SIR,

We would like to thank everyone who supported us this year following Alex's tragic death in April.

To have people around made such a difference to us.

We would like everyone who were involved in making Alex's service at St Cadoc's Church, Raglan, such a memorable one.

We were extremely appreciative of Alex's friends James Davies, Ricky Knight, Stephen Powell and Joel Pryce, who gave such a lovely insight into their friendship with Alex and what they got up to. Little did we know.

We were so pleasantly surprised at the lovely bench James Davies made, which is now placed in St Cadoc's churchyard in Raglan and looks really lovely.

We will be glad to see the end of 2013 and hope 2014 will be a better year for us.

We will never forget Alex.

Dewinton, Vivien, Tim and Verity Jones

(Raglan)