Memorial Service to be held for co-founder and retiring CEO of Children's Hospice South West
Eddie Farwell died on 27 March following a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease
A special memorial service will be held to celebrate the life and work of Eddie Farwell, Co-Founder and retiring CEO of Children’s Hospice South West, who provide care to young people across the region.
It takes place at Exeter Cathedral today (Tuesday 17 June).
Eddie died on 27 March following a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease and a private funeral was held shortly after his death. CHSW has organised a Memorial Service for Eddie, enabling the wider community to celebrate Eddie’s life, share their memories and find comfort together.
Phil Morris, incoming CEO at CHSW said: “It is fitting that during Children’s Hospice Week, we are bringing people together at Eddie’s memorial service, where we will reflect on, and celebrate, all he achieved.”
Lizzy Farwell, Eddie’s daughter, said: “I have been overwhelmed by the acknowledgements which have poured in, the incredible generosity and kindness shown, each a tribute to my dad’s life, the impact he had on so many, and our enduring family legacy.”
CHSW was founded by Eddie and Jill Farwell in 1991. The idea came after their own experience of having to travel from North Devon to Oxford to access hospice support for their two eldest children, Katie and Tom, who both had life-limiting conditions.
Their vision was for no family in the South West to have to travel more than 90 minutes to reach their nearest children’s hospice. This became a reality when CHSW opened Little Bridge House in Barnstaple in 1995, Charlton Farm in Wraxall in 2007 and Little Harbour in St Austell in 2011.