Sarah Oldham

1992 - 2009
LocationEly
Age17 years
Date of Birth31/12/1992
Visitors2,404 since 19/01/2009
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A FATHER has paid tribute to his "incredibly popular" teenage daughter who died after a car crash on
the border of Fenland last week.

Sarah Oldham died in Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge last Wednesday night.

She turned 17 on New Year's Eve.

Her father Mike attributes the date of her birthday to her love of partying.

He said: "She was an incredibly popular girl who made a big impact on everyone's life. She lived
every minute to the full."

Sarah suffered head and internal injuries after the car she was travelling in hit an electricity
pylon and ended upside down in a ditch at about 8.20pm last Monday.

The single-vehicle collision happened on the A142 at Mepal, about half a mile from the Mepal Outdoor
Centre.

Sarah was a passenger in the green Citreon Saxo and the driver, a 17-year-old male, was taken with
her to Addenbrooke's Hospital and later released.

More than 200 people attended a vigil for Sarah last Wednesday.

Father Mark Amey of Sutton Church opened his doors to Sarah's friends so they could quietly remember
her.

Sarah was taking AS levels in art, leisure, PE and human biology and she worked part-time at Costa
Coffee, in Ely.

Sarah had been due to come to her home from her job when the crash happened.

The car was found by Huntingdon and Sutton firefighters on its roof in a ditch. Paramedics
resuscitated her at the scene before taking her to hospital.

Mr Oldham, himself a medical professional working for Cambridge Community Care, and a former
radiologist at the Princess of Wales Hospital, thanked the emergency services for the way they
treated his only daughter.

"She couldn't have been in better hands, everyone was brilliant from start to finish," he said.

Sarah had worked as a waitress at Chequers pub in Sutton, where regulars remembered her helpful,
smiling manner.

At the scene of the crash, friends had left floral tributes.

"There was not a bad thing about you. You will always look and be beautiful," wrote her friend
Jeremy.

Sarah's family say they did not know the boy who she was with.

Her mother, Sue, spoke of her closeness to the rest of the family from their semi-detached home in
The Row, where Sarah grew up.

Sarah leaves her parents and an older brother, Matthew, student at Bath University.

A date for the funeral has yet to be confirmed, but Matthew said the family would like donations
sent to the Intensive Care Unit at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Donations can be made online at www.act4addenbrookes.org.uk and select "In Memory of Sarah Oldham"
on the drop down menu.


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i miss you,x

a truly amazing friend who was unfairly took from us.
i think about you everyday, we all do, & we still talk about you loads too. all good of course :)
i would do anything if it meant you'd come back home, where you belong, i miss you so much.
sleep tight our guardian angel, i can't wait to see your beautiful smile again.

i love you,
love your fellow dipsy dwarf
x

Vicky Bennett (Close Friend) July 19, 2009

Our best friend who will never be forgotten

Sarah always had a way with making us all smile, still now she makes me laugh looking at the photos of us from over the past 5 years.
She was an amazing friend and to not have her here with us all now is heart braking.
She will for ever be missed, for ever in my heart and memories.

I love you so much Sarah, it gets harder every day.

Megan

Your meany.
New Years Eve. New Years Day :)

Megan Walden-Jones June 20, 2009

2ND JUNE. 2009

AN ANGEL WONDERS.
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You come and stand before my stone
And seek a sign you’re not alone,
That I haven’t left your side and flown
into the endless sky.
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But when the sun shines warm and bright,
And embraces all with burning light,
And the moon rests lonely, out of sight
Do you doubt that night exists?
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Or when you’re walking in a country scene
A patchwork quilt of varied green,
Of hedge and field, so calm, serene
Do you doubt the sea roars loud?
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And when you see the flowers dance
A gentle waltz in summer trance
Though you cannot see what makes them prance
Do you doubt the wind blows strong?
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So why is it, you doubt I’m near
And long for signs to ease your fear
That I have flown this mortal sphere
And won’t return to you?
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It’s true that though I’m out of sight,
I’m with you every day and night,
Your thoughts hold onto me so tight
I’m anchored to your soul.
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And when you laugh, I fly up high
A kite that soars into the sky
But when you lie in bed and cry
It’s me that wipes your tears.
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The signs you seek, you do not need
I am in you; I’ll never leave,
Your life goes on, you mustn’t grieve
Because this angel’s flying high.
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Author Unknown
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LOVE JUDE. X X
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Jude Swaddle June 2, 2009

Stairway

Stairway……

If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to heaven
And bring you home again

David Forwood May 4, 2009

My best friend..

