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Iʼve raised £1,110 to help fund an astro turf at Ysgol Llanhari. This would be a fitting legacy for our gorgeous, Rhys Rubery, taken from us too soon, aged 16.
- Llanharry, United Kingdom
- Funded on Monday, 15th May 2017
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If you can imagine the most amazing 16 Year old boy, driven to succeed (he wanted to be a pilot, dentist or CEO for Microsoft) and would have achieved whichever goal he set himself. He was musical, played the guitar, drums and piano. He was a successful sportsman, having achieved a black belt in Taekwondo, played Hockey for his local club and for South East Wales. Rhys was a born leader and was the glue which held his friends together. Academically, Rhys was a hard worker, he applied himself in school, hoping to achieve the best grades he could, always maintaining a healthy competition with his close friends. Rhys never got to see his results which consisted of 5A*’s for Maths, Chemistry, Physics, History and Geography as well as 8 A grades, in English Language, English literature, Welsh Language, Welsh Literature, Biology, French, RE and Psychology. In addition to this he also gained a pass in Additional Maths GCSE, ICT and a Home Cooking certificate. He joined the Air Cadets and flew a plane; he won a phone at a competition at the headquarters of Microsoft in Reading. He was spokesman in a conference for Microsoft in a hotel just outside Cardiff. He played the lead in the school musical production. He supported his friends with revision for exams.
Rhys was kind, funny, honest and caring. He defied boundaries by never seeing age, gender, race or occupation in anyone. By this I mean that he would have conversations with a school caretaker in the same way as he approached for Minister for Education in Wales. He taught a 5 Year old how to play the guitar; he sat with elderly neighbours for hours on end helping them with their technical devices. He showed respect to everyone and had respect from everyone that knew him. Rhys was one in a million; once you met him you’d never forget him. He doted on his younger sister and was the most considerate and loving son and grandson you could ever have wished for.
On 12th July he was knocked over by a motorbike. We miss him x
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Stu
Feb 9, 2017
God bless and good luck with the target.
£50.00
Anonymous
Feb 3, 2017
I hope this helps you achieve Rhys's legacy. Good luck x
£250.00
Glesni Ayres
Jan 29, 2017
£20.00
Teresa Stillwell
Jan 25, 2017
£10.00
Lynne Francis
Jan 25, 2017
Good luck with your fundraising
£5.00
Non Barnes
Jan 25, 2017
£10.00
Mel Scott
Jan 24, 2017
What a beautiful thing to do for such a talented, loved and respected boy. Hope you reach your target xxx
£10.00
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Joanne Rubery
Llanharry, United Kingdom
A team of Rhys' friends are planning on completing the Cardiff Half marathon in October 2017. Some have never run before, some are athletes. We are raising money to keep Rhys' legacy going and his spirit alive. We are hoping to achieve the goal of an Astro Turf in his school.