Former Butler University basketball player Andrew Smith died Tuesday after a long, public battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and later leukemia. He was 25.
The Smith family made its struggles public not only to keep family, friends and fans informed, but to use it as a platform for their Christian faith and to increase support for causes such as bone marrow registry.
Smith's wife, Samantha, posted on Twitter: "Andrew peacefully passed away in his sleep and in my arms as I told him I loved him this morning. Love you always, Smith."
Samantha introduced a blog chronicling Andrew’s medical battle, kickingcancerwiththesmiths.