Drew Aaron Gibson, 19, of Grinnell, died Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Celebration of Life for Drew will be held Saturday, 10:00 am, May 7, 2022, at Cox-Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, Iowa.  Visitation will be held Friday, May 6, 2022, from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm, at Cox-Smith Funeral Home, located at 1 ^st Avenue and Prairie Street.  A private family burial will be in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Iowa. A memorial fund has been established and can be sent in care of Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, PO Box 163, Grinnell, Iowa 50112.

Drew was born on Monday, January 27, 2003, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Rob and Deanne (Dieleman) Gibson. His family moved to Grinnell in 2004. Drew graduated from Grinnell High School with the class of 2021. He was a freshman at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

What can we say about Drew… he was a one of a kind. Definitely a talker! He was a task master and got things done. Drew was very competitive and confident in himself. He liked to play video games with friends, listen to his vinyl records, had an encyclopedic knowledge about hip-hop and recently developed a love of country music. You could always find him cheering on the Houston Rockets, Kansas City Chiefs, Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs and watching UFC fights. He was always up for a pick-up basketball game with his friends and would play harder than everyone. Drew loved spending time with his family. He would Facetime his brother almost every day. We will always remember your smile and your huge heart.

Drew will forever be remembered by his parents, Rob and Dee Gibson of Grinnell; brother, Brett Gibson of Grinnell; grandparents, Ed and Becky Dieleman of Ankeny, Kenny and Jane Vargason of Montezuma, Gary Gibson of Austin, Indiana and Carl Goehring of Grinnell; aunts and uncles, Doug (Stephanie) Dieleman, Melanie (Chris) Donohue and Jamey (Patty) Gibson; several cousins, Leah Miller, Lauren Havermale, Blake Donohue, Brady Donohue, Allie Donohue, Jayden Gibson and Colin Gibson, many friends and his beloved dog, Sophie.

Drew was met with loving arms into Heaven by his grandmother, Marcia Dieleman and a special great uncle, Gary Whitehead.