Key Events

KEY EVENTS TIMELINE

7 July 2009 - as the police break the news to his devastated parents early on 7 July, which would have been his 25th birthday, Irra posts the news on Facebook with a touching tribute of her own.

9 July 2009 - Jools had planned his 25th birthday bash at Gilgamesh in London which his friends converted into a Celebration of Life. Earlier in the day, David Langer issued a press release on behalf of himself and Jools’ parents. Picked up by national and international press and media as source material for an extensive coverage on Jools.

14 July 2009 - the Funeral at the Golders’ Green crematorium – a stylish event fronted by Jools’ friends and attended by ~ 400 people including a sizeable contingent from Deutsche Bank, from Global Heads to Graduate Interns. Jools’ pals came from Canada, USA and Singapore to attend and his family from Geneva, France and Canada. Followed by a Wake held by his friends at Gilgamesh which raised over £600 for Jools’ Trust.

News spread far and wide and featured in the press and media across 70 countries – at the height of activity, according to Jools friends, Google was registering over 30000 hits on his name.

17 September 2009 - Ashes were scattered off a boat at Bermondsey in the Thames - Bharat's Report
A portion of ashes was placed in the Indian Ocean off Mombasa - where Jools first caught the sun-worship bug as an 2 year-old! - by close family Rekha, Pankaj and Shamil.

16 February 2010 - Coroner’s Inquest where the press and media far outnumbered everyone else present.

22 May 2010 - Jools is awarded a Posthumous MA. SPC (his College) host a Memorial Tea at Oxford attended by many of Jools' SPC contemporaries and College Tutors and staff.

24 June 2010 - A portion of Anjool's ashes placed in the middle of the Mediterranean around 1.50pm EU time near where Jools had bought his ‘place in the sun’ just a few days before his passing. The sun shone brightly and a small group of baby dolphins turned out to grace the deed. The young boatmen moored the boat in the middle of the dolphins as his parents prayed and lowered the mini-urn into the sea. (The last remaining portion was placed by his parents at a brook in Swainby in Tees Valley to mark Jools’ birthplace).

23 July 2010 - Anniversary Event in London and Inaugural Awards Ceremony. The event raised over £1500 for Jools’ Trust in ticket sales. - Event Report
September 2010 - Helen Tucker dedicates her Tees Valley 10km charity run for Jools Trust. Thanks to her efforts and generous suport from Anjool’s parents friends in Newcastle, he donations totalled nearly £1500

9 July 2011: Unveiling of Plaque and launch of the Anjool Maldé Scholarship as part of St Peter's College's 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Oxford
11 September 2011: Melissa (now Melissa Holloway) raises £1600 for Jools Trust via gruelling 100 mile charity bikeride on 11 September completed in 10 hours. http://www.melissabike.blogspot.com/
18 September 2011: 2011 REMEMBRANCE CONCERT: The AMC's 20th Anniversary Flagship Event 'ASIA ROCKS!', the RAH, London - http://www.amc.org.uk/asian-music-concerts/asia-rocks-0
1 December 2011 - Inaugural Winners of the Anjool Maldé Scholarship receive their Awards (See Photo below).
June 2014 - Launch of the Photography Award. Bringing the total Jools Awards to 5 with the addition of this important award hosted at the Cleveland College of Art & Design sited in Anjool's county of birth.
16 August 2014 - Isobel & Ed Stefanuik of Yarm host a fund raising garden tea raising nearly £1000 of donations.