Max
(picture right) died
suddenly almost exactly
a year ago, on 24
September 2010, on the
eve of his wedding to
Jane Davies. Suzanne
Lowry, Max's mother,
said that she and Jane
had organised the art
exhibition and reception
with a double objective:
to celebrate Max's life
and work, and to help
the charity in raising
awareness of SADS. "CRY
does such valuable work
in many directions,"
Suzanne said. "Not only
in funding research and
treatment which can help
save young lives, but
also in consoling
relatives of victims and
informing the wider
public about Sudden
Arrhythmic Death. We
wanted to make a
contribution to all
that."
The event was attended
by around 400 people,
including the New York
designer Georgina
Chapman, an old school
friend of Max and Jane,
who donated a beautiful
evening bag to be
auctioned. It sold for
£1,500 and other lots
included a tennis lesson
at Wimbledon with Tim
Henman which went for
£1,800, and Radio 1
Festival tickets for
2012, which fetched £2,
000.
Alison Cox, MBE, CRY
Founder and CEO
expressed her
appreciation to Suzanne
and Jane for organising
the event and gave a
brief overview of CRY’s
aims, objectives and
achievements since 1995,
and spoke of the
over-riding need to
raise awareness of SADS
. “
To donate to this
exhibition or in Max's
memory please visit
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MaxLowryExhibition
Photos supplied by
Ben
Crowthra of the Sunday
Times
