Sadly inevitable post

Hello one and all, this is Noel, Andrew's brother at the keypad. It is with great sadness that I must break the news that Andrew passed away in the early hours of January 5th 2019. He was buried in Aughavale cemetery, Westport, Co.Mayo yesterday, at noon.
Many thanks to everyone who was in contact over the last couple of weeks, your wishes, kind words and heartfelt messages helped greatly to keep us strong throughout this enormously difficult time. 
Andrew had a remarkable circle of such amazing friends, which is no surprise given the remarkable, amazing man he was. I firmly believe that what you put out there you get right back. He held on dearly to the belief that our brother Malcolm was there to greet him, a belief I choose to share. The service and burial were I feel, exactly the sort of occasions Andrew envisaged and certainly all I could have wished for; surrounded by love and loved ones, who could ask for more.
The pouring rain and wind that blew as we carried the coffin were strangely appropriate for the west of Ireland, where there is a belief that rain on the coffin is a good thing, again a belief I choose to share.
There is a service proposed to take place in Yorkshire to celebrate Andrew's life, in the not too distant future, further details of which will I will post in this blog at a later date. Love and thanks to all of you from all of us, Noel and family xx