Chris Marriott (1977-2023): A Good Samaritan who loved God and loved people

Tributes have poured in for the Sheffield-based Christian charity worker, Chris Marriott, 46, who was hit by a car while helping a stranger. The tragic circumstances of his death led to police praising him as a “Good Samaritan”. In a statement his family said, “Chris was also a man of faith who wanted others to also experience the joy he had found trusting in Jesus.” A man has since been charged with murder and over £50,000 has been raised for Chris’ family on a GoFundMe page. As well as being a member of City Church Sheffield and a volunteer for Jubilee+, the father of two was the IT manager for Community Money Advice (CMA). Their CEO, Heather Keates, pays tribute to him

I first met Chris when he was involved in running Community Money Advice’s (CMA) debt advice centre in Sheffield. I was struck by his compassion and determination to make a difference in the lives of those in his community who were struggling with debt.

It wasn’t about the mechanics of debt advice for Chris, it was about the whole person and he would go the extra mile in ensuring his clients had access to the best service possible based on their unique set of circumstances. We therefore jumped at the chance of having Chris come on board as one of our CMA Hub advisers in 2021 and very quickly realised that he brought a raft of skills, including significant IT expertise which we were able to utilise. Chris quickly became the go to man for all things IT within the CMA team and the role was formalised with Chris being asked him to head up the data security and IT department for the whole of CMA.