I first met Ray back in 2011 through work and I was lucky enough to spend a considerable amount of time with him as his client and friend - we kept in touch when my career took me in a different direction a few years later. Ray was highly influential on a professional basis and was always generous with his knowledge and time which helped me grow into my role at that time - but it was his warm, cheerful personality that I will remember more than anything else. As Ray fought his illness over the years he showed such courage and it was seldom that despite a constant cycle of setbacks, then recoveries that his determination or spirit wavered. I shall miss him greatly and my thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones at this very sad time.

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Raymond. 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.