Stephen Gately Memorial

 Stephen Gately tragically passed away on 10th October 2009.

This website has been created for fans all over the world who wish to pay their respects to one of the greatest boy band members in pop history… Stephen, you will be sadly missed but never forgotten. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us all and for being who you are. The world won’t be the same without you and we promise to cherish your memory forever in our hearts.

Our thoughts are with Stephen’s partner, his family and the boys…. Remember that Stephen was dearly loved by many. Hopefully we can show this to you though this website… to all the fans: Let us show the world what caring about someone really means.
 

STEPHEN Gately's frantic partner tried desperately to revive the lifeless singer at their Majorca holiday home.

Hysterical Andy Cowles screamed: "Wake up! Wake up!" before giving the stricken Boyzone star the kiss of life.

But he was unable to save tragic Stephen - whom he found in a "praying" position, squatting on the floor with his face resting on a sofa pillow.

Police who sped to the scene concluded the 33-year-old Irishman had choked on his vomit in the night.

Officers on the sunshine island are now piecing together the gay pop idol's movements in his final hours.

And they are keen to speak to a 25-year-old Bulgarian named as Georgi Dochev - said to have met Andy and Stephen at a bar and partied at their home near Port d'Anratx before the singer's sudden death.

The trio are thought to have returned to the £1million flat at about 4.30am on Saturday. An hour later Andy went to bed - but Stephen, who had been drinking EIGHT HOURS, said he would stay up a while longer.

Andy, 32, awoke and discovered the body some time after midday.

Friends told how he battled for 30 minutes to revive Stephen - his civil partner since 2006.

One pal said: "Andy said he'd screamed, 'Wake up! Wake up!' at him. He also tried mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. When everything failed he even slapped him across the face.

"But doctors later confirmed Stephen's lungs had filled with fluid. There was nothing Andy could have done. He had drowned and asphyxiated."

When Andy found no sign of life he rushed to a neighbour for help.

Cops were alerted and arrived at 1pm. A police source said: "Stephen was discovered in a strange position - squatting down by the sofa in almost a praying position.

"His partner was beside himself with grief and was being comforted in their bedroom by a neighbour who he'd called on to help."

Police sources said the star's death appeared to be natural. One said: "At the moment all we know is that Stephen Gately is dead and he was found dead on a sofa at an apartment near Port d'Anratx on Saturday.

"The rest is a mystery. There were no signs of violence or evidence of suicide or any obvious evidence pointing to another probable cause of death, like drugs use. But we're unlikely to be able to shed any further light on what's happened until after a post-mortem."

Stephen and Andy first "wed" in a Las Vegas commitment ceremony in 2003 and more formally in a civil partnership ceremony in London three years later. They are thought to have bought their three-bedroom apartment less than a year ago.

Grey wooden shutters were closed yesterday over the windows of the ground-floor flat, positioned in a tree-lined street overlooking a rocky cove. Heartbroken well-wishers had started to leave flowers outside.

Stephen's shocked Boyzone band-mates Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch last night flew to Majorca. Their silver people-carrier was driven into a car park beneath the flat at about 8.30pm local time.

The stars, in dark clothes and sunglasses, entered the apartment block through a side entrance without a word. They stayed about an hour.

Boyzone's TV star manager Louis Walsh cancelled his appearance as a judge on last night's X Factor to be with the band and Stephen's stunned family.

The star's body is understood to have been transferred from Son Dureta Hospital, in the island's capital, to Palma Cemetery's mortuary.