Her best friends were Time Lords and Jedis
SArAH and I were always different. I was into dolls and My Little Pony, and she was a tomboy who loved Transformers, taking things to pieces and rebuilding them. She could make or mend anything and she loved technology.
If repairmen ever came to the house when we were small, she’d follow them around (armed with a screwdriver). As a teenager, she discovered science fiction. She loved The X Files, Quantum Leap and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
She had lots of jobs over the years — in a cinema, a bowling alley, in tool shops and at Homebase.
But she had so many interests. She loved the Ancient World and travelled solo to Greece and Egypt, visiting the tomb of Tutankhamun. She loved Stonehenge, too.
In her 30s, she began attending sci-fi conventions where she met stars from her favourite shows. She soon discovered Cosplay, in which fans attend conventions dressed as a particular character.
Her favourite was David Tennant’s 10th Doctor ( she adored the actor and met him several times). But she made lots of other costumes — Marvel’s Black Widow, Men In Black and Star Trek.
She was a brilliant aunt who doted on my son Joe, now 15.
Sarah first fell ill about two years ago, and was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Then started getting migraines. It was only when she had a seizure that doctors reluctantly offered her a brain scan.
She never had it. Our mum found her in her flat, dead of an undiagnosed brain tumour at 38.
Sarah would have loved her funeral! Her Doctor Who-themed coffin was carried in to the show’s theme music. Many of her Cosplay friends attended, including several Time Lords and a Jedi Knight.
The ceremony was also livestreamed on the internet to her friends around the world. We miss her so much.
Sarah LouiSe LittLe, born March 23, 1979, died august 1, 2017, aged 38.