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The
Alistair Roberts Memorial Fund or ARMF is a
charity/charitable trust which provides financial
subsidy to young people without the financial means who wish
to go to Lourdes as volunteers to care for the disabled and
terminally ill.
Twice
in his short life, Alistair travelled to Lourdes as a volunteer,
caring for the sick and infirm. He found his experience there
to be very humbling and profoundly rewarding.
ARMF
was set up by Alistair’s family to give other young people
the opportunity to have this experience. It is hoped that
by doing so, something spiritually uplifting and beneficial
may be born from Alistair’s untimely death.
Alistair
Roberts was killed on December 19th 2001 in a car accident
in France, one month before his 19th birthday. A former student
of Ampleforth College, he had been working in Val d’Isere
on his year off before going to university.
Some
of the things people have said about Alistair:
“He
made a difference, and few of any age can claim that. We may
be diminished by his death but all of us have been enhanced
by his life.”
“Alistair
had a quiet dignity and immense courage born out of love and
respect.”
“Alistair
was and still remains one of life’s pure joys.”
“A
gentle giant – a member of the big man’s club.”
“The
responsible one who looked out for his friends all the time.
One couldn’t fail to have a good time when together.”
“His
friends and family were the most important thing in his life
but he had so much love for everybody.”
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