Grey’s Anatomy

Out of all the characters that were killed off inGrey ’s Anatomy , Derek Shepherd is the one who fans miss the most . Though he was sometimes difficult to deal with and indecisive regarding non - work event , Derek was a in the main courteous person . He was highly romantic and often sacrificed his own felicity and glorification for the welfare of others .

Despite being one of the best neurosurgeon in the world , Derek was humble and modest . On a few occasions , he refuse bigger opportunities for one that he was well-situated with .   But nothing was more admirable about Derek than his streak of good deeds .

He Took Care Of Someone He Injured

As a stripling , Derek was a asterisk hockey musician in his high school . woefully , he was responsible for for an inauspicious incident during a game . He accidentally pushed   an opponent into the wall of the ice hockey Margaret Court and though the opposer got up and continued playing , it was later discovered that he had suffered genius scathe as a result of the hemorrhage .

The teen did n’t get better and had to remain in a vegetational Department of State . lease province for his actions , Derek made sure to send money to the boy ’s female parent every month so   that all his expenses would be catered for .

He Rescued Car Crash Victims

It ’s sad that this good deed of conveyance was done just a few moment before Derek ’s death . As he was driving to the airport in decree to room a plane to D.C. , he witnessed a deathly car crash on a feeder route . Not one to let people suffer as he watched , he got out of his machine and rushed to avail the victim . He managed to relieve four people before hand brake responders make it and take them to the infirmary .

Upon return to his car , Derek ’s telephone set began ringing as he undertake to reverse around . He try get hold of for the phone , not substantiate that a tractor trailer was   fast approaching . It crashed into his car . Though it seemed like he had a fighting chance , he succumbed to his injuries while in the hospital .

He Helped Meredith Bond With Her Half-Sisters

Meredith uprise up a sad child because of her parent ' divorce . She thus had no interest in being near to her step - sis as she had buzz off used to being alone .

Derek , who had grow up in a larger phratry with four supportive sisters , feel that it would be in Meredith ’s effective involvement to be nigh to her sisters . He thus made efforts to plug in them . He also proved to be very fond of Lexie Grey and Maggie Pierce . He gladly accept Lexie under his wing and mentor her till she considered him a big brother she could n’t fall behind .

He Pushed Richard To Get Help

Richard Webber ’s struggles with potomania are well documented and when he began relapsing , Derek push him into seek intervention . Richard was reluctant because he feel his vocation would suffer .

When the board tried to force Richard into retirement , Derek assert that Richard should go to rehab then get his task back once he had sobered up . Even thoughRichard accuse Derek of trying to steal his job , Derek ’s intentions were actual as he clear wanted to see him get good .

He Saved Colleagues During The Hospital Shooting

Despite a lockdown being enforced duringthe ill-famed hospital shooting , Derek leave the good spot in his office and rifle to discourage Owen and Teddy , who were working on a patient . He also found Meredith and Cristina wandering around and take them to a closet where they would be safe .

Derek finally encountered the shooter Gary who shot him in the chest . Luckily , he outlast . His actions that twenty-four hour period proved just how much of an exceptional homo being he was .

He Was A Pillar Of Support To Cristina

After the infirmary shot , Cristina suffered from PTSDand was unable to form . No one else seemed to understand her as they all keep urging her to get back to body of work .

Derek took a unlike approach by listening to her and comfort her at all times . He valued her well - being since she was the one who had do operating room on him after he got shot .   Derek handled her delicately and even ingest her sportfishing in social club to make her feel good about herself again . With clock time , Cristina   obtain better .

He Helped Amelia Perform One Of Her Most Challenging Surgeries

Amelia   was give birth a hard clock time figuring out how to wield the   brain neoplasm in Mason ’s mother . She had just gotten out of rehab hence she was n’t thinking very clearly . She thus decided to go to Derek for help .

At first , Derek asked her to leave the operating theater to someone else because Mason ’s mother was in a delicate nation . Amelia had no intention of doing that because if successful , the surgery would be a Brobdingnagian step in her career .   She began practicing for it . Knowing she would never give up , Derek agreed to help her . The surgery turned out well .

He Gave His Wedding To Izzie And Alex

One of Derek ’s best ever gestures was proffer his wedding to Izzie and Alex . When Izzie tell him about her headache related to her cancer diagnosis and her honey for Alex , Derek come up with the idea that the two should get married straight off . He suggested that they employ the same locus he and Meredith had booked for their own hymeneals .

pay how much Derek loved Meredith and require to expend the sleep of his lifespan with her , this was a huge sacrifice for him to make . forgo what would be the happiest mo of his life so that Lizzie could have a smile on her face was truly admirable .

He Adopted Zola

Derek hail across Zola when the little girlfriend was brought to Seattle from Malawi . She was suffering from spina bifida and when Derek hold her , she immediately stopped squall .

Derek feel a connection with Zola anddecided to sweep up her . He make out she had nowhere else to live and there was no one else who would give her a unspoilt life than him . Zola eventually grew to be an adorable immature daughter who often made her adoptive parents lofty .

He Stayed By Mark’s Side

Most men would never sit in the same way with the Isle of Man who slept with their married woman . But Derek is n’t most man . Derek ’s ex - married woman Addison cheat on him with his good friend Mark . This devastated Derek , who cut tie with both of them .

When a chemical group of physician from Seattle Grace - Mercy West was involved in a airplane crash , later on , Mark was among the dupe . Though he come through , he was in a uncollectible state and had to stay in ICU for two months . During this time , Derek was always there for him . He delay by his hospital bottom for hours and did his best to ensure he recovered . woefully , Mark finally died .

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Derek spends time with an injured Mark Sloan after the plane crash