Such an important part of many children’s lives at Lowbrook. A mentor, a tutor, a role model for boys, a listener, a motivator, a volunteer and most importantly a top bloke. Ray gave so much support to me personally and of course to the Lowbrook community. He made such a difference to many lives. Kua hinga he totara i te wao nui a Tane. “A totara has fallen in the Forrest of Tane.” A totara is a huge native tree that grows for hundreds of years in New Zealand. For one of them to fall is a great tragedy . We say this proverb when someone of great importance passes away. We say it to remember our great leaders. Rest in peace Ray

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Ray. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.