Sunday 20th January 2008, 02:05Emma's DadAs you will have seen from Emma’s blog her Dad passed away last week after a long illness. Emma says we should not be sad as he had a wonderful life and achieved so much in his lifetime. Reading Emma’s blog it is clear to see his actions and values have moulded Emma’s life and given her the energy, passion, leadership and resilience she demonstrates each day in A4e.
My own memory is from 2005 when Emma, Jim and I travelled to Israel to see the new A4e centre delivering services to all parts of the community in Jerusalem. When I met up in the evening Emma told me she had been able to ring her Dad and tell him she had managed to take A4e and the Improving Peoples Lives vision on an international scale. This was a special moment and it was easy to see the emotion of the moment.
I hope as a parent we can all instil the values and energy in our children that Roy managed to pass on to Emma and his children.
Roy
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