Deborah Louise Bone MBE (10 January 1963[1] – 30 December 2014) was a British mental health nurse who created the Brainbox, co-created Step2 and who became the subject of the Pulp song "Disco 2000", written by her close friend Jarvis Cocker.
Deborah Bone | |
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 Bone (right) and Jarvis Cocker | |
| Born | 10 January 1963 Salford, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 30 December 2014 (aged 51) Hinxworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Mental health nurse |
| Spouse | Colin Bone |
| Children | 2 |
Early years edit
Bone was born in Salford, England, later moved to Sheffield where her mother was friends with the mother of Jarvis Cocker, later a founder member of Pulp. When Bone was 10, her family moved to Letchworth, but she and Cocker remained friends.[2]
At the age of 16, she began volunteering at Fairfield Hospital in Stotfold.[3]
She was the subject of Cocker's song "Disco 2000", released in 1995, in which he sang:
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother. Your name is Deborah. Deborah. It never suited ya.
Cocker performed the song at her 50th birthday party.[3]
Career edit
Bone qualified as a mental health nurse, eventually working for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust as a service manager for early intervention and adolescent mental health service. While there, she set up their 'Step2 health' service as well as the Brainbox, which was created as a way to assist young people dealing with stress.[3]
It was announced in the 2015 New Year's honours list that she had been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "her services to children’s mental health".[3]
Death edit
Bone was affected by the bone marrow cancer multiple myeloma. She died at home on 30 December 2014, 11 days before her 52nd birthday[4] and the day her MBE was announced, and was survived by her husband Colin and two daughters.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bone, Deborah (10 January 2014). "Today's going to be a good day!". Welcome to the Parallel Universe. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Loulla-Mae, Eleftheriou-Smith (2 January 2015). "Mental health nurse Deborah Bone, MBE, who inspired Pulp's 'Disco 2000' dies aged 51". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Day, Rebecca (31 December 2014). "Tributes paid to Letchworth mental health nurse who inspired Pulp song after recognition in New Year's Honours List - News - The Comet". Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "Pulp's Disco 2000 inspiration, Deborah Bone, dies aged 51". BBC News. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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