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Rob Lacey, 1962-2006ObituaryRob Lacey, 43, father, actor and award-winning author, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Monday May 1. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Harnisch-Lacey, and their two young children, Lukas and Magdalena. Lacey is best known for The Word on the Street (originally published as The Street Bible), a vivid retelling of the Bible in modern street English which was honoured with the Book of the Year award in 2004 by the Christian Booksellers Convention in the UK. During the writing of the book in 2000, Rob was diagnosed a second time with advanced bladder cancer. He wrote the paraphrase of the book of Job while in the midst of agonising cancer treatments. Miraculously, in 2002, his cancer went into remission, but resurfaced late last year. ‘Rob’s innovative approach and contagious energy, both through his books and his performance art, engaged a new generation, providing a fresh experience with God’s Word’, said Doug Lockhart, Zondervan president and CEO. After taking a university degree in economics, Lacey trained at the Desmond Jones School of Mime and Physical Theatre and was a founding member of the Trapdoor Theatre Company. Along with his wife Sandra, he founded The Lacey Theatre Company and was one of the artistic directors of The Gate Arts and Training Centre in Cardiff, Wales. Ian Matthews, Zondervan© Evangelicals Now - June 2006 |