Memories
of Our
Very Special
Friend,
Darragh John Hume

This book has been put together
by adults and children
of White Styles Middle School
in memory of
Darragh John Hume,
Our dear friend,
star pupil
and huge personality.

It is a collection of just
a few of our memories of
Darragh, for it is impossible
to share all of our memories
when there are just so many.

The has been collated for Dave
(Darragh's dad), with much love xx

Harley Souter - I remember Darragh helping the whole school to improve their singing.

Aaron Veale - I used to play the keyboard with Darraghin his golden time club. He was always really fun!

Aaron Shorter - Darragh used to help Andy in Templars with football club after school. He used to make me laugh.

Sam Wildman - I loved playing football with Darragh. He was a great singer.

Luke Beech - Darragh used to make everyone laugh with his jokes.

Maisie Bush - I remember Darragh in "Joseph" when he wouldn't give Mr. Cave the wine back!

Chloe Gates - He was always funny in plays and made everyone laugh.

Gary Mitchell  - He was football mad.

Conner Lane - He was a good footballer.

Harry White - He always had a smile on his face.

Connor Fitzpatrick - He was a funny person

Harry Bush - He was always helpful and caring to everyone.

Nicole Beard - He loved singing.

Harley Atkins - He was like a half brother to me.

Shannon Brown - Best year 7 friend.

Daniel Proctor - How I remember him, he always had a smile on his face.

Luke Margetts - He made me laugh when he spoke.

Callum Munday - I will always remember Darragh's life.

Jasmine Kennedy - Darragh would never give up.

Lily Norris - I liked the way he sang.

Michael Deacon - I will always remember the way that he shone out in choir. He was the very friendly person that I was inspired by.

Luke Chandler - I remember when he made me laugh lots.

Jake McCabe - Darragh was always funny.

William O'Neill - Darragh was always a great singer and he was funny.

Abbie Linsey - I enjoyed Darragh's part in the summer play (Joseph) because he made the play funny.

Gemma Colwell - Darragh was the first year seven boy I knew because my friend who was in year seven introduced me to him.

Anna McHale - I remember the time when Darragh took part in the play (Joseph) I liked it when he sang 'Pyramides'.

Megan Lindup - I remember Darragh when he made me laugh.

Hannah Radbourne - I remember when Darragh was a conductor in singing practice.

Amy Chapman- Knight - Darragh made all the school plays great.

LaurenThayre - He always stuch up for people who were in fights.

Megan Arnold - I remember Darragh playing the Artful Dodger in Oliver.
Melissa Petretta - Darragh was always funny and enjoyable.

Troy Taylor - He stuck up for me.

Laura Day - He was a good evacuee in the World war II project.

Tabitha Bains - He was a good actor and always made everyone laugh.

Lydia Gregory - He was a great actor and very to act with in Joseph.

Jade Blunsdon - He was such a good singer and made us laugh.

Philip - He was a good football player when he played for Thistle Youth. I will miss him lots.

Christian Waller - I will always remember the last play he did, Joseph.

Amber guenigault - Darragh was a good kid, full of energy and humour. he was also an incredible actor. His role as the Artful Dodger was fantastic, and when he was Potiphar he was even more so.This was when he joked about costumes. I said "When did you start wearing a gown?" Darragh said "Not long after you became a nerd!" I will never forget him.

Francesca Bull - He was very enthustic and a very good singer.

Jack Daly - I remember when I played football with him in the park.

Billy A - He always made me laughin his plays.He was always was the main man. I will miss the laughter.

Becky Wells - Me and some friends were having a water fight and they accidentlly got Darragh wet. He said he doesnt get angry, he gets even.. and tipped a bucket of water over them!

Sophie McHale - He always liked his comb.

Megan Rawles - Me and some friends, including Daz, went to the cinema and the film was so boring Daz fell asleep during it!

Michelle Beech - Darragh asked Miss Anderson out and they slow danced together!

Amber Jordan - Me and Daz were putting out the games equipment for lunch time then I tripped over the bag and while Daz was laughing at me he tripped over my legs (LOL).

Kirstie Jasper - Daz was the only boy in all the years at White Styles that made me laugh. He also cheered me up when i felt down.

Hannah Siddell - Daz was really popular!

Tanya Leach - Daz was always laughing!

Alex Power - I can remember in Year 6 when Daz managed to use his left foot to shoot in football - and broke a window!

Ms. Wiz - "Darragh, put your chair down...allfour legs on the floor".
5 minutes later.
"Darragh, put your chair down"
5 minutes later.
"Darragh put your chair down"
5 minutes later.
"Darragh put your chair down"
5 minutes later.
"Darragh put your chair down"
5 minutes later.
"It's a lovely smile Darragh but you still need to put your chair down!"

Mrs. Tomsett - Darragh inspired me as a teacher because he always wanted to learn and extend his learning. We had such fun with him in class. He so enjoyed and appreciated jokes. He was a joy to teach.

Eleanor Fryer - I taught Darragh in Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, and Year 7. In year 4 he was quite small for his age  but by  Year 7 he towering over me, or so it seemed to me. His only flaw was was that he supported Liverpool, whereas, ashe well knew, I supported Manchester United for my sins! An impish talented and delightful young man whom I miss already, and will always remember with warm affection (to quote Robbie Williams). A son to be proud of, Mr. Hume.

Sonia - I remember when I ficked Darragh in the shin when playing football in Year 5 and he went mad!

Ryan -  I remember in Years 2 and 3 I used to call Daz "genie" because of the flick on his hair and when we talked about it , we just laughed.

