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Sarah Andrews
Sarah Andrews from Anahilt, Hillsborough long standing junior member of the Donkey Breed Society suddenly and sadly passed away at home on Christmas Eve 24th December 2008 aged 11 years old. Sarah had battled a lifelong illness with courage and resilience and spent her final days with her parents Vivienne and Mark.
Although Sarah’s illness made her appear frail, she possessed strength , perseverance, and an ability to overcome incredible odds and physical challenges. Sarah was one of the first members of the Donkey Breed Society in Northern Ireland and will be remembered as a keen member of the junior section. With her donkey ‘Son of Jacob’ Sarah proved to be a wonderful ambassador for the society. Sarah was a previous recipient of the Irish Donkey Society Trophy and more recently was awarded the DBS Active Donkey Award Cup for seven years devoted commitment to promoting donkeys in a positive light. She had also successfully completed the Introductory and Bronze level DBS Test Awards and was due to complete her Silver level in January.
Sarah was a familiar face at all of the main agricultural shows for many years and despite her physical challenges competed with determination in both the ridden and in hand classes often with great success. Both in and out of the ring her humility ,and gentle spirit were an inspiration to all.
Sarah’s life would seem too short to many, but those who were touched by her life understood that the quality of her existence far exceed the quantity of time in which she lived. Her gentle smile, and unassuming kind nature for a child so young made her a joy to be round.
She will be deeply , deeply missed by all the N.I. members and all our thoughts are with her parents Mark and Vivienne at this time.
Jane Bruce
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