THE memory of one of the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami tragedy is to live on amid the stonework of York Minster.
The Stephen Magson Memorial Trust is presenting a £600 tool kit to Daniel Frost, the latest apprentice mason at the cathedral's stoneyard.
Mr Magson, who was on holiday on Koh Phi Phi Island when the tsunami struck, was an apprentice mason in the mid-1960s.
His widow, Denise, set up the trust in his memory. It is committed to raise funds in his name, helping people in Koh Phi Phi to rebuild their lives, maintaining links with people in the area and encouraging and rewarding Mr Magson's fields of interest back home in York.
The trust is hoping to be able to pay for the tool kits for more apprentice masons joining the stoneyard in the future.
Money is also being raised for other projects, including funding for two fishing boats in Mr Magson's name on Koh Phi Phi, costing about £1,000 each.
Trust spokesman Tim Chapman said: "He always spoke of his time at the stoneyard with great affection, and Denise still has his mason's tool box at home."
The minster's superintendent of works, Steve Mills, said: "We are extremely grateful for this kind donation and the promise of future contributions to apprentices' tool kits.
"This is a practical, hands- on way of sponsoring new apprentices."
To support the work of the Stephen Magson Memorial Trust, donations can be sent to PO Box 422, York, YO24 4WR.
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