Ben F - I remember when me and Daz went to North Lancing for a school fair and these girls were following us everywhere.

Aaron - I remember, at Lodge Hill, when Darragh was buttering his toast in the morning, he scratched his head with his knife and got butter in his hair, he scraped it off his hair and put it on his toast!.

Chloe R - I remember that me and Daz were going out and we were in the park or somewhere else; and he asked me to kiss him and I did!.

Nikkie - I remember, in an assembly, Darragh had his comb and brushed his hair into  a funny hairstyle.

Clyde - I remember when Darragh stole my comb at Lodge Hill and then emptied my mousse out of the window. The next day I saw, at the disco, him dancing with someones comb!.

Rhiannon Harding - Darragh was always smiling and helping others.

Beth - I was washing paint pots with him and all of a sudden he covered me in paint then he left me to clear up the mess!.

Carrie Potter - Well, I have lots of memories of Darragh. I especially remember when me and him locked my brother and his brother up in a cage and played swing ball and teased them to punish them. Then it was our turn to go in the cage. Our brothers sat on it and poked and tortured us. Then Daz made the biggest mistake of all. He tried to get out. Our brothers then jumped on him and tried to beat him upwhile i sat in the cage and laughed. Of course he did not think it was funny at all and got in a mood. Daz got his own back, as he always did.

Lousia - Darragh always made me laugh with his funny voice and weird sayings.

Aimee - Every morning Darragh would stand behind me, without me knowing, while I unpacked my bag. Once everyone else had gone into the classroom and I was still unpacking my bag Darragh (when he thought the time was right) would make a loud "hmmm" sound to make me jump! He did this nearly every morning and I still didn't notice he was there!.

Lindsey - I remember Darragh used to sing a song "Frizzy Bear" -this was because of my hair.
Annette - I will always remember the smile he had every morning.

Bonnie - I miss Darragh very much and am very glad to have known him. He made me happy every day and made me laugh like mad.

Jacob - At Lodge Hill we were orienteering. Darragh and I covered posts in leaves, so no-one else could see the clues to win.

Lloyd - We were at football training and we were both messing around and laughing. Our coach came up to us and said "If you don't stop messing around, you'll be going for another run around the field" As soon as the coach turned around we both burst out laughing again!.

Alison James - My abiding memory of Darragh is of his cheeky grin and his wonderful singing voice. What a talent! White Styles were blessed when he came here.

Sue Ferguson - Darragh: a friendly, lovable character who brought joy and happiness to everyone who knew him. Sincerely missed.

Wendy Harman - One of my funniest memories of Darragh "being Darragh" was the day I sat at his table in a lesson and he had one of those "squishies" - a thick, flour-filled ballon with a face on - which he kept fiddling with. I asked him not to play with it in the lesson but he insisted that it "felt nice" and began chewing on it. I warned Darragh that it could break into hos mouth and he said not to worry. I had turned back to work with another pupil when I heard Darragh say "Mrs. Harman, can I go to the toilet?" I turned back to him and he was sitting there smirking, covered in white powder from his nose to his knees! What's the main thing about Darragh - he always made me laugh. A lovely, cheerful boy who will be remembered forever and who I feel lucky to have known.

Gloria Pelling - Remembering Darragh with his cheeky smile and his lovelydeep voice. Darragh will be sadly missed by us all.

Chris, Doug and Tara - We first met Darragh when he was seven years old. He was this little boy with a big smile. We remember once, at a barbeque, when he was playing football and jumped with joy because he had scored a goal. In fact he had hit the shed window, but with his cheeky smile and arms and legs in the air, we all laughed Darragh will be missed but not forgotten.

Mrs. Hooker - His charisma is what struck me first about him - and his cheeky smile! I will always remember his deep, edgy voice and how beautiful it sounded in the Christmas harmony with year 7.

Mrs. Sarah Dyett - When I think of Darragh, I can hear his voice, (or should I say voices!) so clearly in my head and it always makes me smile. This year I chuckled many times when I heard his newly deepened voice saying one of his many little phrases, carrying through the thin walls of the classrooms! My recent memories of Darragh are dominated by him in his fabulous gold 'dress' Potipher.
He did the dress rehearsal with his socks on too - which really added to the ancient Egyptian look! His sense of humour and fun made such an impression on me and I am so grateful to have known him.

Mr. Stephen Chadwin - Darragh was in a year 4 football club I ran 4 years ago, 'Hoops' (the Celtic strip) - socks, shorts and top. It isn't often that you see that down here, so far from Glasgow; as a fellow Celtic supporter, we had discussions about the team's victories and defeats through the next four years.


Sarah Erratt-Rose - It is so difficult to put on paper my memories of Darragh - for they are numerous. They are so clear in my mind, yet so difficult to explain in words. That smile, that smirk, that sparkle in his eye. That pensive look, staring at the ceiling, sraring out of the window, but usually deep in thought, rarely just "day dreaming". Natural talent, natural ability, a hunger to question and to always learn more. His passion, sometimes firing anger in his heart, yet the passion that urged him to learnto control his temper and share his love with others. His empathy for others, his kindness towards them, his willingness to put others before himself. His ability to joke and take a joke - which means so muchwhen your strugglingwith a hard  day's work as a classteacher or are up against the clockputting on a school show! His confidence. His HUGE personality. the list of his qualitiesand my memoties of him seems never ending. Though deeply saddened, I have memories that will always remain with me - and for those I am grateful.
With much lovexxx