were such a great person Lewis, always around school with a smile on your face…
Finding you in the music block playing the electric guitar, playing sweet home Alabama. Even though the only thing I said to you was ‘You look like my cousin’. But we all truly miss you, and if you could see how many people cared about you and are still caring you would be amazed. This shocking news has had a massive impact on teenagers, parents and teachers. Everyone is thinking for you and your family.. R.I.P Lewis Smith.. You will always be remembered. X
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Lewis, i didnt know you too well but everytime i saw you around, you was smiling, this is such a shock to everyone. i had never seen the school so upset and so quiet before so you obviously made an imperession on everyone. You didnt deserve this and no one does, you will be sadly missed. My thoughts go out to your family and friends. RIP sweetheart sleep tight :’) <3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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You were a really great person and a kind friend to me.You were funny and I’ll miss you so much.Thoughts are with the family.
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RIP Lewis
I have son in year 10 and cannot begin to imagine what the family are going through. My thoughts are with you all. God bless Lewis. You will be greatly missed. A tragedy when such a young life is lost.
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me and annie will greatly miss you :( heaven has just gained an angel xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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R.I.P-lewis smith
we all miss you !
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r.i.p lewiss, loved and missed by everybody sweetie xxxxxxxx
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hi i am so upset that u have gone i wish i can now you more but that life i will never forget u bye xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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an insperation, him and his smile will be missed so much
rest in peace lewis
<3
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I too lost my son one week ago, I know what the family is going through. My very sincere condolences to you all.
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My thoughts are with the lads family and Burton Bourough staff and children, it has touched everybody who has read the sad news regards kim
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How very Sad, I didn’t know you personally, but have 3 boys myself – my thoughts. love and prayers are with your parents, who must be devastated at the loss of a wonderful son, and the rest of your family. Rest in Peace x
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