Drew Hanna Obituary, Drew Hanna Has Passed Away
0SHARESShareTweetDrew Hanna Obituary, Death – Highway 12 north of Orofino may get “Live Like Drew” billboards and poles. A close-knit society adopted this maxim. Replicating it is tricky. You wanted 1,000, but Drew Hanna was great. The Best Western conference center ballroom in Orofino was too tiny for his August memorial service since the 17-year-old affected everyone. Over 300 people heard Drew’s life stories while latecomers waited in the parking lot. Canonization may effect the community more than Clearwater River miners near mountains. Drew and a friend rode a truck early July 31. Summer drops smash two pals before fall football and senior year. Overcorrected automobile hit roof. Drew failed. Death hurt friends, family, and school.
“It’s a tough one,” Orofino baseball coach Rocky Barlow said. Talking about it is challenging. Though you don’t believe it, I think about it every morning. Work and coaching kids keep me thinking about that all day. Drew was a reliable kid, therefore I’m thinking about him. You imagined he was always there.” Drew’s loss saddened Orofino football coach Jake Maetche. He questioned whether players wanted a team this season. Maetche reported eight pupils for practice one. Uncertainty. Time was all kids needed. After school, Drew got bigger players.” Drew, the great wide receiver who chose quarterback over stats and state honor, deserves a memorial. “We ran out of quarterbacks in a junior high game,” Maetche said. All suffered. Drew moved fast. He would do anything. He shot terribly for the team.
The starting quarterback quit his senior year after I became varsity coach. Drew would QB. He left after a good wide receiver season. He was. Team before self.” Young Drew struggled in gifted. “Drew had to fight his way onto some of these teams just to keep up with other players’ ability,” said Drew’s mother, Lisa Hanna. “That was crucial in middle and early high school. He was told to work hard for a field spot.” Inspirational remarks made him a sports team leader. On and off the field, Drew impressed Maetche. Drew’s school spirit and ingenuity inspired kids.
“At one of our basketball games, Drew and another student set up an ESPN-style booth and announced the game,” Maetche said. Halftime interview. He consistently created engaging work.” He supported his younger sister Brynn by wearing an inflatable flamingo or blue tights and suspenders to “Blue Crew” volleyball games. Lisa Hanna says they nicknamed Drew the Blue Crew. He liked dressing up and being goofy. That students honored him by continuing that spirit in the Blue Crew this year is great.” In commemoration, numerous students placed an empty stadium chair in the Blue Crew bleachers this season. No one wants Drew forgotten.
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