It may have been possible for his family and friends to sit back and reflect on this grimmest of ironies. But instead they decided the best way to remember him was to create a set of youth work awards that would enable the focus to be on each young person's potential for achievement.
Working with the Home Office and The National Youth Agency, Lawrence's widow, Frances, set up the awards in 1997.
Just reward
Over the past six years, the awards have marked the work of some 50 groups of young people. There may be a distaste in some quarters for such awards and the attention they sometimes put on individuals, but the Philip Lawrence Awards are different from most prizes.
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