A trainee nurse took his own life while studying to help others with their mental health problems, his family have said.
Michael Gallagher died in April after suffering himself, leaving relatives shocked and heartbroken.
The 31-year-old was a passionate student and just weeks away from graduating from Edge Hill University when he died.
His sister Laura Madden said: "Michael was such a character and a lovely brother, son, uncle, cousin and nephew.
"He is sorely missed by all his friends and family."
An inquest into Michael's death is due to take place which Laura hopes will shed some light onto what happened and why.
Laura and her husband Tony Madden have set up a JustGiving page in memory of Michael with all proceeds going to James' Place in Liverpool city centre.
The charity is a non-clinical centre for men who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and offers therapy and counselling in safe, confidential and comfortable setting.
Opened in a townhouse in Catharine Street on the edge of the city centre last summer, it is the first of its kind in the country and has already helped over a hundred men through suicidal crisis.
The charity's founders, Clare Milford Haven and Nick Wentworth-Stanley, lost their 21-year-old son James to suicide in 2006 after he suddenly became depressed following a minor operation.
Laura, who is a detective at the Protecting Vulnerable People Unit at Merseyside Police, and Tony, who currently works in Central Targeted Team, decided to raise money for James' Place after they and relatives visited the service in the aftermath of Michael's death.
The couple have already raised more than £2,000 thanks to colleagues and friends, which is the equivalent of providing counselling to six men.
Laura said: "Michael was passionate about helping others with mental health problems, despite suffering really badly from it himself.
"It was such a shock to everyone that he felt he had to take his own life, we are still coming to terms with it.
"We heard about James' Place through a family friend and went to see them as a family and they were such a big help at such a terrible time.
"We just talked to them and through that learnt what they were there to do.
"We decided we wanted something positive to come out of Michael's death and support a local charity that saves the lives of people like Michael.
"Over 400 people came to his funeral and thanks to their generosity we raised £500, and then Tony decided to do the Liverpool to Chester bike race and he's raised more than £2,000 from that.
"The support and generosity of people has been overwhelming and now we want to keep the momentum going and make as many people as possible aware that services like James' Place and also Paul's Place in north Liverpool are there for anyone who needs them."
Targeted team constable Tony, a keen cyclist, completed the charity ride as solo effort after two months of training.
Laura added: "If he'd only spoken about how he felt then we now know somewhere likes James' Place could have helped guide him through his mental health problems. No one deserves to suffer in silence."
To donate to the fund visit Tony and Laura's Just Giving page here . To find out more about James' Place visit www.jamesplace.org.uk