Sarah, you will never understand how much everyone misses you. life will never be the same without you..

I have kept and treasure every memory we had together, every single one..

There are memories of you everywhere, from the clothes you had left round my house to the notes you used to write me in class. It's all still here babe, but why can't you be?

Why you sarah? Why you? Why the most beautiful, loving, caring, trustworthy, and bubbly person I have ever met? Why?

You are always in my heart and im my mind. Always. I will continue to talk to you and i hope you keep your beady eye on me :).

I love you so much...
Ellis
as known as big bird :)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ellis Hennebry April 9, 2009

I Miss You Sarah!

Everyday i think bout you Sarah, about all the laughs we used to have. I will never forget your beautiful smile that brightened up everyday of my life.
I miss you so much Sarah, everyone does. It really aint the same without you.

I miss you!
I love you!

Rest In Peace My Little Angel..

Love Sam Barber

Sam Barber March 28, 2009

Tribute For This Weekend


Candles will be lit as usual on Sunday for Monday



I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the candles, tributes and photographs they have taken the time to leave on Christopher’s Website they are very much appreciated I read every single one.
I Love And Miss Him So Much.

Thanks again Angela X



Love is like a butterfly;
It goes where it pleases
And pleases wherever it goes.


The best and most beautiful
Things in the world cannot
Be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart


The Watcher

You always leaned to watch for us
Anxious if we were late,
In winter by the window,
In summer by the gate.

And though we mocked you tenderly
Who had such foolish care,
The long way home would seem more safe,
Because you waited there.

Your thoughts were all so full of us,
You never could forget,
And so I think that where you are
You must be watching yet.

Waiting ‘til we come home to you
Anxious if we are late
Watching from Heaven’s window
Leaning from Heaven’s gate.


To Those Whom I Love and Those Who Love Me


When I am gone, release me, let me go
I have so many things to see and do
You must not tie yourself to me with tears
Be happy that I have had so many years

I gave you my love, you can only guess
How much you gave me in happiness
I think you for the love each have shown
But now it is time I traveled on alone

So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must
Then let your grief be comforted by trust
It is only for a while that we must part
So bless the memories in your heart

I will not be far away, for life goes on
So if you need me, call and I will come
Though you can not see or touch me,
I will be near and if you listen with your heart,

You will hear all of my love around you
Soft and clear then, when you must come this way alone I will greet you with a smile and a
"Welcome Home"



Friends Are Like Angels,


Who brighten our days.
In all kinds of wonderful,
Magical ways.
Their thoughtfulness comes,

As a gift from above.
And we feel we're surrounded,
By warm, caring love.
Like upside-down rainbows,

Their smiles bring the sun.
And they fill ho-hum moments,
With laughter and fun.
Friends are like angels,

Without any wings.
Blessing our lives,
With the most precious thing



Thoughts Today Memories Forever
Angela(Christopher-John Rowe)Mum

Marie-Angela Rowe February 20, 2009

A special child..

The Dead they sleep...
The dead they sleep a long, long sleep;
The dead they rest, and their rest is deep;
The dead have peace, but the living weep.

...Dave xxx

David Forwood February 14, 2009

Death is nothing at all
I have only slipped away into the next room
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other
That we still are.

Call me by my old familiar name
Speak to me in the easy way which you always used
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes
We enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me,
Let my name be ever the household word that
It always was.

Let it be spoken without effort,
Without the trace of a shadow on it.
Life means all that it ever meant
It is the same as it ever was
There is absolutely unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am
Out of sight? I am but waiting for you
For an interval
Somewhere very near
Just around the corner .
xxxx All is well.

Trace, J Craig Xxx (GTS Friend) February 13, 2009

Forever in our thoughts,
Forever in our hearts.
Sweet dreams angel.
You are already dearly missed, and things will never be the same without you.

Thank you for being an amazing friend, words cannot describe the incredible friendship you provided.

I love you,
forever and always.
Ash x

Ashleigh Vergara January 27, 2009
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