THE mum of a student who died suddenly has paid tribute to her ‘caring’ son.

Rob Tipton was studying web development at the University of Worcester and had just begun his second year when he died on September 26, aged 25.

Mum Jackie Tipton said: “He was a caring boy. He would do anything for other people.”

Mrs Tipton said two days before his death, she and Rob had gone out for a meal to celebrate her birthday, along with his older brother Jonathan, 30.

She said: “He was full of what he had done at university that day.”

Rob’s two main passions were design and golf and he had originally chosen to pursue the latter as a career.

He studied Sports Science at Solihull College before going to university, but eventually dropped out of a PGA degree.

Mrs Tipton said he was having to maintain a consistently high level of golf so was no longer enjoying the game.

However, he did continue coaching children and blind people at Gaudet Luce Golf & Leisure Complex, which he had started as part of his degree.

Rob went on to study Design Engineering at Bournemouth University, but dropped out after two years – mostly due to being homesick, his mum said.

Having met another web development student while working at American Golf, Rob was inspired to do the same course, beginning at Worcester in 2017.

In June, Rob started working as a barman in The Bell Inn, in St Johns, and Mrs Tipton said: “He fitted in there like a glove.”

Bell landlady Laura McFee has helped arrange the Rob Tipton Memorial Concert, to be held on November 16 – his birthday – to raise funds for Leukaemia Care.

The charity helped Rob and his family when he was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 1996, including providing a caravan at Devon Cliffs Caravan Park in Exmouth.

It was there that he developed his love of golf, playing on the park’s crazy golf course from the age of five or six, and designing his own holes.

Rob relapsed twice following treatment before undergoing a pioneering haploidentical stem cell transplant from his dad, John, in August 2000, which saved his life.

A talented musician himself, Mrs Tipton said her son would have “absolutely loved” The Bell’s memorial concert.

He had taught himself to play guitar and his mum said the “absolute highlight of his year” was attending Oceanfest with his brother and two friends, adding: “they would count down the weeks and days.”

Mrs Tipton said she wanted to thank LC for its support during Rob’s illness.