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Archbishop's Tribute to Pat Regan
Friday 20 June 2008
Dr. John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, today paid tribute to Pat Regan, the mother and anti-violence campaigner, whose funeral took place today.
"I met Pat last month at a conference in Birmingham on gun crime and violence.
"I was already aware of her work with Mothers Against Violence in Leeds, following the murder of her son Danny six years ago. It was evident to all that she was passionate to make sure other mothers didn't experience what she had gone through.
"Pat was motivated by her deep love for her lost son and by a vibrant faith with love at its heart. Her loss is a tragedy to a community who have been robbed of a passionate voice against violence and to a wider society that is still not doing enough to embrace those values for which Pat campaigned.
"In her efforts to educate and transform the lives of young people at risk from violence Pat has left a legacy that will be lived out in the lives of the people of Leeds and beyond.
"May she rest in peace and rise in glory."