London, Great Britain – June 2024 – On Saturday 15 June, King Charles III of the United Kingdom, made public the list of honours for his birthday, a list that collects the different orders of awards and recognitions awarded by virtue of their merits to the citizens of the United Kingdom and the other fourteen realms of the Commonwealth. Among them is Maureen Devereux, the mother of Sean Devereux – Salesian past pupil and Salesian Cooperator, teacher and volunteer murdered in Kismayo, Somalia, in January 1993, at the age of 28, while working on development projects for UNICEF. The woman, co-founder and administrator of the "Sean Devereux" Children's Fund, will be awarded the honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire for the services she continues to give, in memory of her son, in the fields of education and humanitarian support for young people in Africa. “I am shocked, humbled and deeply honoured" commented Maureen Devereux. I accept it on behalf of the Fund, its dedicated trustees, past and present and the very many friends and family who have helped establish, run and support our charity over many years. The essence of Sean lives on in us today more surely than his death, to keep his vision alive and The Sean Devereux Children's Fund continues to help less fortunate Children in Africa.”