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Tribute to Ben Emburey
Ben Emburey (2003 – 2018)
Ben Emburey tragically passed away on the 1st of December 2018 due to complications resulting from his long battle
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with leukaemia. This unexpected and sombre loss has massively affected Phillips 10 and the whole school community. Phillips 10 have struggled throughout this long period but have shown amazing acts of resilience and courage to support Ben and other struggling students. Piradis Sritharan and Sam Tucker swam a mile across The Alton water river raising £200 for the charity Bloodwise, a charity that supports blood cancer illnesses. Emmanuel Grant, Abu Nahin and Basit Adeogun shaved their heads in order to raise around £1,500 for the same cause. Mr Gibbs heroically ran the London Marathon in the impressive time of 3 hours and 57 minutes raising a massive total of £11,200.
From personal memory Ben loved drama, he was always in the drama studio thinking of the next comical skit he could come up with to put a smile on others faces. He enjoyed all the sporting opportunities provided at the school, for instance when he and I won the A-team house rugby in year 7. I have endless fond memories of Ben and I am forlorn that no more shall be made, however, this experience has taught me and many others the true meaning of “carpe diem”.
It has been a very difficult year for anyone who was close to Ben, however, the support that the school has given to anyone unable to cope with the bitter situation is remarkable. Mr Gibbs, Mr Rooney, Dr Smith and Mr Sturgeon went to great lengths in comforting any distressed students and personally made the journey much more bearable for me knowing I could always ask for help or support. Once an Aylesburian, always an Aylesburian…..
