The Journey After

We need never be ashamed of our tears
– Charles Dickens

Arun rests in his Nemo soft toy in his bed. A place where he was happiest. (February 2023)

Little by little, we let go of the loss… but never the love

A note carried by Arun in his suit pocket

On our silent day, we miss you the loudest
C. C. Aurel

Aruns book of condolences (February 2023)

Memories are a special gift. The harvest of a life of love and happiness.

Gifts for Aruns 18th birthday from his friends (March 2023)

Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality
Emily Dickinson

Aruns 18th birthday card from his friends (March 2023)

Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.
J. Thorne

Aruns inquest held on the 27th April 2023

If there ever comes a day where we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.
A.A.Milne

Aruns dedication in Warwick School ‘The Portcullis’

May there be comfort in knowing that someone so special will never be forgotten
Julia Herbert

Arun phone unlocked by Warwickshire Police at the request of the Coroner (June 2023)

Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.
Martin Luther King

Aruns school tie presented to him June 2023 (Graduation)

What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.
Helen Keller

Aruns self built PC unlocked November 2023

Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds its way back to you.
R. Suzuki

I don’t know how much value I have in this universe, but I do know that I’ve made a few people happier than they would have been without me, and as long as I know know that, I’m as rich as I ever need to be.
Robin Williams

Candles floated on the River Avon by family on Aruns 1st Remembrance Day (January 2024)

Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?
Terry Pratchett

Aruns memorial garden at Warwick School

Aruns memorial bench at Warwick School

Tears water our growth
William Shakespeare

Candles lit by family on Aruns 2nd Remembrance Day (January 2025)

Gone but never forgotten

Inscription within a journal presented to Aruns school (June 2025)

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.
Robin Williams

The Arun Dhir Prize for Wellbeing is now given out each year at Warwick School to the Upper Sixth

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.
Mahatma Gandhi