David Cotterill-Drew

My father passed away unexpectedly on the 10th May, he was a wonderful father, dedicated partner to my mother (who passed away last year) and his life long passion of electronics engineering was evident in his amazing work which he was able to make entirely from scratch. He made lamps, robots, hovercrafts, rc controlled cars, music players, radios the list goes on! He even 3d printed his own egg cup!

My dad was always there for me when I needed him he was one of my best friends, we used to chat everyday on whatsapp and he would visit/i would visit frequently. We would talk about the most random things or he would be showing me his new gadgets that i didnt understand and id show him some lame teddy bear id bought. We often used to have coversations where we were both talking about different things almost ranting to ourselves but to each other. I would often change the subject if i didnt understand but he never called me out on it. My dads favourite place to be was the beach... i sometimes wonder why he located us into the middle of the country!

After my mum passed on 3rd April 2024 my dad was not the same, he became very depressed and refused to look after himself. He wasnt eating well, refused to see the doctor because of his phobia of hospitals. I did everything I could to help including ringing the doctor myself but he kept telling me not to worry or that I was being silly.

I have started this go fund me because this is the first time i am soley responsible for a funeral and i didnt realise it was going to cost quite so much. Any amount even the minimum amount they will let you pay would be super helpful