Ray_Lewis_(youth_worker)

Ray Lewis (youth worker)

Ray Lewis (youth worker)

British youth worker (1963–2024)

Ray Arthur Lewis CBE (21 March 1963 – 29 March 2024) was a Guyanese-born British youth worker who was a Deputy Mayor of London.[1][2]

Career

Ray Lewis was founder and director of Eastside Young Leaders' Academy, a youth leadership development organisation based in the Newham, east London. Other roles included Senior Advisor to the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, focusing on solutions to youth crime and mentoring.

Lewis was educated in a school in Walthamstow. He began his career in the civil service, then studied Theology at Middlesex University. He later worked as a prison service manager at HM Prison Woodhill in Milton Keynes.

Lewis' charity was established in 2002. There are now five other similar projects across the UK based on the YLA model.

Personal life

Born in Guyana on 21 March 1963,[3][4] Lewis had three daughters. He was a social entrepreneur, life coach and expert in transformational programmes for youth.

Lewis was appointed a commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours for political and public service.[5][6]

On 29 March 2024, Lewis died at the age of 61.[7]

References

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    "Boris Johnson's resignation honours list in full". The Independent. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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    Buchan, Lizzy; Glaze, Ben (9 June 2023). "Boris Johnson's honours list in full – with gongs for cronies and Partygate pals". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
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    "Ray Lewis (Past staff)". london.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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    "Ray Lewis obituary". The Times. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Resignation Honours 2023" (PDF). GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. [6]
    "No. 64120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 July 2023. p. 14503.
  7. [7]
    "Former deputy mayor of London Ray Lewis dies aged 61". Shropshire Star. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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